COUNTY RECORDER | HOWARD COUNTY RECORDER

137 North Elm Street, Cresco, IA 52136

Eligibility

General public; serves Howard County

Required documents

Call for information

Hours

Monday 8:00am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8:00am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8:00am - 4:30pm Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

(563) 547-9210

Voice

https://howardcounty.iowa.gov/recorder/

[email protected]

Application process

Call for information

Fees

Call for information; fees vary by service needed

Service area

Howard County, Iowa

Description

The County Recorder services include land and records management; serving as a licensing agent for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources by issuing fishing and hunting licenses, & registering and titling boats, snowmobiles, ATVs and ORVs; serving as County Registrar of Vital Records and has the responsibility of issuing Marriage Licenses, registering Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates and issuing certified copies of Vital Records; and taking pass port photos (the Auditor's Office is the acceptance agent for passports).

What's Here

Birth Certificates County Recorder Offices Land Records Death Certificates Boat Registration Marriage Licenses Fishing Licenses Military Records Hunting Licenses

Providing organization

HOWARD COUNTY RECORDER

The County Recorder's Office is responsible for lands and records management; issuing fishing and hunting licenses; registering and titling boats, snowmobiles, ATVs and ORVs; serving as County Registrar of Vital Records; issuing birth, death, and marriage certificates; and taking passport photos.