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Recording a Deed or Document in Ashtabula County, OH
Ashtabula County (population 97,574) records real-property documents through the Ashtabula 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.
Ashtabula County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ashtabula County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Ashtabula County Recorder, 25 West Jefferson Street, Jefferson, OH 44047
- Phone
- (440) 576-3762
- Checks payable to
- Ashtabula County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Ashtabula County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $8.00 for each additional page
- Other fees
- $4.00 per deed volume/page reference for Affidavits of Survivorship
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ashtabula County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Ashtabula County requires
- Page formatting
- Ohio ORC 317.114 formatting required (3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch other margins, black ink, standard paper)
- Submission & return
- Mail; self-addressed, stamped envelope required for return of recorded documents
Can you e-record in Ashtabula County?
Yes. Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ashtabula County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ashtabula County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ashtabula County property are searchable at Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.