Recorder of Deeds
Lisa James
Administration Building
403 N. Market Street, Room 104
Phone: (660)582-5711
Fax: (660)582-5711
E-Mail: 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.
Who can legally perform a marriage in the State of Missouri?
RSMO Chapter 451.100
Marriages may be solemnized by any clergyman, either active or retired, who is in good standing with any church or synagogue in this state. Marriages may also be solemnized, without compensation, by any judge, including a municipal judge. Marriages may also be solemnized by a religious society, religious institution, or religious organization of this state, according to the regulations and customs of the society, institution or organization, when either party to the marriage to be solemnized is a member of such society, institution or organization.
Any additional questions regarding who can legally perform a marriage should be directed to an attorney.
Links and Resources
Record Search
Local Genealogy Researcher: Letha M. Mowry, lethashullmowry@gmail.com
Marriage License Requirements
Recording Standards
Sample Cover Sheet
Fee Schedule
Electronic Recording
Reasons Documents are Rejected
Changing a Name on a Deed
1911 Atlas of Nodaway County
Original Deed Book 1, 1845
Civil War Military Records
Record of Soldiers, Sailors & Marines (1919-1920)
Nodaway County Naturalization Records – These records are available due to the efforts of Letha M. Mowry, a former deputy Recorder and genealogy researcher.