Address & Contact
Madison County Recorder image
Madison County, IN Recorder's Office image
Madison County Recorder image
Location
Angie Abel
Madison County Recorder
Overview
Our staff is dedicated and devoted to maintaining and preserving the public records of Madison County. Recording your document(s) with our office will ensure you have a safe, fireproof place, and will quickly be accessible to you when you need them in the form of recorded copies. We will:
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Record any document submitted providing it meets essential requirements. (See the fee schedule and essential requirements)
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Provide copies of any recorded document and certify copies upon request. (See the fee schedule)
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Offer public access to all records in the office. Online via subscription with Laredo and/or Tapestry. (See Search and Print Recorded Documents)
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Continue to promote on our two outreach programs: Property Fraud Alert and Honor Rewards.
History
Madison County was founded January 4th, 1823. The Office of Recorder was the first Constitutional Office in County Government in Indiana. The Recorder’s office is a constitutional office dedicated to recording the vital documents that determine ownership of property (IC 36-2-11). Our office is responsible for the preservation of a wide range of documents including deeds, mortgages, liens, leases, subdivision plats, surveys, land contracts, UCC filings, military discharges, and more.
Our historical documents come in the following formats: books, microfilm, and computer images. The books include documents from 1826’s to 1989. Our microfilm images include documents from 1989 to present. The computer images include indexed and scanned images before 1989 to the present. Most documents are available in the system under book and page all the way back to the first documents.
Documents available through Laredo / Tapestry
Deeds:
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Images – all available 1823 to present
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Indexing – 1900 to present full indexed (note 1957-1959 in progress on legals only. All parties indexed); Before 1900 is in progress, primarily found by book and page.
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Note: 1823 to 1989 had DE###-### format (Book and page as the numbers) after 1989 the instruments numbers started with the 4 digit year, had the letter R, and was followed by a 6 digit number
Mortgages:
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Images – September 1959 to present
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Indexing – full index from September 1959 to present
Miscellaneous Docs:
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Images – all available 1823 to present
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Indexing – full indexed from September 1960 to present
Releases and Assignments:
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Images – September 1959 to present
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Indexing – full index from September 1959 to present
Grantee/Grantor Index books:
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These are all available online under the “doc type” search as “DEED INDEX BOOK”. These books were only made from 1823 to 1989.
