Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Woodford County, KY
Woodford County (population 26,871) records real-property documents through the Woodford County Clerk. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Woodford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Woodford County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 103 South Main Street, Suite 120, Versailles, KY 40383
- Phone
- (859) 873-3421
- Website
- woodfordcountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Woodford County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Woodford County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed $50.00; Mortgage $80.00 (Mortgage w/ MERS/Assignment $126.00)
- Additional pages
- Included in base fee schedule tiers (see county fee page); Deed of Correction/Assignment/Mortgage Modification $46.00 each
- Other fees
- Assignment of Mortgage $46.00; Mortgage Modification Agreement $46.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Woodford County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Woodford County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard KY margin/legibility rules under KRS 382 apply
- Submission & return
- Typically mailed back to submitter after recording
Can you e-record in Woodford County?
Woodford County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Woodford County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Woodford County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Woodford County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Woodford County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Woodford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Woodford County property are searchable at Woodford County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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