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Recording a Deed or Document in Mercer County, OH
Mercer County (population 42,528) records real-property documents through the Mercer 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.
Mercer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mercer County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Mercer County Recorder, 101 North Main Street, Room 203, Celina, OH 45822
- Phone
- 419-586-4232
- Checks payable to
- Mercer County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Mercer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 (first 2 pages)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $4.00 reference/marginal notation fee; $20.00 non-standard document fee; $5.00 additional recording fee per document (effective 1/1/2025)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mercer County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Mercer County requires
- Cover sheet
- No statewide cover-sheet mandate; standard ORC 317.114 margin/font/paper formatting required; conveyance instruments must bear County Auditor's transfer stamp and preparer statement ("This instrument was prepared by NAME")
- Submission & return
- Returned to submitter by mail after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically 1-3 business days for mailed submissions; e-recorded documents generally same-day
Can you e-record in Mercer County?
Yes. Mercer County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Mercer County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Mercer 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, or by mail to Mercer County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mercer County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mercer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mercer County property are searchable at Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.