Fergus Property Records

Fergus County, Montana, consists of seven cities, with Lewiston being the largest. In Fergus County, MT, property records encapsulate essential details about land ownership and usage. These documents offer insights into parcel boundaries and historical transactions integral to legal processes and urban development.

Based on the Fergus County property records, there is a $164,233 median home value, a median rent cost of $670, and a $59,643 median household earning. These figures provide perspective on the area's economic health. As for property tax, Fergus County collects a rate of 0.71% of the appraised property value.

Property records in Fergus County, MT, are preserved by the  County Clerk and Recorder. This office, especially its Records Department, oversees the recording, scanning, and indexing of mortgages, deeds, surveys, plats, and other miscellaneous real estate documents.

Property instruments recorded and filed since June 1989 are publicly accessible during office hours through the computer terminals within the Clerk and Recorder's premises (712 W Main, Suite 204, Lewistown, MT 59457).

The office has also offered two online databases to serve the citizens with a more convenient means of document access. The first is the  iDoc Market, a subscription-based search tool that holds digitized real estate records from 1989. The second is the  Historical Index Search website, which contains plats and grantor-grantee deed indices from 1886 to 2013, searchable by book/page information.

Accessing and obtaining documents from the Fergus County Clerk and Recorder typically incurs fees. However, the office did not mention the fee schedule publicly. To learn about the cost breakdown and the payment method, contact the Clerk and Recorder's office at (406) 535-5242.

If property zoning requires verification, contact the  Fergus County Planning Office at (406) 535-9046. This office is the primary source of zoning-related information on properties outside the incorporated cities and towns. If the subject property falls within the incorporated areas, refer to the designated local office for zoning verification.