Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cedar County, NE
Cedar County (population 8,373) records real-property documents through the Cedar County Register of Deeds (housed with County Clerk's office). 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.
Cedar County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cedar County Register of Deeds (housed with County Clerk's office)
- Mailing address
- Cedar County Register of Deeds, PO Box 47, Hartington, NE 68739 (physical: 101 S Broadway Ave, Hartington, NE 68739)
- Phone
- 402-254-7411 / 402-254-7410
- Checks payable to
- Cedar County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cedar County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per page (2nd page and all subsequent pages)
- Other fees
- Certified copies $1.50/page; standard copies $0.50/page (up to 8x14), $0.70/page (11x17); UCC filings flat $14.00; Federal/State tax lien and UCC terminations - no fee; documentary stamp tax $2.25/$1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cedar County Register of Deeds (housed with County Clerk's office) before you mail a check.
What Cedar County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail requests accepted at PO Box 47, Hartington, NE 68739 with instrument details and applicable fees
Can you e-record in Cedar County?
Cedar 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 Cedar County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Cedar 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 Cedar County Register of Deeds (housed with County Clerk's office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cedar County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cedar County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cedar County property are searchable at Cedar 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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