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Recording a Deed or Document in Columbiana County, OH
Columbiana County (population 101,877) records real-property documents through the Columbiana 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.
Columbiana County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Columbiana County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 105 S. Market Street, Lisbon, OH 44432
- Phone
- 330-424-9517
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00; documents accepted for recording until 3:30
- Website
- columbianacountyrecorder.org
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Columbiana County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 for the first 2 pages
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per page
- Other fees
- $4.00 per cross-reference or marginal notation; $5.00 preservation fee; $20.00 standardization fee for documents not meeting ORC 317.114
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Conveyance fee of $4.00 per $1,000 of sale price plus $0.50 per parcel, paid to the County Auditor before recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Columbiana County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Columbiana County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 paper; 3-inch blank top margin on first page, 1.5-inch on later pages; 1-inch side and bottom margins; 10-point font minimum; black or blue ink; no highlighting
- Submission & return
- Original documents are returned to the submitter after recording
- Turnaround
- Documents are recorded on receipt and are searchable immediately
Checked against official Columbiana County and Ohio sources on October 6, 2026: columbianacountyrecorder.org, oh-columbiana-auditor.publicaccessnow.com, codes.ohio.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Columbiana County?
Columbiana 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 Columbiana County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Columbiana 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 Columbiana County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Columbiana County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Columbiana County property are searchable at Columbiana County Auditor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Columbiana 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 Columbiana 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 (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Columbiana County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.