About the Converse County Clerk
Converse County was created March 9, 1888 by the Wyoming Territorial legislature from land ceded by Albany and Laramie counties, and named for Cheyenne banker and rancher Amasa R. Converse; part of the county was later carved off in 1911 to help form Niobrara County. Douglas, the county seat, sits along the historic Oregon Trail corridor, and the county's economy has long centered on energy, anchored by the Dave Johnston coal-fired power plant at Glenrock. The county also contains portions of Medicine Bow National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Converse County, this is the Converse County Clerk that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Douglas (county seat), Glenrock, Rolling Hills, Lost Springs.
Unincorporated communities: Bill, Shawnee, Parkerton, Esterbrook.
Office Details
Address: 107 North 5th Street, Suite 114, Douglas, WY 82633
Phone: 307-358-2244
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: Converse County accepts e-recording through several certified vendors, including Simplifile, CSC (Corporate Services Company), Indecomm Global Services, and ePN (eRecording Partners Network); it was one of the first counties in Wyoming to adopt Simplifile e-recording.
Good to know before you go: General Clerk business runs until 5 PM, but the recording desk itself stops taking new documents at 4 PM Monday through Friday -- plan to arrive with time to spare if filing is the whole reason for your trip.
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 Converse 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 Converse 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 Converse 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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