Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Columbia County, WA
Columbia County (population 3,952) records real-property documents through the Columbia County Auditor - Recording Division. 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.
Columbia County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Columbia County Auditor - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- 341 E Main Street, Suite 3, Dayton, WA 99328
- Phone
- (509) 382-4541
- Website
- columbiaco.com/152/Recording
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly stated on page
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Columbia County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 standard document; $304.50 Deed of Trust
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $50 + $1 surcharge for nonstandard/emergency cover sheet; certified copies $3 first page + $1/addl page; maps $5 first page + $3/addl page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Columbia County Auditor - Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Columbia County requires
- Page formatting
- First page: 3-inch top margin, 1-inch side/bottom margins; subsequent pages: 1-inch margins all sides; font 8-point or larger; max page size 8.5x14 inches; must include return address, document title, reference numbers, grantor/grantee, legal description, assessor's tax parcel number
- Cover sheet
- Required only if first page lacks required info and 3-inch margin ($1 surcharge); documents signed before 1/1/1997 require cover sheet but no reformatting
Can you e-record in Columbia County?
Columbia 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 Columbia County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Columbia 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 Columbia County Auditor - Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Not explicitly stated on page.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Columbia County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Columbia County property are searchable at Columbia County Assessor & Treasurer Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.