Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grant County, MN
Grant County (population 6,085) records real-property documents through the Grant 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.
Grant County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grant County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Grant County Recorder, 10 2nd St NE, Elbow Lake, MN 56531
- Phone
- 218-685-8255
- Website
- co.grant.mn.us/177/Recorder
- Checks payable to
- Grant County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm
Grant County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 (standard document, per MN Statute 357.18)
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee for standard recordings
- Other fees
- Well disclosure certificate: $50
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grant County Recorder before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Grant County?
Yes. Grant County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Grant County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Grant County's formatting rules: 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, or by mail to Grant County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grant County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grant County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grant County property are searchable at Grant County Assessor (GIS Interactive Map for parcel/owner 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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