Ohio · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wood County, OH
Wood County (population 132,248) records real-property documents through the Wood 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.
Wood County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wood County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Wood County Recorder, One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, OH 43402
- Phone
- (419) 354-9140 / Toll-free 1-866-860-4140
- Website
- recorder.woodcountyohio.gov
- Checks payable to
- Wood County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Wood County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 for first two pages ($34 base + $5 preservation fee effective 3/1/2025)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $4.00 per cross-reference notation; half of all recording fees remitted to Ohio Housing Trust Fund per statute
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wood County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Wood County requires
- Page formatting
- Ohio statewide ORC 317.114 requirements apply (3-in./1.5-in. top margins, 1-in. side/bottom margins, min 10-pt font, black/blue ink, 8.5x11-8.5x14 paper); Wood County is a 'geographic county' requiring full legal description on all documents
- Submission & return
- Requires self-addressed stamped envelope enclosed with submission for return of original recorded document
Can you e-record in Wood County?
Yes. Wood 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 Wood County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Wood 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 Wood County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wood County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wood County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wood County property are searchable at Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.