Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Big Stone County, MN
Big Stone County (population 5,054) records real-property documents through the Big Stone 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.
Big Stone County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Big Stone County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 20 2nd Street SE, Suite 106, Ortonville, MN 56278
- Phone
- 320-839-6390 (also listed 320-487-1200)
- Checks payable to
- Big Stone County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Big Stone County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- One search result showed an anomalous '$4' figure that appears to be an extraction error, not an official fee
- Additional pages
- Included in flat fee (no separate per-page charge)
- Other fees
- Well disclosure certificate: $50
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Big Stone County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Big Stone County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly stated; formatting per MN Stat. 507.093: max 8.5x14in, min 8-pt black-ink font, 3in blank top margin first page; eCRV required for deed transfers
Can you e-record in Big Stone County?
Big Stone 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 Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Big Stone 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 Big Stone County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Big Stone County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Big Stone County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Big Stone County property are searchable at Big Stone County Assessor / Land Records Hub Property 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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