Find a Property Record and Complete the Correct County Task
Search Dearborn County property records by owner name, street address or parcel number, then review the property card, assessed value, land, buildings, sales and GIS location.
This guide explains the important Indiana difference between the Auditor, Assessor, Treasurer and Recorder, so you can pay the correct bill, challenge an assessment, file a deduction or locate a deed without being sent between offices.
Quick answer: what matters in August 2026?
Use Beacon to identify the parcel and save its property card. The spring property-tax deadline has passed, but the second 2026 installment is due November 10. The June 15 assessment-appeal deadline has passed, although factual property-record errors should still be reported promptly to the Assessor.
Fast four-step route
Dearborn County quick facts
Choose the property task you need
Jump directly to the workflow matching your question.
Which Dearborn County office handles the question?
Your question |
Correct office or tool |
What it handles |
Important limit |
|---|---|---|---|
Who owns the property and what does the property card show? |
Beacon property search |
Owner display, address, parcel, land, buildings, assessments, sales and GIS. |
Not legal proof of title. |
Is the assessed value incorrect? |
Assessor |
Assessment, property-card facts, cyclical review, Form 11 and appeals. |
Assessor does not collect tax payments. |
Do I qualify for Homestead or another deduction? |
Auditor |
Deductions, credits, ownership transfers, tax calculations and tax rates. |
Auditor does not determine market value. |
How much tax is due and did my payment post? |
Treasurer |
Bills, payments, receipts, penalties, partial payments and tax collection. |
Treasurer does not change an assessment. |
Where is the deed, mortgage, lien or plat? |
Recorder |
Recorded document indexes, copies, certifications and recording. |
Recorder staff do not perform title searches or give legal opinions. |
Where is the parcel on a map? |
Beacon GIS |
Parcel location, nearby tracts, road context and mapped assessment information. |
Parcel lines are not a professional survey. |
How do I transfer ownership? |
Auditor, Assessor and Recorder |
Sales disclosure, transfer fee, Auditor processing and final deed recording. |
County staff do not prepare legal deeds for users. |
Is the property headed to tax sale? |
Treasurer and Auditor |
Delinquent payoff, certification, tax-sale list and removal requirements. |
A partial payment may not remove the parcel from tax sale. |
Search Dearborn County property records
The county’s property-card instructions direct users to select Indiana, choose Dearborn County and search by name, address or parcel number. Begin with the smallest reliable amount of information.
- Enter the last name first.
- Add the first name only when results are too broad.
- Remove commas, initials and suffixes if nothing appears.
- For an LLC, estate or trust, search one distinctive word.
- Try the previous owner after a recent closing.
- Enter the house number and main street word.
- Leave out apartment or unit information initially.
- Remove North, South, East or West when needed.
- Remove Road, Street, Lane or Drive if no match appears.
- Use the map for vacant or rural property.
- Copy the number from a bill, deed or previous property card.
- Enter the complete number first.
- Remove spaces or separators if required.
- Check zero against the letter O.
- Verify the physical address before taking action.
Open and verify the correct result
Information worth saving
No property result found?
Understand the Dearborn County property card
Field |
What it means |
What to check next |
|---|---|---|
Parcel number |
The county identifier for the taxable property. |
Use it for tax, deed, map, deduction and appeal questions. |
Owner name |
The owner currently displayed in the assessment system. |
Use the Recorder’s deed when legal title proof is required. |
Property address |
The situs or physical location. |
Do not confuse it with the owner’s mailing address. |
Gross assessed value |
The total assessed value before eligible deductions. |
Check the assessment year and land or building breakdown. |
Land value |
The assessed value allocated to the land. |
Verify acreage, land use, frontage and agricultural classification. |
Improvement value |
The assessed value assigned to buildings and other improvements. |
Check square footage, age, condition, garage and outbuildings. |
Tax district |
The local levy combination applying to the property. |
Do not compare the bill with a parcel in another district. |
Deductions |
Eligible deductions reduce taxable assessed value or liability. |
Contact the Auditor when an expected deduction is missing. |
Sales history |
Transfers associated with the property record. |
Use the Recorder for the complete deed and DLGF sales data for research. |
Building details |
Characteristics used in mass appraisal. |
Report a nonexistent garage, wrong size or demolished structure promptly. |
The 2026 assessment appeal deadline has passed
For 2026 pay 2027 assessments.
The county’s published deadline has passed.
Contact the Assessor promptly.
Do not reuse the 2026 date.
Dearborn County says 2026 assessment increases were influenced primarily by the 2025 real-estate market, although new construction, remodeling, additions and land-use changes may also affect value.
Check the record in this order
Useful assessment evidence
Prepare for the November 10 property-tax deadline
Deadline passed.
Upcoming deadline.
Submit by the due date.
Balance and payment help.
Check and pay the correct parcel
Payment methods and fees
Method |
Published rule |
Important warning |
|---|---|---|
Online credit or debit card |
2.25% convenience fee with a $2.95 minimum. |
Review the processor fee before submitting. |
Online e-check |
$0.65 flat fee. |
Verify routing and account numbers carefully. |
Automated phone payment |
Call 812-438-7250 and have parcel numbers ready. |
The Treasurer’s in-office staff are not bonded to accept phone payments directly. |
Mail |
Mail should be postmarked by the due date. |
Metered or unpostmarked mail must be received within the county’s published five-business-day rule. |
Green drop box |
Outside the main Administration Building entrance. |
Deposit by 11:59 p.m. and never leave cash. |
In person |
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. |
Bring the parcel number and verify holiday closures. |
Late-payment penalties
May apply when the installment is paid within 30 days after the due date and there are no prior delinquencies on the parcel.
May apply after 30 days or immediately after the due date when prior delinquencies already exist.
Check whether an expected deduction is missing
Indiana deductions reduce assessed value, while credits reduce property-tax liability. Applications are filed with the county Auditor. Existing deductions generally do not require annual reapplication unless the property is sold, ownership changes or the property’s use changes.
Program |
General purpose |
Official form |
Practical check |
|---|---|---|---|
Homestead |
Primary-residence standard and supplemental deductions. |
Form HC10 |
Confirm the home is the owner’s principal residence and the deduction appears on the tax record. |
Mortgage |
Deduction associated with qualifying recorded mortgage or contract indebtedness. |
State Form 43709 |
Recheck eligibility after refinancing or recording a new mortgage. |
Over 65 |
Senior deduction and circuit-breaker benefits for qualifying taxpayers. |
State Form 43708 |
Age, ownership, residence, assessed-value and income rules may apply. |
Blind or Disabled |
Deduction for qualifying blind or disabled taxpayers. |
State Form 43710 |
Prepare the required eligibility documentation. |
Disabled Veteran |
Benefits for qualifying disabled veterans and certain surviving spouses. |
State Form 12662 |
Use current service and disability documentation. |
Heritage Barn or Rehabilitation |
Special deductions for qualifying structures or rehabilitated property. |
Program-specific form |
Approval, timing and property requirements differ from Homestead. |
How to correct a missing deduction
Use the parcel map without creating a legal mistake
- Locating rural or vacant land
- Finding nearby parcels
- Reviewing road and neighborhood context
- Checking mapped assessment information
- Preparing parcel questions
- Exact property corners
- Legal ownership
- Easement rights
- Buildable area or setbacks
- Whether an encroachment legally exists
Find deeds, mortgages, liens and plats
Beacon can help identify the parcel and owner, but the Recorder maintains the recorded instruments affecting legal ownership and title.
Search Recorder records step by step
Current Recorder fees
Service |
Published fee |
Important instruction |
|---|---|---|
Mortgage or re-recorded mortgage |
$55 |
No minimum or maximum page count under the published schedule. |
Deed or most other instruments |
$25 |
Transfer-related Auditor fees are separate. |
Plat |
$25 first page; $5 each additional page |
Recorder specifies Mylar and published size limits. |
Mechanic’s lien |
$25 including one mailing |
Additional mailings cost $2 each. |
Document copy |
$1 per letter, legal or ledger page |
Mail requests should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. |
Survey-size copy |
$5 |
Applies to published 18×24 or 24×36 sizes. |
Certified copy |
$5 certification fee |
Confirm total copy and certification cost before ordering. |
Recording requirements that prevent rejection
Transfer property without missing a county step
A property transfer can involve the Assessor’s sales disclosure, the Auditor’s transfer processing and the Recorder’s final recording. The fees are paid separately to the offices specified by the county.
$20 under Dearborn County’s published guidance.
$10 per document, payable to the Auditor.
Prepare the transfer in order
Do not confuse a partial payment with tax-sale removal
Dearborn County explains that the Treasurer certifies eligible delinquent property to the Auditor on or before July 1. The published rule includes prior spring-installment or older delinquency and requires the delinquent amount to exceed $25.
Tax-sale prevention workflow
2026 business-personal-property filing has closed
Dearborn County’s 2026 business tangible personal-property filing deadline was May 15, 2026. The county states that new filings are no longer accepted through PPOP-IN beginning January 1, 2026; current filings must be submitted on paper to the county or township Assessor.
Dearborn County property offices
Office |
Official |
Contact |
Primary tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
Auditor |
Connie Fromhold |
Deductions, transfers, tax calculations, tax rates and county financial records. |
|
Assessor |
Megan Acra |
Assessment, property cards, Form 11, factual corrections, appeals and personal property. |
|
Treasurer |
Hayley M. Hatfield |
Tax bills, balances, payments, receipts, penalties and mobile-home permits. |
|
Recorder |
Joyce Oles |
812-537-8837 165 Mary Street |
Deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, copies, certifications and recording. |
Published general hours
Monday–Friday
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Recording stops at 3:45 p.m.
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
Compare another Indiana county workflow
This guide explains the same Indiana division of responsibilities between the Auditor, Assessor, Treasurer, Recorder and GIS.
Open the Grant County Indiana Auditor guideWhat the online property record cannot prove
- Identifying a parcel
- Reviewing assessment information
- Finding land and building facts
- Checking tax and deduction clues
- Preparing county-office questions
- Legal ownership or title
- Exact boundary locations
- Liens and easements
- Zoning or building approval
- Purchase, lending or legal decisions
Dearborn County property search FAQs
What is the official Dearborn County property search?
Dearborn County uses the county-linked Beacon property and GIS application. It allows searches by owner name, property address or parcel number and provides property-card, assessment and map information.
Is the Dearborn County Auditor the same as the Assessor?
No. The Assessor determines property assessments and handles assessment appeals. The Auditor processes property transfers, deductions, tax calculations and county financial records.
How do I search Dearborn County property by owner name?
Open the official Beacon search and begin with the owner’s last name. For a trust, estate, LLC or business, start with one distinctive word. Add more information only when the result list is too broad.
What are the 2026 Dearborn County property-tax due dates?
The 2025 payable 2026 installments were due May 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026. The spring deadline has passed, while the fall installment is due November 10, 2026.
How can I pay Dearborn County property taxes online?
Use the county-authorized dearborn-indiana-tax.com portal. The county lists a 2.25% card convenience fee with a $2.95 minimum and a $0.65 e-check fee.
How do I appeal a Dearborn County property assessment?
The county instructs taxpayers to submit Form 130 and Form 134 to the Assessor. The 2026 deadline was June 15, 2026. Contact the Assessor promptly for factual record corrections and verify the next appeal deadline before filing.
Where can I find Dearborn County deeds and mortgages?
Use the Dearborn County Recorder and its authorized Doxpop document search. Online indexed records are available from 2000 forward, while older deeds may require Recorder assistance.
Are Dearborn County GIS parcel lines legal boundaries?
No. Beacon and GIS parcel lines are useful for locating and comparing property, but they do not replace a recorded deed, plat or professional boundary survey.
What property-tax deductions are available in Dearborn County?
Indiana provides programs such as Homestead, Mortgage, Over 65, Blind or Disabled and Disabled Veteran deductions or credits. Applications are filed with the Dearborn County Auditor, and eligibility varies by program.
Who should I call about a Dearborn County tax payment?
Call the Dearborn County Treasurer at 812-537-8811 for payment, balance, receipt or penalty questions. Call the Auditor at 812-537-8807 for deductions, transfers and tax-calculation questions.

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