Ohio · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ashland County, OH
Ashland County (population 52,447) records real-property documents through the Ashland County Recorder. 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.
Ashland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ashland County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Ashland County Recorder, Ashland County Courthouse, 142 W. 2nd Street, Ashland, OH 44805
- Phone
- (419) 282-4238
- Website
- ashlandcounty.org/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Ashland County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Ashland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- General deed recording fee not clearly published on official page; office cites related fees (e.g., Transfer of Duplicate Certificate of Title $60 first parcel)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional parcel (Certificate of Title context)
- Other fees
- Mortgages/leases: $20.00 (as cited)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ashland County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Ashland County requires
- Page formatting
- Ohio ORC 317.114 formatting required (margins, black ink, standard paper)
- Submission & return
- IN-PERSON ONLY - office states no land transfer documents (deeds, affidavits, certificates, etc.) are accepted by mail
Can you e-record in Ashland County?
Yes. Ashland County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Ashland County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Ashland 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Ashland County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ashland County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ashland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ashland County property are searchable at Ashland County Auditor - Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Ashland County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Ashland County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Ashland County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.