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Recording a Deed or Document in Putnam County, OH
Putnam County (population 34,451) records real-property documents through the Putnam 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.
Putnam County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Putnam County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Putnam County Recorder, 245 E. Main St, Suite 202, Ottawa, OH 45875
- Phone
- 419-523-6490 (toll free 888-638-0042)
- Website
- putnamcountyrecorder.com
- Checks payable to
- Putnam County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Putnam County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 (first two pages)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Standard ORC 317.32 schedule; no county-specific archive rider identified beyond base fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Putnam County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Putnam County requires
- Page formatting
- Ohio statewide standard: white 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, black or blue ink, min 10pt font (e.g. Times New Roman/Arial), 3-inch top margin page 1, 1-inch margins elsewhere, per ORC 317.114
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory county-specific cover sheet found; standard Ohio statutory 3-inch top margin required on page 1 for recorder/auditor/engineer stamps (ORC 317.114)
- Submission & return
- Counter submissions returned immediately; mailed documents returned next business day; e-recorded documents returned electronically same day
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day at counter; next business day for mail; e-recording same day
Can you e-record in Putnam County?
Yes. Putnam 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 Putnam County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Putnam 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 Putnam County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Putnam County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Putnam County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Putnam County property are searchable at Putnam County Auditor (Robert Benroth) - Real Estate/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 Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.