Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Blaine County, NE
Blaine County (population 458) records real-property documents through the Blaine County Register of Deeds. 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.
Blaine County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Blaine County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Blaine County Register of Deeds, 145 Lincoln Ave, Brewster, NE 68821-9700
- Phone
- (308) 547-2222 ext. 201
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Blaine County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 for the first page
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per page
- Other fees
- Certified copy $1.50 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $3.32 per $1,000 of value, paid by the grantor to the Register of Deeds before recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Blaine County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Blaine County requires
- Page formatting
- Blank 3" x 8.5" space at top of page 1; 1" side and bottom margins; 8.5" x 11" to 8.5" x 14"; white 20-lb paper, black ink, 8-point font minimum; names printed under signatures
- Cover sheet
- Not required. Deeds must be filed with a Real Estate Transfer Statement (Form 521).
Checked against official Blaine County and Nebraska sources on October 6, 2026: blainecounty.nebraska.gov, nebraskalegislature.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Blaine County?
Blaine 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 Blaine County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Blaine 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 Blaine County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Blaine County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Blaine County property are searchable at Blaine County Assessor (gworks GIS 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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