Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Schoolcraft County, MI
Schoolcraft County (population 8,047) records real-property documents through the Schoolcraft County Clerk/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.
Schoolcraft County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Schoolcraft County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Schoolcraft County Register of Deeds, 300 Walnut Street, Room 164, Manistique, MI 49854
- Phone
- 906-341-3618
- Checks payable to
- Schoolcraft County Register of Deeds / Schoolcraft County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Schoolcraft County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat (includes state Remonumentation + Register of Deeds Automation fees), regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee; $30 flat covers all pages
- Other fees
- $3.00 for each additional instrument assigned or discharged (documents referencing/assigning/discharging more than 1 instrument)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Schoolcraft County Clerk/Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Schoolcraft County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MI statutory format (MCL 565.201/600.2567): black ink, min 10-pt font, min 2.5-inch blank top margin on page 1, min 1-inch margins on all other sides, white paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 inches, document title stated near top, signer names printed/typed beneath signatures
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope required with mailed submissions) or in-person pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published; mail-in recordings typically processed within a few business days to ~2 weeks per office practice
Can you e-record in Schoolcraft County?
Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Schoolcraft County Register of Deeds / Schoolcraft County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Schoolcraft County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Schoolcraft County property are searchable at Schoolcraft County Equalization Department (BS&A Online property/assessing search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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