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Recording a Deed or Document in Perry County, OH
Perry County (population 35,408) records real-property documents through the Perry 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.
Perry County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Perry County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 212 S. Main Street, New Lexington, OH 43764
- Phone
- (740) 342-2494
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Perry County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 for the first 2 pages
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $20.00 for documents without compliant margins; $4.00 marginal reference fee
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Conveyance fee of $1.00 per $1,000 of value plus any county transfer tax (up to $3.00 per $1,000), paid by the grantor to the Perry County Auditor before recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Perry County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Perry County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin on page 1; 1-inch side and bottom margins on all pages; non-compliant documents cost $20.00 more
Checked against official Perry County and Ohio sources on October 6, 2026: perrycountyohio.gov, codes.ohio.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Perry County?
Perry 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 Perry County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Perry County property are searchable at Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.