About the Platte County Clerk
Wheatland grew out of an ambitious irrigation project the Wyoming Development Company began in the 1880s, diverting water from the Laramie River onto the semi-arid Wheatland Flats through a system of canals and a tunnel completed in 1883. The town formed in 1894, was incorporated in 1905, and became the Platte County seat in 1911. A sugar beet factory built in 1906 anchored the local agricultural economy for decades, and irrigated farming remains central to the county today: the Wheatland Irrigation District, which delivers water to tens of thousands of acres of once-dry rangeland, is the largest privately held irrigation district in the United States.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Platte County, this is the Platte County Clerk that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Wheatland (county seat), Chugwater, Glendo, Guernsey, Hartville.
Unincorporated communities: Bordeaux, Dwyer, Dwyer Junction, Uva.
Hartville, in the county's northeast corner, is recognized as the oldest incorporated town in Wyoming.
Office Details
Address: 800 9th Street, Wheatland, WY 82201
Phone: (307) 322-2315
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recording Fee: a flat statewide per-page fee set by Wyoming statute, not a percentage of the property's value
E-recording: accepts e-recording through CSC
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 Platte 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 Platte 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 Platte 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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