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Information from the Madison County, Iowa Recorders office including
Military Service records, Real Estate information, Hunting and Fishing Licenses,
Vital Records and Passports.
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Madison County, Iowa - Recorder
The Office of the Iowa County Recorder was
created by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa in 1839.
Since the creation of the County Recorder's office, numerous additional
responsibilities have been added over the years.
The County Recorder is responsible for land and records management, maintaining
and recording a wide variety of official documents affecting real estate and
numerous other valuable miscellaneous documents. The office collects real estate
transfer tax for the Iowa Department of Revenue and collects and reports the
County Auditor's fee on transfer of property.
The Recorder's office serves as a licensing agent for the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources by issuing fishing and hunting licenses, and registering and
titling boats, snowmobiles and ATV's.
As of July, 1997 the Recorder's office is the County Registrar of Vital Records
and has the responsibility of issuing Marriage Licenses, registering Birth,
Death and Marriage Certificates and issuing certified copies of Vital Records.
The Madison County Recorder's office is a Passport Acceptance Agent assisting
U.S. citizens with obtaining a U.S. Passport.
The Recorder's duties are defined by state statutes and established by state
agencies through administrative actions. The County Recorder works with the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa Department of
Public Health and the U.S. Department of State Federal Passport Agency. Detailed
reports are filed monthly and annually to the county and to the state agencies.
Click on the links below for more specific information about the
Recorders services.
Genealogy
Information
Military
Service Records Information
Real Estate Information
Land
Records and Iowa Land Record Website
Recording
Information and Fees
Document
Formatting Standards
Iowa Real
Estate Transfer Tax Calculator
License Registration Information
Fishing
and Hunting
Boat
ATV and
Snowmobiles
Vital Records Information
Marriage
Application
Birth,
Death and Marriage
Passports Information
Passport
Information and Application |
Pictured L-R: Lisa Smith, Brandy Macumber, Connie
Miller
Address of
Recorder's office:
Madison County Courthouse
112 N. John Wayne Dr.
Winterset, IA 50273
Hours Office is open:
Monday - Friday
8:00am to 4:30pm
Phone Number:
(515) 462-3771
FAX Number:
(515) 462-5006
Office holder name:
Term: Four Years Bond $10,000
Term Expires 12/31/2010
Lisa Smith, Recorder/Registrar
Employees in the Recorder's Office:
Connie Miller, 1st Deputy
Brandy Macumber, 2nd Deputy
Recorder's Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the Recorder's office
Recorder's Links:
Iowa Land Records
Other Related Links:
Iowa DNR
Iowa Secretary of State
U.S. Passport Agency
State of Iowa Government
Iowa Legislature
General Assembly
Iowa Department of
Public Health
Genealogy Websites
Iowa GenWeb
Roots Web
US GenWeb |
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