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Recording a Deed or Document in Brown County, OH
Brown County (population 43,676) records real-property documents through the Brown 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.
Brown County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Brown County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Suite 151, Georgetown, OH 45121
- Phone
- 937-378-6478
- Website
- browncountyrecorder.org
- Checks payable to
- Brown County Recorder (recording fees); Brown County Auditor (transfer fee/tax, separate check)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Brown County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 (up to 2 pages, per ORC 317.32 / SB 94 update)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $20.00 for non-standard documents; $0.50 per parcel auditor transfer fee (separate check payable to Brown County Auditor)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Brown County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Brown County requires
- Page formatting
- Computer font size at least 10pt; letter or legal (8.5x11 or 8.5x14) white paper; black or blue ink only, no highlighting; margins: 1in sides/bottom, 3in top on page 1, 1.5in top on subsequent pages
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day for eRecordings submitted 8:30am-3:30pm; next business day after 3:30pm
Can you e-record in Brown County?
Yes. Brown County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Brown County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Brown 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Brown County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Brown County Recorder (recording fees); Brown County Auditor (transfer fee/tax, separate check).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Brown County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Brown County property are searchable at Brown County Auditor (Jill Hall). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.