Instructions and Application for a Marriage License (78 KB)

Real Estate/GIS Website

The Recorder's Office process valuable information concerning the following:
 

Land and Records Management

• Deeds
• Military Service Records
• Contracts
• Easements
• Mortgages
• Condemnations
• Assignments and Releases
• Trade Names
• Federal and State Tax Liens
• Leases
• Affidavits
• 28E and Drainage Agreements
• Plats and Surveys
• Bills of Sale
• Section Corner Certificates
• Articles of Incorporation

Vital Records

• Marriage Licenses
• Birth Certificates
• Death Certificates
• Vital Records

Licenses, Registrations, and Applications

• ATV Registration
• Deer and Wild Turkey Applications
• Boat and Snowmobile Registrations/Titles/Liens
• Landowner/Tenant Gun and Archery Permits
• Hunting, Fishing, and Fur Harvester Licenses
• Habitat, Dubk, and Trout Stamps

Passports

• As agents, Recorders/Registrars asssist in completing and mailing applications for passports

Other Responsibilities

• Collects real estate transfer tax on conveyances of property; a portion of which is retained in your county's general fund
• Performs federal and state lien searches and research of current records for the public
• Collects and report Auditor's fee on transfer of property
• Certifies Recorder's records
• Makes records available for genealogy research
• Files detailed reports monthly to the county and state agencies