About the Big Horn County Clerk
Big Horn County was created in March 1890 out of parts of Fremont, Johnson, and Sheridan counties and organized in 1897, taking its name from the Big Horn Mountains along its eastern edge. It sits within the Big Horn Basin, where irrigation canals dug by Mormon colonizers sent from Utah -- who founded Cowley, Byron, and expanded Lovell around the turn of the 20th century -- turned the arid basin into productive farmland. The county today includes part of the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Big Horn County, this is the Big Horn County Clerk that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Basin (county seat), Burlington, Byron, Cowley, Deaver, Greybull, Lovell, Manderson, Frannie (partly in Park County).
Unincorporated communities: Emblem, Otto, Shell, Hyattville, Kane.
Office Details
Address: 420 West C Street, Basin, WY 82410
Phone: 307-568-2357
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recording Fee: Wyoming county clerks charge a flat per-page recording fee set by state statute, with an additional charge for each page beyond the first -- it is not based on the property's sale price or value.
E-recording: Big Horn County accepts e-recording through Simplifile.
Good to know before you go: If you're e-recording through Simplifile rather than filing in person, don't count on the office's full 8 AM-5 PM window -- submissions stop being processed at 4 PM, so anything sent later gets picked up the next business day.
How to File a Document
- Sign in Front of a Notary: Wyoming Statute § 34-1-113 requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notarial officer, following the requirements of Wyoming Statute § 34-26-107, before the Big Horn County Clerk can accept a deed for recording. The deed is actually valid between grantor and grantee as soon as it's signed and delivered -- the notarized acknowledgment is what makes it eligible for recording, which is the step that protects the new owner against someone else later claiming an interest in the same property.
- Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone won't satisfy Wyoming's requirements -- the deed needs the property's actual legal description (a government survey reference, a metes-and-bounds description, or a platted lot and block, depending on how the parcel was originally surveyed). You can usually copy this directly from the deed that transferred the property to you.
- Complete a Statement of Consideration: Unlike many states, Wyoming requires a separate signed Statement of Consideration to accompany the deed when it's filed (Wyoming Statute § 34-1-142), unless a specific exemption applies. This is a distinct document with its own signature, not a box you check on the deed itself -- the Big Horn County Clerk can provide the current form and confirm whether your situation qualifies for an exemption.
- Consider Online Notarization if an In-Person Visit Is Hard: Wyoming has permitted remote online notarization on a permanent basis since July 1, 2021, when Senate File 29 took effect (Wyo. Stat. § 32-3-102) -- so if getting to a notary's office in person is inconvenient, a signer may be able to complete the acknowledgment over live video with a Wyoming-commissioned online notary instead.
- Record with the County Clerk: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed, notarized deed and its Statement of Consideration with the Big Horn County Clerk for the county where the property sits. Wyoming's recording fee is set by state statute (W.S. § 18-3-402) -- a flat rate for the first page and a separate flat rate for each additional page, not a percentage of the property's value -- and Wyoming imposes no state or local real estate transfer tax on top of that.
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Other Counties in Wyoming
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