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Recording a Deed or Document in Winnebago County, IA
Winnebago County (population 10,679) records real-property documents through the Winnebago 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.
Winnebago County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Winnebago County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Winnebago County Recorder, 126 S. Clark St., Forest City, IA 50436
- Checks payable to
- Winnebago County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Winnebago County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $7.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 auditor's transfer fee per section/block transferred; certified copies $5/document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Winnebago County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Winnebago County requires
- Cover sheet
- Only if page 1 lacks statutory 3-inch top margin (statewide Iowa standard)
- Submission & return
- Mail / email per instructions on county site
Can you e-record in Winnebago County?
Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, Iowa
- Prepare the document so it meets Winnebago 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 Winnebago County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Winnebago County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Winnebago County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Winnebago County property are searchable at Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.