Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lincoln County, MN
Lincoln County (population 5,583) records real-property documents through the Lincoln 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.
Lincoln County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lincoln County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Lincoln County Recorder, Courthouse, 319 North Rebecca St / PO Box 29, Ivanhoe, MN 56142
- Phone
- 507-694-1360 (Recorder); Assessor line 507-694-1000
- Checks payable to
- Lincoln County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lincoln County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 (flat statutory fee per MN Statute 357.18; well disclosure certificate $50)
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee — flat $46 regardless of pages
- Other fees
- Statewide statute allows added per-name fees for multi-document satisfactions/assignments
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lincoln County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Lincoln County requires
- Page formatting
- MN Stat. 507.093 top-margin/legibility rules apply statewide
- Cover sheet
- No special cover sheet found required; must meet MN Statute 507.093 formatting (top 3-inch blank margin, legibility)
- Submission & return
- Mail (recorded original returned to submitter) or electronic return via e-recording vendor
Can you e-record in Lincoln County?
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lincoln County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lincoln County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lincoln County property are searchable at Lincoln County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Minnesota
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