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Recording a Deed or Document in Wright County, IA
Wright County (population 12,943) records real-property documents through the Wright 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.
Wright County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wright County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Denise Baker, Wright County Recorder, 115 North Main Street, PO Box 187, Clarion, IA 50525
- Phone
- (515) 532-3204
- Checks payable to
- Wright County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wright 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 parcel
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wright County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Wright County requires
- Cover sheet
- Only if page 1 lacks statutory 3-inch top margin (statewide Iowa standard)
- Submission & return
Can you e-record in Wright County?
Wright 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 Wright County, Iowa
- Prepare the document so it meets Wright 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 Wright County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wright County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wright County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wright County property are searchable at Wright 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 Wright 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 Wright 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 Wright County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.