Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Winona County, MN
Winona County (population 50,523) records real-property documents through the Winona 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.
Winona County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Winona County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 202 W Third St, Winona, MN 55987
- Phone
- 507-457-6340
- Checks payable to
- Winona County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Winona County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 flat (Abstract or Torrens)
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee; multiple certificate entries thereafter $20
- Other fees
- Well disclosure certificate $54; plat filing $56; conservation tax $5 (with deed/mortgage tax); certified copies $10 + $1.50 mailing/handling
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Winona County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Winona County requires
- Submission & return
- Drop box at west side of County Office Building for mail/drop-off submissions; documents must be clearly labeled for Recorder's Office
Can you e-record in Winona County?
Winona 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 Winona County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Winona 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 Winona County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Winona County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Winona County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Winona County property are searchable at Winona 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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