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Recording a Deed or Document in Trempealeau County, WI
Trempealeau County (population 30,755) records real-property documents through the Trempealeau 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.
Trempealeau County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Trempealeau County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Trempealeau County Register of Deeds, 18600 Hobson Street, Whitehall, WI 54773-8614
- Phone
- (715) 538-2311 ext. 274; toll-free (877) 538-2311
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 am–4:30 pm; closed major holidays
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC, ePN, Indecomm, Simplifile, Hopdox
Trempealeau County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 per document, any number of pages
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee
- Other fees
- Copies $2.00 first page, $1.00 each additional; certified copy $1.00 extra; plats $50.00
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $3.00 per $1,000 of value, paid with the Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Return when the deed is recorded
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Trempealeau County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Trempealeau County requires
- Page formatting
- White letter or legal paper, no hinged pages; black ink; 3 x 3 in blank space at upper right of first page; return address under it or top left; 0.5-in top margin on all pages, 0.25-in sides/bottom on first page
- Cover sheet
- Not required; add a cover page if the first page lacks a blank recording area
- Submission & return
- Returned to the sender or designee
Checked against official Trempealeau County and Wisconsin sources on October 6, 2026: co.trempealeau.wi.us, wrdaonline.org. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Trempealeau County?
Yes. Trempealeau County accepts electronic recording through CSC, ePN, Indecomm, Simplifile, Hopdox, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Trempealeau 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 CSC, ePN, Indecomm, Simplifile, Hopdox, or by mail to Trempealeau County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Trempealeau County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Trempealeau County property are searchable at Trempealeau County Land Records - Web Portal / Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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