Wisconsin · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Oneida County, WI
Oneida County (population 37,847) records real-property documents through the Oneida 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.
Oneida County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oneida County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Oneida County Register of Deeds, Oneida County Courthouse, P.O. Box 400, 1 S. Oneida Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501
- Phone
- (715) 369-6150
- Checks payable to
- Oneida County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Oneida 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; copy fees $2 first page/$1 each add'l page
- Other fees
- Transfer return fee $3 per $1,000 value where applicable; see county Fee Schedule PDF for plats/condos
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Oneida County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Oneida 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 corner)
- Submission & return
- Mail or eRecording vendor electronic return
- Hours & turnaround
- Typical same-day to several business days for mail-in
Can you e-record in Oneida County?
Yes. Oneida County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Oneida County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Oneida 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Oneida County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Oneida County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oneida County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oneida County property are searchable at Oneida County Land Records / Assessment (Ascent Land Records + assessordata.org). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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