Iowa · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mills County, IA
Mills County (population 14,484) records real-property documents through the Mills County Recorder. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Mills County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mills County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Mills County Recorder, 418 Sharp Street, Glenwood, IA 51534
- Phone
- (712) 527-9315
- Checks payable to
- Mills County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Mills County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $7.00 (plus $5.00 auditor transfer fee per township section/city block for conveyances)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 non-standard document fee; certified copies $5 certification + $1/page; standard copies $1/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mills County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Mills County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be original, legible, letter- or legal-size, white paper, with 3 inches of vertical space at top reserved for recorder use (matches statewide Iowa standard)
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required with all filings
- Hours & turnaround
- 1 to 2 days for mailed documents
Can you e-record in Mills County?
Yes. Mills County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Mills County, Iowa
- Prepare the document so it meets Mills County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Mills County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mills County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mills County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mills County property are searchable at Mills County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Mills County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Mills County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Mills County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.