Contact Information
Peggy Cummings, Clarke County Recorder
Phone: (641) 342-3313
Fax: (641) 342-1124
pcummings@clarkecountyiowa.org
Clarke County Courthouse, 1st floor
100 South Main Street
Osceola, Iowa 50213
Staff
Kelley Luce, Deputy
kluce@clarkecountyiowa.org
Joleen Louder, Passport Agent
jlouder@clarkecountyiowa.org
Iowa’s County Recorders are proud of their tradition and looking forward to the future. The Clarke County Recorders Office does not provide legal services, and does not prepare legal documents. The Office of the County Recorder was created by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa in 1839 and is responsible for recording and maintaining official records affecting title to real estate. Every real estate transaction that takes place in the county starts in the Recorder’s Office.
Responsibilities of the Clarke County Recorder
- 28E & Drainage Agreements
- Affidavits
- Articles of Incorporation
- Assignments, Releases
- Bills of Sale
- Condemnations
- Contracts
- Deeds
- DOV
- Easements
- Federal and State Tax Liens
- Financing Statements
- GWH
- Leases
- Many Other Miscellaneous Documents
- Military Service Records
- Mortgages
- Plats & Surveys
- Powers of Attorney
- Section Corner Certificates
- Trade Names
- ATV Registrations/Title/Liens
- Boat Registrations/Titles/Liens
- Deer and Wild Turkey Licenses and Tags
- Federal Waterfowl Stamps
- Fur Harvester Licenses
- Habitat, Duck and Trout Fees
- Hunting Fishing Licensing
- Landowner/Tenant Gun & Archery Licenses and Tags
- Snowmobile Registrations/Titles/Liens
- Mail-In Passport Application and Instructions
- Passport Application and Instructions
- Passport Fees
- Passport Hours are generally Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 8:30-12:00, 1:00-4:00. By appointment only. Please call 641-342-3313 for appointment.
Vital Records (Available from County or State Offices)
Other Responsibilities
- Certify recorder’s records
- Collect and report auditor’s fee on transfer of property
- Collect real estate transfer tax on conveyances of property
- File detailed reports monthly and annually to county and state agencies
- Make records available for genealogy research
- Perform federal and state tax lien searches and research of current records for the public