County Recorder
Dusty Nelms
P: 218.387.3660
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Our Mission
To promptly record, file, and preserve documents accurately in an efficient, responsible and professional manner for posterity and legal purposes.
County Recorder
Responsibilities
- Record real estate documents providing a traceable chain or title to the property
- Maintain a permanent repository of recorded documents for real property
- Vital Records - issue certified birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, record ordination credentials, notary commission registrations
- A repository for Military Discharge Records
We Add Value By:
- Protecting ownership through the maintenance of all parcel transactional records
- Protecting individual rights through the recording and maintenance of vital records such as birth certificates, death certificates and marriage licenses
- Assisting a variety of individuals from historians to realtors on the basics of how to search for the information they need
- Providing a traceable history of the growth and economic history of Cook County dating back to the 1870’s