Wisconsin · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wood County, WI
Wood County (population 74,206) records real-property documents through the Wood 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.
Wood County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wood County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Wood County Register of Deeds, Wood County Courthouse, 400 Market Street, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
- Phone
- 715-421-8450
- Checks payable to
- Wood County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Wood County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee (WI statewide statutory fee)
- Additional pages
- Included in $30 flat fee; document copies $2.00 first page/$1.00 addl page
- Other fees
- Certified copy certificate +$1.00; standard WI plat fees ($50 subdivision/condo/cemetery) apply per WRDA schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wood County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wood County requires
- Page formatting
- Max sheet size 8.5x14in per WI standard document format statute (Wis. Stat. 59.43(2m))
Can you e-record in Wood County?
Yes. Wood 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 Wood County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Wood 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 Wood County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wood County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wood County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wood County property are searchable at Wood County Land Records Viewer (GIS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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