Recorder of Deeds
Lisa James
Administration Building
403 N. Market Street, Room 104
Phone: (660)582-5711
Fax: (660)582-5711
Email: recorder@nodawaycountymo.us
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch daily
*We stop recording documents and issuing marriage license each day at 4:00 pm.
Welcome to the Nodaway County Recorder of Deeds webpage.
Lisa James is the current Recorder of Deeds having taken office January 1, 2019.
The Recorder of Deeds is responsible for making record of documents primarily in real estate and the issuance of marriage licenses. In addition, Uniform Commercial Code, servicemen’s records, tax liens and miscellaneous documents may be recorded upon request and compliance with statutes.
Records in this office provide data about real estate transactions in a historical perspective. Deeds, deeds of trust, releases, easements, surveys, plats, restrictions, cemetery deeds, wills, road right of ways, articles of incorporation, patents, affidavits and marriage license information make up an example of the documents.
Nodaway County’s website allows records to be searched online for Real Estate, Marriage, Uniform Commercial Code, and Tax Liens databases. Images of recorded documents are also available in some instances.
Links and Resources
Record Search (Click here to search our online records)
Fraud Notification Service (free to sign up through our iCounty software system)
Marriage License Requirements (opens in a new tab)
Recording Standards (PDF opens in a new tab)
Sample Cover Sheet (PDF opens in a new tab)
Nodaway County Fee Schedule (opens in a new tab)
1911 Atlas of Nodaway County (PDF)
Original Deed Book 1, 1845 (PDF)
Civil War Military Records (PDF)
Record of Soldiers, Sailors & Marines (1919-1920) (PDF)
Nodaway County Naturalization Records (PDF) – These records are available due to the efforts of Letha M. Mowry, a former deputy Recorder and genealogy researcher.