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Recording a Deed or Document in Williams County, OH
Williams County (population 37,102) records real-property documents through the Williams 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.
Williams County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Williams County Recorder
- Mailing address
- One Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor, Bryan, OH 43506
- Checks payable to
- Williams County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Williams County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 for first two pages (base $34 + $5 SB94 preservation surcharge effective 1/1/2025)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 statewide preservation/digitization surcharge added to most documents per SB 94 (2025)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Williams County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Williams County requires
- Page formatting
- Ohio statewide ORC 317.114 requirements apply (see Wayne County notes: 3-in./1.5-in. top margins, 1-in. side/bottom margins, min 10-pt font, black/blue ink, 8.5x11-8.5x14 paper)
- Submission & return
- Not detailed on office pages
Can you e-record in Williams County?
Yes. Williams County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Williams County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Williams 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, or by mail to Williams County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Williams County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Williams County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Williams County property are searchable at Williams County Auditor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Williams 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 Williams 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 Williams County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.