Henry County Recorder Information

Land records in Henry County are recorded by the Recorder. The office is held by Barbara M. Link.

Land records can be searched online through Laredo (subscription; contact the office at 309-937-3575; records back to approximately 1986) or Tapestry EON (pay per search by credit card). The office's land records begin in the mid-1800s.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Staff Directory • Recorder · Recorder 2025 Fee Schedule letter · Recorded Document Search | Henry County, IL

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2025.

StatewideCounties set a predictable fee schedule by ordinance or resolution, with one all-inclusive aggregate fee for each document class (deeds; leases; mortgages, including assignments, extensions, amendments, subordinations and mortgage releases; easements; nonstandard documents; miscellaneous; maps or plats). Fees may not be based on page count or other individual attributes of a document. Statutory minimum aggregate fee for each of these classes: $31 (a minimum $13 county fee plus the $18 Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge). The minimum for maps or plats is $50. A county may adopt an additional fee for a document that references more than 5 tax parcels or document numbers. Certified and non-certified copy fees may not exceed the highest document class recording fee.

Recording fees include a $18.92 recording fee, an $11.08 automation fee, a $1.00 Recorder GIS fund fee, a $3.00 document storage fee, a $24.00 GIS fund fee, and a $19.00 Rental Housing Support Program Act (RHSP) fee unless exempt. Leases and easements: $77.00. Exempt standard documents (notices of probate, powers of attorney, birth, marriage and death certificates, wills, affidavits, articles of incorporation, judgments and releases, re-recordings, and documents recorded for a state agency, local or federal government or school district): $58.00. Plats/maps: $106.00. Surveys: $77.00. UCC filings: $54.00. Military discharge: no charge to record or for the first certified copy. Federal government agency liens and releases: $11.00. Illinois Dept. of Revenue and IRS tax liens and releases: $58.00. Local government/state agency liens, releases, and non-lien documents: $58.00. Faxes: $5.00 first page, $1.00 each additional. Emails: $10.00.

Transfer tax

Illinois Real Estate Transfer Tax. 50¢ for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 stated in the declaration required by Section 31-25. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, 35 ILCS 200/31-10)

StatewideCounties may add a county real estate transfer tax at the rate of 25 cents for each $500 of value or fraction thereof stated in the declaration required by Section 31-25 of the Property Tax Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1031). The recorder or registrar of titles collects it before recording the deed or trust document. Home rule municipalities may levy their own transfer taxes. The amount of a mortgage remaining outstanding when real estate is transferred subject to it is not included in the basis.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2 · 35 ILCS 200/31-10 Imposition of tax · 55 ILCS 5/5-1031 County real estate transfer tax · Recording Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2025 · Recording Fees | Henry County, IL

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideThe first page must contain a blank space measuring at least 3 inches by 5 inches from the upper right corner. Margins may be used only for non-essential notations, such as form numbers, page numbers, and customer notations.

StatewideA document that does not meet the statutory standards (size, ink, paper, margins, blank space, no stapled attachments, 5 or fewer parcels or document numbers referenced) may be recorded in the nonstandard document class if it allows a legible reproduction.

Pages may not be permanently bound by tape, glued, or have anything affixed to them; pages may be stapled. All documents must be originals or certified copies. All documents must have a legal description (unless exempt), up to 5 per document. Exemption stamp, PTAX, or MyDec form required for all deeds. A notary must be signed with a notary seal. Plats must be at least 8 ½ x 14 inches, with a minimum of 3 copies and a letter of permission from the surveying company.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• PTAX-203, Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration Statewide Illinois Department of Revenue
  At the time a deed, a document transferring a controlling interest in real property, or trust document is presented for recordation, except as provided in Section 31-45

Submitting documents

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2 · 35 ILCS 200/31-25 Transfer declaration · 55 ILCS 5/3-5022 · 55 ILCS 5/3-5026 · 765 ILCS 5/35c · Recording Fees | Henry County, IL · eRecording in Henry County, Illinois (Simplifile)