Franklin County, Iowa

The Recorder's Office was originally created in 1860 as an office to "keep books for entering deeds". This duty has expanded to include a vast array of documents and services. The Recorder's Office is responsible for a wide variety of documents and services. Click the links below for more information and to download forms.

About the Recorder's Office	Requesting Vital Records
Copy of Military Records	Marriage Licenses
Passport Applications and Photos	Document Formatting Standards
Bill of Sale Form (.pdf)	Search Iowa Land Records Online
ATV Registration	Boating Registration
Snowmobile Registration	Hunting Licenses
Groundwater Hazard Forms	Fishing Licenses
Declaration of Value (DOV) Form (.pdf)	Wild Turkey Licenses
Mortgages	Fur Harvester Licenses
Deeds and Contracts	Deer Licenses
Power of Attorney	Business or Trade Names (.pdf)
Plats & Surveys	Social Security Duplicate
Assignments - Releases	Affidavits
Financing Statements	Condemnations
Federal & State Tax Liens	Leases
Easements	Drainage Agreements
Military Service Records	Bills of Sale
Articles of Incorporation

The Iowa fees to file a document in the Recorder's Office are: $7.00 for the first page of any document (a page being a one sided document), plus $5.00 for each additional page, plus a $5.00 Auditor's transfer fee on all transfer documents for each Section or Block in the legal description of the property being transfered. Fees are made payable to Franklin County Recorder.

Recorder Contact Information

Franklin County Courthouse
12 - 1st Ave. NW
PO Box 26
Hampton, Iowa 50441

Phone: 641-456-5675
Fax: 641-456-6009

Office Hours:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday - Friday

Recorder
Toni Wilkinson

Staff:
Heather Bushbaum, Deputy
Joan Hanig, Clerk