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Recording a Deed or Document in Van Wert County, OH
Van Wert County (population 28,931) records real-property documents through the Van Wert 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.
Van Wert County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Van Wert County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Van Wert County Recorder, Van Wert County Courthouse, 121 E. Main Street, Suite 206, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Phone
- 419-238-2558
- Checks payable to
- Van Wert County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Van Wert County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 (first two pages)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- No separate archive/records-mgmt rider identified
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Van Wert County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Van Wert County requires
- Cover sheet
- County publishes 'Standardization Guidelines'; standard Ohio ORC 317.114 3-inch top margin applies
- Submission & return
- In-person for real estate conveyances (mail-in no longer accepted for deeds); e-recording returns electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- Approximately 1 business day
Can you e-record in Van Wert County?
Yes. Van Wert County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Van Wert County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Van Wert 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Van Wert County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Van Wert County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Van Wert County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Van Wert County property are searchable at Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.