Recorder

Randolph County Recorder

Debbie Preston (left) is the Randolph County Recorder. 

The elected office of the COUNTY RECORDER was the first office created by the Constitution of the State of Indiana in 1816.

The office is normally located in room #101 on the NE corner of the 1st floor of the courthouse.  See below for the location during courthouse remodeling.

The mailing address is:

Randolph County Recorder

123 W Franklin Street Room 201

Winchester  IN  47394

Phone: 765-584-7300
Hours:  8 am to 4 pm
e mail: debbie.preston@randolphcountyin.net

Recorder Staff

David Harris - Chief Deputy Recorder

    
County Recorder Responsibilities

Your County Recorders primary responsibility is to record instruments submitted for recording and to keep, maintain and protect these records for perpetuity.  Records in the Randolph County Recorders Office date back to 1820.   These records are the legal basis for determining ownership of real property.  The documents, sometimes called instruments, include:

• Mortgages
• Deeds
• Liens
• Military Discharges
• Subdivision Plats
• Contract
• Bonds
• Powers of Attorney
• Surveys
• Affidavits
• Federal Tax Liens
• Mechanics Liens
• Military Discharge
• Miscellaneous Instruments

Instruments are recorded either for giving legal public notice of their existence or for safekeeping and future reference.

It is the duty of the recorder to see that each instrument meets the legal requirements for recording.  Each instrument must be scanned and indexed into a computer system and them microfilmed for archival purposes.

The recorder supplies copies of any recorded instrument and certifies these copies upon request. (fee charged for copies and cerification)

The recorder also files Uniform Commercial Code financing statements that pertain to fixtures to real property and conducts searches on names presented to them.

Click here to visit the Document Recording service page for more information.

Directions to the Recorder's Office

From US Hwy 27 take exit 32 west/Washington St to Main Street. Turn left on Main street to find parking located around the Courthouse square. Using the East entrance, our office is located on the 1st floor, room 101 first door on the right.

Location During Courthouse Remodeling

During the courthouse remodeling project, the Recorder's Office will be located across the street from the Courthouse at 123 West Franklin St. (South side of square -site of former Appliance Center).  Upon entering the building take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Turn left and follow the corridor to the Recorders Office.

The department we work most closely with is the Auditor’s Office.