Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sibley County, MN
Sibley County (population 15,356) records real-property documents through the Sibley 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.
Sibley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sibley County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Sibley County Recorder, P.O. Box 44, 400 Court Avenue, Gaylord, MN 55334
- Phone
- 507-237-4080
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sibley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 per document, any number of pages
- Additional pages
- None; flat $46.00 per document
- Other fees
- Plat $56.00; certified copy $10.00; $10.00 per instrument cited over 4 in a release or assignment
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State deed tax of 0.33% of the consideration (minimum $1.65), paid at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sibley County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Sibley County requires
- Page formatting
- Max 8.5" x 14"; white 20 lb paper; black ink, type at least 8 point; 1/2" border on all sides; 3" blank space at top of page 1
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; transfers need a CRV and a well disclosure certificate or statement when applicable. The county offers an optional Standard Recording Slip for multi-document packages
- Submission & return
- Returned to the presenter after recording; if any document in a package is rejected, the whole package is returned
Checked against official Sibley County and Minnesota sources on October 6, 2026: sibleycounty.gov, revisor.mn.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Sibley County?
Sibley 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 Sibley County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Sibley 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 Sibley County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sibley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sibley County property are searchable at Sibley County Assessor (Interactive Parcel Map). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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