Wisconsin · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Adams County, WI
Adams County (population 20,651) records real-property documents through the Adams 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.
Adams County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Adams County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Adams County Register of Deeds, 401 Adams Street, Suite 12, Friendship, WI 53934
- Phone
- 608-339-4206
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; documents presented by 4:00 p.m. are reviewed for recording the same business day
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, ePN, Indecomm, CSC, Hopdox
Adams County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 per document, regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee
- Other fees
- Copies $2.00 first page, $1.00 each additional; certified copy +$1.00; maximum sheet size 8.5 x 14 in.
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $3.00 per $1,000 of value (Wisconsin real estate transfer fee); file an electronic Real Estate Transfer Return (eRETR) with the Department of Revenue and pay with recording, unless exempt
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Adams County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Adams County requires
- Page formatting
- White letter or legal paper, not hinged; blank 3 x 3 in. area in upper-right corner of first page; title within top 6 in.; return name and address and parcel ID number on first page; black, blue or red ink; minimum 1/2 in. top margin on every page, 1/4 in. other margins; drafter's name shown
- Cover sheet
- Not required for documents in Wisconsin standard format; out-of-state forms may add the standard cover sheet
- Submission & return
- Recorded copy is emailed to the submitter (tag-less recording since Jan 2, 2025; sign the county's return agreement). Paper original is kept 30 days then destroyed unless a self-addressed stamped envelope is sent.
Checked against official Adams County and Wisconsin sources on October 6, 2026: co.adams.wi.us, wrdaonline.org. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Adams County?
Yes. Adams County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, ePN, Indecomm, CSC, Hopdox, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Adams County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Adams 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 electronically through Simplifile, ePN, Indecomm, CSC, Hopdox, or by mail to Adams 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 Adams County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Adams County property are searchable at Adams County Land Records / General Lister-Land Information (Treasurer's Office). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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