Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Pipestone County, MN
Pipestone County (population 9,260) records real-property documents through the Pipestone 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.
Pipestone County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pipestone County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Pipestone County Recorder, 416 S Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone, MN 56164
- Phone
- 507-825-1135
- Checks payable to
- Pipestone County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Pipestone County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 flat (no page-count surcharge)
- Additional pages
- $0 (included in flat fee)
- Other fees
- 4% card-processing handling fee (min. $1/transaction, waived for cash); $30 parcel split/combine fee (eff. 1/1/2026); well disclosure fee per MN statute ($50, not shown on this page)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pipestone County Recorder before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Pipestone County?
Pipestone 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 Pipestone County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Pipestone 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 by mail to Pipestone County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Pipestone County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pipestone County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pipestone County property are searchable at Pipestone County Assessor (PTaxPortal parcel 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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