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Recording a Deed or Document in Gallia County, OH
Gallia County (population 29,220) records real-property documents through the Gallia 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.
Gallia County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Gallia County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Gallia County Recorder, 18 Locust Street, Room 1265, Gallipolis, OH 45631
- Phone
- 740-446-4612
- Checks payable to
- Gallia County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Gallia County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Gallia County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Gallia County requires
- Page formatting
- Submit originals or certified copies on white 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in. paper, black or blue ink, computer font size at least 10-point (Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Palatino), no highlighting
- Submission & return
- Mail submissions accepted with check for fees and a self-addressed return envelope
Can you e-record in Gallia County?
Gallia 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 Gallia County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Gallia 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 Gallia County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Gallia County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Gallia County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Gallia County property are searchable at Gallia County Auditor - Real Estate/Advanced 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 Gallia 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 Gallia 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 Gallia County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.