Register of Deeds, 500 North Denver, Hastings NE 68901

Phone: 402-461-7148            Fax:402-461-7154

or

P.O. Box 203, Hastings NE 68902-0203

Office Hours:    9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m  M-F

The Adams County Register of Deeds is an elected partisan position with a four year term of office. The Register of Deeds Office is a separate office in counties that have more than 20,000 inhabitants.

The Register of Deeds Office is responsible for the maintaining and securing of the land records of the county. The duty of the Register of Deeds is to record deeds, mortgages, assignments, releases, construction liens, tax liens (state and federal), UCC filings, plats, instruments and writings presented to him or her for recording. This office routinely deals with complex legal descriptions and requires accuracy and detail. The documents are microfilmed and scanned daily. In Adams County, the office updates ownership on the copies of the cadastral maps. The Register of Deeds is a public office and is used by the public along with Real Estate Companies, Title and Abstract Companies, Banks, Law Firms, Appraisers and Genealogists. Because of microfilm, all documents recorded with the Adams County Register of Deeds can be returned within 24 hours. No original is retained for permanent record with the exception of Plats.

ADAMS COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS
J. W. Brewster 1885
F. C. Mastin 1887
C. W. Wilson 1889
Wm. M. Vastine 1893
M. W. Burgess 1897
Charles W. Foote 1905
John H. Uerling 1909
Charles C. Larsen 1914
Lucy N. Button 1918 (deceased 1930)
J. C. Greenwood 1930
Forrest L. Hughes 1934 (resigned 10-6-41)
Carl F. Grothen 1941 (resigned 8-6-42)
Rachel Hayen 1942 (appointed)
Fred Schaffroth 1942 (resigned 3-5-65)
John L. Meredith 1965 (died 1979)
Sharon L. Stonecipher 1979 (resigned 7-12-90)
Michele D. Klingler 1990
Janice D. Johnson 1999 - present

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