Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wahkiakum County, WA
Wahkiakum County (population 4,422) records real-property documents through the Wahkiakum County Auditor - Recording. 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.
Wahkiakum County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wahkiakum County Auditor - Recording
- Mailing address
- Wahkiakum County Auditor, PO Box 543, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612
- Checks payable to
- Wahkiakum County Auditor
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wahkiakum County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 (standard legal instrument, first page) per county recording fee sheet updated 1/2024
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Fees vary by document type per state law/WAC and county resolution; see fee sheet
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wahkiakum County Auditor - Recording before you mail a check.
What Wahkiakum County requires
- Submission & return
- Typically mailed back to submitter
Can you e-record in Wahkiakum County?
Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County Auditor - Recording.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wahkiakum County Auditor.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wahkiakum County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wahkiakum County property are searchable at Wahkiakum County Assessor - Property/Assessment 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 Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.