Grant County Clerk
About the Grant County Clerk
Grant County sits deep in the Blue Mountains, where roughly 63 percent of the land is federally owned — national forest and more than 150,000 acres of designated wilderness surround the county on nearly every side. Gold mining built the early economy here until a federal wartime order shut the mines down in 1942, and today cattle ranching and timber carry what's left of it. The county seat, Canyon City, is actually the smaller of the county's two main towns — neighboring John Day, just up the road, has roughly two and a half times the population — so the Clerk's office in Canyon City serves a small, close-knit community used to doing business at a walk-in pace.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Grant County, this is the Clerk’s office that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Canyon City (county seat), Dayville, Granite, Greenhorn, John Day, Long Creek, Monument, Mount Vernon, Prairie City, and Seneca.
Unincorporated communities: Austin, Austin Junction, Bates, Beech Creek, Dale, Fox, Hamilton, Izee, Kimberly, and Ritter.
Greenhorn, one of the incorporated cities above, straddles the Baker & Grant county line and is Oregon's least-populous incorporated city.
Office Details
Address: 201 S Humbolt St, Suite 290, Canyon City, OR 97820
Phone: (541) 575-1675 | Fax: (541) 575-2248
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Recording Fee: Oregon recording fees are set individually by each county and change periodically — check Grant County's current fee schedule or call the office to confirm the exact amount before filing.
How to File a Document
- Prepare Your Document: Make sure your deed meets Oregon's formatting and content requirements before you file.
- Get It Notarized: Have the document signed in front of an Oregon notary public or other authorized official. No notary nearby in Canyon City? Oregon allows remote online notarization — you can have your Grant County deed notarized online by an Oregon-commissioned notary instead.
- Meet Oregon's First-Page Requirements: Oregon law requires your deed's first page to show the title, grantor and grantee names, the true consideration, and an address for tax statements. If your document doesn't already include this, you'll need to attach a cover sheet, which adds $5 to the recording fee.
- Record It: You can file in person or by mail with the Grant County Clerk's office.
- Pay the Recording Fee: Oregon recording fees are set individually by each county and change periodically — check the current fee schedule or call the office to confirm the exact amount before filing.
- Keep Your Receipt: Your recorded document (or a certified copy) is your proof of filing.
Filing? Get a Deed the Grant County Clerk Will Accept
FREE generic forms are the most common reason Oregon deeds get rejected — usually over formatting, the legal description, or notary acknowledgment.
Two ways to avoid that:
Both are Oregon-compliant and built for the Grant County Clerk’s exact requirements.
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