About the Sweetwater County Clerk
Sweetwater County was created in 1867 as Carter County in Dakota Territory and renamed by the new Wyoming Territorial legislature in 1869 to honor the Sweetwater River. At roughly 10,500 square miles it is the largest county in Wyoming, encompassing most of the Great Divide Basin, a stretch of the Continental Divide, and the Flaming Gorge area. Its 20th-century identity was shaped heavily by a unionized coal- and trona-mining workforce, and the mining and mineral industry remains central to the county's economy today.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Sweetwater County, this is the Sweetwater County Clerk that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Green River (county seat), Rock Springs, Wamsutter, Superior, Bairoil, Granger.
Unincorporated communities: Point of Rocks, Farson, Eden, McKinnon, Reliance, Table Rock, Blairtown.
Office Details
Address: 80 West Flaming Gorge Way, Suite 150, Green River, WY 82935
Phone: 307-872-3732
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (documents accepted for recording until 4:00 PM); closed legal holidays
Recording Fee: Set by Wyoming state statute as a flat per-page fee for recording, with a slightly higher charge for the first page than for each additional page -- not a percentage of the property's value.
E-recording: Yes -- Sweetwater County was the first county in Wyoming to offer electronic recording, beginning in 2011, and continues to accept e-recorded documents through Simplifile.
Good to know before you go: In addition to the main Green River office, the Clerk's Office (including land records) also has a Rock Springs location, but it works by appointment rather than walk-in -- call ahead (307-922-5213) before making a special trip there.
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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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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