Wyoming · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Johnson County, WY
Johnson County (population 8,447) records real-property documents through the Johnson County Clerk. 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.
Johnson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Johnson County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Johnson County Clerk, 76 N Main St, Suite 101, Buffalo, WY 82834
- Phone
- (307) 684-7272
- Checks payable to
- Johnson County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Johnson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00/page
- Other fees
- $1/name for >5 grantors/grantees of different surname; $1 per legal description over 10
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Johnson County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Johnson County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or in person; iDoc Program referenced for electronic document access
Can you e-record in Johnson County?
Yes. Johnson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Johnson County, Wyoming
- Prepare the document so it meets Johnson 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, or by mail to Johnson County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Johnson County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Johnson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Johnson County property are searchable at Johnson County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Wyoming
Wyoming's recording statute for purchase contracts requires the owner's acknowledgment (Wyo. Stat. §34-1-104). See the states we file in.