About the Weston County Clerk
Weston County was established on March 12, 1890, carved from Crook County land. Its development was driven directly by natural resources: in 1887, Jefferson Weston and Frank Mondell discovered rich coal deposits north of what became Newcastle, and the resulting rail line spurred the county's early settlement. Bordering South Dakota's Black Hills to the east, the county remains sparsely populated today, with an economy still anchored in natural resource extraction and ranching.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Weston County, this is the Weston County Clerk that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Newcastle (county seat), Upton.
Unincorporated communities: Osage, Four Corners, Clareton.
Office Details
Address: 1 West Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701
Phone: 307-746-4744
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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 -- Weston County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile and Corporate Service Company (CSC), available since January 2017.
Good to know before you go: The land-records vault is self-service during business hours (8 AM-4:30 PM) -- per the Clerk's office, staff will not conduct research on your behalf due to liability, so if you need someone to search historical records for you, plan on hiring a title company rather than asking the counter staff.
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 Weston 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 Weston 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 Weston 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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