Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wilson County, KS
Wilson County (population 8,624) records real-property documents through the Wilson County Register of Deeds. 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.
Wilson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wilson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Wilson County Courthouse, 615 Madison St, Rm 106, Fredonia, KS 66736
- Phone
- (620) 378-3662
- Website
- wilsondeeds.com
- Checks payable to
- Wilson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wilson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (first page, incl. Heritage Trust & Technology Fund fees)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Town plats $32.00/page; UCC $15.00; certificate of record $13.00; acknowledgment $12.50; Lis Pendens $5.00; Federal Tax Lien Notice $32.00 / Release $32.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wilson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wilson County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in.; 12-pt black-ink font; 3-inch top margin recommended; original notarized signatures; complete legal description; preparer name/address required
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet; first page must have sufficient blank space at top for recording info/certification; Sales Validation Questionnaire required with deeds or a tax address must be shown
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope requested for documents to be mailed back)
Can you e-record in Wilson County?
Wilson 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 Wilson County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Wilson 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 Wilson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wilson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wilson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wilson County property are searchable at Wilson County Appraiser (CIC Web Portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Kansas
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