Iowa · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Webster County, IA
Webster County (population 36,999) records real-property documents through the Webster 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.
Webster County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Webster County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Webster County Recorder, Webster County Courthouse, 701 Central Ave, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
- Phone
- 515-576-2401
- Checks payable to
- Webster County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Webster County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $5.00 per page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $5.00 auditor's transfer fee per parcel (conveyances); ~$1-2 per document records management/e-commerce surcharge
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Webster County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Webster County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide Iowa Code 331.606A/331.606B formatting standard (3-inch top margin, 3/4-inch other margins, 8.5x11/8.5x14 white paper, font size/spacing rules, required page-1 disclosures)
- Cover sheet
- Only if page 1 lacks statutory 3-inch top margin (statewide Iowa standard)
- Submission & return
- Mail / drop box; recording cutoff 3:00pm for same-day
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day if received by 3:00 p.m. cutoff (per office hours notice)
Can you e-record in Webster County?
Webster County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Webster County, Iowa
- Prepare the document so it meets Webster 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 by mail to Webster County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Webster County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Webster County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Webster County property are searchable at Webster 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 Webster 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 Webster 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 (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Webster County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.