Coos County Clerk
About the Coos County Clerk
Coos County sits on Oregon's southwest coast around Coos Bay, once billed as the best natural harbor between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound and still a working port anchoring the region's forest-products industry. Coquille is the county seat even though it's smaller than both Coos Bay and North Bend, the county's larger coastal cities. The Clerk's office in Coquille handles recording for the whole county, from harbor-front commercial parcels near Charleston to timber ground inland toward Sitkum.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Coos County, this is the Clerk’s office that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Bandon, Coos Bay (the county's largest city), Coquille (county seat), Lakeside, Myrtle Point, North Bend, and Powers.
Unincorporated communities: Allegany, Arago, Charleston, Dora, Norway, Prosper, Sitkum, and Sumner.
Coos County is home to two federally recognized tribal landholdings: the Coquille Indian Tribe's reservation (established 1996, roughly 6,512 acres spread across multiple non-contiguous parcels in and near the Coos Bay–North Bend area) and the tribe's separate Coquille Forest trust timberland near Bridge, plus a small reservation and scattered trust parcels held by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians near Empire. These are distinct tribal trust lands, not part of the county's own recording jurisdiction.
Office Details
Address: 250 N. Baxter St, Coquille, OR 97423
Phone: (541) 396-7600
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (closed 12:00 – 1:00 PM for lunch)
Recording Fee: Oregon recording fees are set individually by each county and change periodically — check Coos County's current fee schedule or call the office to confirm the exact amount before filing.
Document Search: Digital Research Room online records search
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 Coquille? Oregon allows remote online notarization — you can have your Coos 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 Coos 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 Coos County Clerk Will Accept
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