Wisconsin · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Oconto County, WI
Oconto County (population 38,963) records real-property documents through the Oconto 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.
Oconto County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oconto County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Oconto County Register of Deeds, 301 Washington Street, Oconto, WI 54153
- Phone
- (920) 834-7113
- Checks payable to
- Oconto County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Oconto County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 flat (Wis. Stat. 59.43(1) statewide flat fee, regardless of page count)
- Additional pages
- Included in $30 flat fee; copies $2 first page/$1 each add'l page, +$1 certification
- Other fees
- Transfer return fee $3 per $1,000 value where applicable
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Oconto County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Oconto County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard WI document format (min 1/2in top margin, 1/4in side/bottom, 8.5x11/8.5x14, title & return address within top 3in outside stamp block)
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope or eRecording vendor return
- Hours & turnaround
- Typical WI county turnaround a few business days for mail-in
Can you e-record in Oconto County?
Oconto 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 Oconto County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Oconto 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 Oconto County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Oconto County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oconto County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oconto County property are searchable at Oconto County Property Listing / GIS (Taxes & Maps portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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