County Recorder of Deeds

About the Recorder’s Office

The Iron County Recorder’s office is located in the historical courthouse in Ironton, Missouri, which was put into service in October 1860. The office records, indexes, and stores land records, military records, surveys, plats, and tax liens, and also issues marriage licenses.

Until the Election of 2008, the Recorder and Circuit Clerk were a combined office.

Fraud Alert Program

Protect yourself from deed fraud by registering for the Iron County Fraud Alert program. The program notifies you when a document is recorded against your name, so you can act quickly if something is filed without your knowledge.

Register for Fraud Alert

Contact the Recorder’s office at (573) 546-2811 if you need help enrolling.

Marriage Licenses

Bride and Groom

• Must appear together, in person, to complete the application, Monday–Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (except holidays). The license may be issued at the time of application.
• Be 18 years of age or over.
• Present a valid government issued picture ID.
• Bring payment of $48.00 (cash, check or money order) at the time of application.
• Will be asked to affirm all information is true and correct to the best of your knowledge on the application and that you are free to marry under the laws of the State of Missouri. Your signature on the application is considered sworn affirmation.
• Have the license given to the person performing the ceremony, before the wedding.
• Have a ceremony performed within 30 days from the date of issuance in the State of Missouri. If the wedding date is more than 30 days from the application date, the couple must wait to pick up the license.
• Not be related to each other through and including first cousins.
• Provide, if previously married, the date their last marriage dissolved.

Online Marriage Application

An online marriage application is available. Both applicants will still need to appear in person with government issued IDs and pick up the license after completing the online application.

No refunds.

Persons Solemnizing Marriages

Section 451.100 RSMo. Marriages may be solemnized by any clergyman, either active or retired, who is in good standing with any church or synagogue in this state. Marriages may also be solemnized, without compensation, by any judge, including a municipal judge. Marriages may also be solemnized by a religious society, religious institution, or religious organization of this state, according to the regulations and customs of the society, institution or organization, when either party to the marriage to be solemnized is a member of such society, institution or organization.

Note: It is a misdemeanor for anyone to perform a marriage ceremony if a license is not presented prior to the ceremony (451.120 RSMo). The marriage is invalid if the ceremony takes place before the license is picked up.

Return and Record of Marriage

• The person performing the ceremony is required by law to return the completed license to the County Recorder of Deeds office within 15 days of the ceremony.
• The Recorder’s office then provides the state with the marriage information, retains a copy for preservation and permanent record.
• The original marriage license is mailed to the couple at the address provided.
• The license, used or not used, must be returned to our office.

Recording Fees

Note: To provide for timely recording of documents and to be cost effective, the Recorder of Deeds will retain any excess payment of fees up to $10.00 over statutory fees. The amount submitted shall be considered and receipted as payment for service. This will reduce rejections and allow for the priority of recording documents. Fees over $10.00 of statutory fees will be rejected.

Online Record Search

Iron County land records are available online through SFFlexSuite® Web.

Search Iron County records online

Existing users can log in normally. New users should click the Sign-Up link in the upper right corner to create an account. Only one account is required to access counties using SFFlexSuite® Web.

Options to view and print document images

• Credit card: one-hour pass $30.00 with a convenience fee of $2.00, or three-hour pass $70.00 with a convenience fee of $2.00.
• Subscription: contact the Recorder at (573) 546-2811 for an application and pricing.

Data availability

Images of real estate documents are in the process of being completed.

How to sign up

1. Fill out all required information, read the disclaimer and check the box, then click Submit.
2. Find the appropriate group in the list that appears and click the (+) button for that row to request access to the records. You may need to use the arrows at the bottom of the list to change pages to find it.

Groups for Iron County

• Iron County Public — credit card access to indexes and images.
• Iron County Subscribers (Print Images) — subscriber access to indexes and images.
• Iron County Subscribers (Batch Download Images) — subscriber access to indexes and images with batch download capability.

All of the above groups have access to limited index information of marriage licenses.

Using the credit card payment interface

1. Click the Application Window button and click the “Portal Management” tab.
2. Go into “User Profile” and click the Shopping Cart icon.
3. Make your choice from the dropdown menu and click “Add Item”.
4. Click “Confirm Your Purchase”, click “Pay By Credit Card” and enter your credit card information.
5. After successfully completing the credit card transaction and being redirected to the User Profile, click the Application Window and choose the “Iron Co” tab.
6. Click the selected application and begin the search.

To exit the web portal, click the orange icon at the top far right (Exit the portal).

SFFlexSuite® Web reference document (PDF)

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Documents & Resources

• Document Formatting Standards (PDF) (effective January 1, 2002)
• Fraud Alert Program Information (PDF)

Office Hours & Location