After a grant is issued finalizing a patent, where are subsequent conveyances filed?
In Kentucky, land is transferred by deeds, wills, or court action, such as a Master Commissioner’s Sale. Those records are filed on the county level with the county clerk. There is no collateral filing with the Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State. If a deed or will is lost in a courthouse fire or other disaster, check with the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives, Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort, Kentucky, to determine if the records were previously microfilmed.