Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association

Columbia County - Lisa M. Walker
Office Address:
400 DeWitt St., P.O. Box 133, Portage, WI 53901
Office hours:  8:00 AM – 4:30 PM 
Telephone - 608-742-9677
 Fax Number - 608-742-9875

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About Lisa:

Lisa is currently serving her second term as Register of Deeds. She was elected Register of Deeds in January 2005. Lisa was previously Chief Deputy, and had 17 years of experience in the Register of Deeds office. Lisa is married and has two adult children.

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About the Register of Deeds office:  The Columbia County Register of Deeds Office currently has 4 full time positions. In 2006, 17,301 real estate documents were recorded, in addition to processing birth, death, marriage records and military discharges.

The implementation of Fidlar Software in 2005 has provided the Register of Deeds office with many enhancements. The software has not only improved workflow efficiency for staff, but includes a tract index, eRecording, and on-line access to real estate records. These enhancements have not only increased productivity, but have also provided customers with alternative searching capabilities that were not accessible in the past. The indexes of real estate documents recorded begin November 1, 1987. Real estate document images begin January 1, 1998.

Columbia County Register of Deeds website

About Columbia County:  Columbia County was first organized in 1846, but long before Wisconsin history began, Columbia County was an important place to the people of early times. It is unknown how many hundreds of years ago Indians began using the Fox-Wisconsin waterway, carrying their canoes across the narrow portage between these rivers. It is known that in 1673, two Miami Indians guided French explorers, Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette to this portage. Columbia County has also been notable for honoring and respecting its women, the most famous of whom was the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Zona Gale.
Columbia County is located in south-central Wisconsin and has a total land area of approximately 778 square miles. In 2003 Columbia County had a population of 53,862. The county seat is Portage. Columbia County is comprised of 21 townships, 10 villages and 4 cities.