Register of Deeds
What We Do
The Register of Deeds handles the filing of many documents. Some of the most common are:
- Deeds
- Federal Tax Liens
- Mortgages and Satisfactions
- Articles of Incorporation
- Plats and Certified Survey Maps
- Financing Statements
We also file Vital Statistics Records such as birth and death certificates, marriage licenses and Veteran's discharges.
Office Hours
The Bayfield County Register of Deeds office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
Contact Us
Physical Address
117 East Fifth St.
P.O. Box 813
Washburn, WI 54891
Telephone
(715) 373-6119
Office Contacts
- Register of Deeds
- Patricia Olson
- E-mail: polson@bayfieldcounty.org
- Deputy Register of Deeds
- Jody Blakeley
- E-mail: joblakeley@bayfieldcounty.org
- Records / File Clerk
- Denise Tarasewicz
- E-Mail : dtarasewicz@bayfieldcounty.org
Current Fee Schedule
| Recording fees | Certified copies |
|---|---|
| First page: $11 | Birth certificate: $20 / $3 per additional copy |
| Additional pages: $2 each | Death Certificate: $20 / $3 per additional copy |
| WI Transfer fee: $3 per $1,000 | Marriage Record: $20 / $3 per additional copy |
There is no fee for veterans' records. All fees are subject to change without notice.
A Note to Genealogists
Bayfield County Vital Statistic records date back as far as the late 1870's for births, late 1800's for deaths and the mid-1800's for marriages.
Census, naturalization, and other records can be found at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, Wisconsin. Their archival records represent collections from nine counties in northern Wisconsin. To obtain more information on their research center and State Historical Society Archives, please e-mail whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu or call (715) 685-2649.