Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wadena County, MN
Wadena County (population 14,388) records real-property documents through the Wadena 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.
Wadena County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wadena County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 415 S Jefferson Street, Wadena, MN 56482
- Phone
- 218-631-7622
- Website
- co.wadena.mn.us/206/Recorder
- Checks payable to
- Wadena County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wadena County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 flat per document (Abstract or Torrens), regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee (flat $46 covers all pages)
- Other fees
- Well disclosure certificate $50; plat/RLS filing $56; certified copies $10; document copies $0.25/page (abstract) or $1/page (Torrens)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wadena County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Wadena County requires
- Page formatting
- MN standard requires legal-size margins, original signatures/notary
- Submission & return
- General MN practice is self-addressed stamped envelope by mail
Can you e-record in Wadena County?
Wadena 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 Wadena County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Wadena 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 Wadena County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wadena County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wadena County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wadena County property are searchable at Wadena County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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