South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in McCook County, SD
McCook County (population 5,681) records real-property documents through the McCook 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.
McCook County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- McCook County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- McCook County Register of Deeds, 130 W Essex Ave / PO Box 338, Salem, SD 57058-0338
- Phone
- 605-425-2701
- Checks payable to
- McCook County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
McCook County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 per document, first 50 pages (statewide SD schedule)
- Additional pages
- $2 per page for pages over 50 (statewide schedule)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the McCook County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in McCook County?
McCook 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 McCook County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets McCook County's formatting rules: 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 McCook County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to McCook County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in McCook County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a McCook County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in McCook County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.