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Recording a Deed or Document in Crawford County, WI
Crawford County (population 16,112) records real-property documents through the Crawford 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.
Crawford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Crawford County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Crawford County Register of Deeds, 225 N Beaumont Rd, Suite 220, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
- Phone
- (608) 326-0219
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds (Crawford County) — not explicitly stated on page
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Crawford County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 per document (deeds, mortgages, land contracts, satisfactions, CSMs, TOD forms, etc.)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $30 fee; copies $2.00 first page + $1.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Plats (subdivision/cemetery/condo) $50; highway plats $25; no separate records-management rider identified beyond statutory fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Crawford County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Crawford County requires
- Page formatting
- Per Wis. Stat. 59.43(2m): 3in x 3in blank upper-right corner for stamp, name/return address location, parcel ID placement, document title within top 3 inches, legible black ink on white paper, 1/2 in top margin, original notarized signatures
Can you e-record in Crawford County?
Yes. Crawford County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Crawford County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Crawford 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, or by mail to Crawford County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds (Crawford County) — not explicitly stated on page.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Crawford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Crawford County property are searchable at Crawford County Real Property Lister / GIS — Ascent Land Records (Real Estate Tax Parcel) / Beacon. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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