Wheeler County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in Oregon

Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Wheeler County Clerk
701 Adams St., Ste. 204, Fossil, Oregon 97830
Mailing address: PO Box 327, Fossil, OR 97830
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
(541) 763-2374 fax (541) 763-2374
clerk@wheelercountyor.gov
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

About the Wheeler County County Clerk

Land records in Wheeler County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Brenda Snow Potter.

Copies of recorded documents may be obtained via email, phone call, in person or through the Digital Research Room.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: ORS 205.130 Recording duties of county clerk · Wheeler County | County Clerk

Recording Fees

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Deeds and other conveyances$5.00 per page ($5 minimum per instrument)
Mortgages and deeds of trust$5.00 per page ($5 minimum per instrument)
Releases and satisfactions$5.00 per page ($5 minimum; $5 for each additional release or satisfaction in one instrument)
Other standard documents$5.00 per page ($5 minimum per instrument)

Added at recording

Oregon Land Information System fee$1.00 Each instrument recorded (ORS 205.323(1)(a))
County Assessment and Taxation Fund fee$10.00 Each instrument recorded (ORS 205.323(1)(b))
Housing fee (Oregon Housing and Community Services)$60.00 Each instrument recorded, except mining claim affidavits, certain Employment Department warrants and judgment-related instruments (ORS 205.323(1)(c), (3))

Other charges

Document that does not meet the formatting standards$20.00 per document when The instrument does not comply with the requirements of ORS 205.232 or 205.234
Copies, per page$0.25
Certification$3.75

StatewideA page is one side of a sheet 14 inches or less long and 8-1/2 inches or less wide. Each additional transaction in a multi-transaction instrument under ORS 205.236, each additional municipal assessment lien, and each additional lien under ORS 311.675 is $5. A county may require a Public Land Corner Preservation Fund fee by ordinance under ORS 203.148 (ORS 205.320(1)(j)). Up to $3.75 may be charged for locating a record for copies.

Paying the office

Card feePay online with Point & Pay; Merchant Services charges a 2.5% or $2.00 minimum service fee.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide, Or. Const. Art. IX, §15)

StatewideNo state real estate transfer tax. ORS 306.815 bars cities, counties, and other political subdivisions from imposing a tax or fee on the transfer of a fee estate in real property, but does not apply to a tax in effect and operative on March 31, 1997, or to Public Land Corner Preservation Fund fees under ORS 203.148; local offices where a grandfathered tax exists collect their own.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: HJR 203 (2020), reprinting Or. Const. Art. IX §15 · ORS 205.320 Fees collected by county clerk · ORS 205.327 Penalty for presenting nonstandard instruments for recording · ORS 306.815 Tax on transfer of real property prohibited; exceptions · Recording | wheelercounty

Document Requirements

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

Paper sizeNot larger than 14 inches long and 8-1/2 inches wide (statewide, ORS 205.232)
Minimum type size10 pt (statewide, ORS 205.232)
Ink and paperPaper of sufficient quality for recording photographically (statewide, ORS 205.232)
Return address requiredYes (statewide, ORS 205.234(1)(c))
Tax statement mailing address requiredYes (statewide, ORS 205.234(1)(e); ORS 93.260)
Cover sheetOptional (statewide, ORS 205.234(2))

StatewideThe first page must contain the names of the transactions, the names of the parties to be indexed, the return name and address, for fee title conveyances the true and actual consideration (ORS 93.030) and tax statement information (ORS 93.260), and for assignments of a mortgage or trust deed the assignee's name and address. Instruments must be clearly labeled to allow recording in the appropriate record. Size and type rules do not apply to out-of-state notarial acts or certified copies of public records.

Submitting documents

Electronic recordingAccepted
eRecording through Deeds.comAvailable for this office
Processing timeeRecorded documents are typically recorded the same business day if all required elements are present in the instrument.

E-recording hours are 8am-4pm Monday-Friday.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: ORS 205.232 Conditions for instruments to be recorded · ORS 205.234 Requirements for first page of instruments to be recorded · Recording | wheelercounty

Deeds.com Resources & Services

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How to Get a Copy of Your Deed

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Deeds.com eRecording

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Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Wheeler County Clerk
701 Adams St., Ste. 204, Fossil, Oregon 97830
Mailing address: PO Box 327, Fossil, OR 97830
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
(541) 763-2374 fax (541) 763-2374
clerk@wheelercountyor.gov
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

Deeds.com Forms

Blank legal forms sold by Deeds.com, not by the recorder's office.

Easement Deed (Ingress and Egress) Easement Deed (Ingress and Egress, Joint Grantors) Utility Easement (In Gross) Road or Easement Maintenance Agreement (Two Holders) Easement Release or Termination Bargain and Sale Deed (Simple Estate Affiant Distribution) Bargain and Sale Deed (Simple Estate Affiant Third-Party Transfer) Gift Deed Quitclaim Deed Warranty Deed Quitclaim Deed (Individual Grantor) Warranty Deed (Individual Grantor) Warranty Deed (Two Grantors) Quitclaim Deed (Two Grantors) Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Quitclaim Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Quitclaim Deed (Corrective) Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Quitclaim Deed (LLC Grantor) Special Warranty Deed Quitclaim Deed (Corporation Grantor) Quitclaim Deed (Partnership or Limited Partnership Grantor) Quitclaim Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact) Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Bargain and Sale Deed Correction Deed Mineral Deed Mineral Deed with Quitclaim Covenants Trust Deed and Promissory Note Deed of Full Reconveyance Substitution of Trustee and Deed of Reconveyance (For Deed of Trust / Trust Deed) Assignment of Trust Deed by Beneficiary or Successor in Interest Land Sales Contract Memorandum of Land Sale Contract Full Release of Memorandum of Land Sale Contract Durable Power of Attorney Special Power of Attorney for the Purchase of Property Special Power of Attorney for the Sale of Property Notice of Pendency / Lis Pendens Release of / Pendency of an Action / Lis Pendens Transfer on Death Deed Transfer on Death Revocation Transfer on Death Affidavit of Survivorship Affidavit of Surviving Joint Tenant Trustee Deed Personal Representative Deed Notice of Completion Notice of Right to Lien Claim of Lien Conditional Lien Waiver on Progress Payment Unconditional Lien Waiver on Progress Payment Conditional Lien Waiver on Final Payment Unconditional Lien Waiver on Final Payment Disclaimer of Interest Certificate of Trust

Supplemental Document Resources

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