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Recording a Deed or Document in Indiana County, PA
Indiana County (population 82,878) records real-property documents through the Indiana County Register of Wills & Recorder of Deeds. 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.
Indiana County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Indiana County Register of Wills & Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Indiana County Courthouse, 825 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701-3973
- Phone
- 724-465-3805 (alt. 724-465-3860)
- Checks payable to
- Indiana County Recorder of Deeds (standard convention; not separately confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Indiana County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed $80.75 (4 pages/4 names); Deed of Easement $70.75
- Additional pages
- Not separately confirmed
- Other fees
- Add $1 if no self-addressed stamped envelope included; $5 rejection fee for returned documents
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Indiana County Register of Wills & Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Indiana County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not separately confirmed; documents with extra printed pages must be submitted on paper (not e-recorded)
- Submission & return
- Mail return (include self-addressed stamped envelope or pay $1 surcharge) or via e-recording vendor
Can you e-record in Indiana County?
Yes. Indiana County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Indiana 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, or by mail to Indiana County Register of Wills & Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Indiana County Recorder of Deeds (standard convention; not separately confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Indiana County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Indiana County property are searchable at Indiana County Tax Assessment Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Pennsylvania
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