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Recording a Deed or Document in Muskingum County, OH
Muskingum County (population 86,410) records real-property documents through the Muskingum 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.
Muskingum County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Muskingum County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Muskingum County Recorder, PO Box 2333, 401 Main Street, Zanesville, OH 43702
- Phone
- 740-455-7107
- Checks payable to
- Muskingum County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Muskingum County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 (1-2 pages)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page (3 pgs=$42, 4 pgs=$50, 5 pgs=$58)
- Other fees
- $4.00 marginal notation; $20.00 non-standard document fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Muskingum County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Muskingum County requires
- Cover sheet
- No statewide cover-sheet mandate; standard ORC 317.114 margin/font/paper formatting required (Standardization Template available on county site)
- Submission & return
- Certified copies require in-person pickup or written mail/phone request with advance payment; recorded originals generally mailed back to submitter
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents added to Recorder's website within a reasonable time; office updates records daily Monday-Friday
Can you e-record in Muskingum County?
Yes. Muskingum 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 Muskingum County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Muskingum 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 Muskingum County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Muskingum County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Muskingum County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Muskingum County property are searchable at Muskingum County Auditor - Real Estate 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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.