Recording a Deed or Document in Elkhart County, IN

Can you e-record in Elkhart County?

Yes. Elkhart 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 Elkhart County, Indiana

1. Prepare the document so it meets Elkhart County formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Elkhart County Recorder (Jennifer L. Doriot) at Elkhart County Recorder, 117 North 2nd Street, Room 205, Goshen, IN 46527.
4. Pay the recording fee ($25.00 deeds and all other documents (includes 1 oversize page); Mortgages & Subordinate Mortgages $55.00 first / $5.00 per additional page exceeding 8.5x14"; Plats (18x24) $25.00, each additional plat page $5.00 add'l (+UCCs $25.00; copies $1.00/page (11x17 or smaller), $5.00/page larger; certification $5.00)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. 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.