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West Virginia County Clerks & Recorders
Directory of all 55 counties in West Virginia. Access official courthouse addresses, recording fee schedules, marriage licenses, vital statistics, and government records search portals.
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Deed Recording
$27.00
Base fee (first page) • +$1.00/addl page
W. Va. Code § 59-1-10 & § 11-22-2
Transfer Tax
$1.65 per $500 ($1.10 state / $0.55 county) Excise Tax on property transfers
Real estate conveyance / deed stamp
Marriage License
$56.00 ($36.00 with verified premarital counseling)
Waiting period: 0 hours • Valid: 60 days
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$25.00
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All West Virginia Counties Directory (55)
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FIPS 54001
Pop. 15.378
Barbour County
County Seat: Philippi
Barbour County Courthouse / Recording Office, Philippi, WV 26238
(304) 517-1831
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54003
Pop. 132.440
Berkeley County
County Seat: Martinsburg
Berkeley County Courthouse / Recording Office, Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304) 551-1893
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54005
Pop. 20.576
Boone County
County Seat: Madison
Boone County Courthouse / Recording Office, Madison, WV 25130
(304) 585-1955
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54007
Pop. 12.162
Braxton County
County Seat: Sutton
Braxton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sutton, WV 26335
(304) 619-2017
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54009
Pop. 21.373
Brooke County
County Seat: Wellsburg
Brooke County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wellsburg, WV 26070
(304) 653-2079
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54011
Pop. 92.082
Cabell County
County Seat: Huntington
Cabell County Courthouse / Recording Office, Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 687-2141
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54013
Pop. 5959
Calhoun County
County Seat: Grantsville
Calhoun County Courthouse / Recording Office, Grantsville, WV 26147
(304) 721-2203
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54015
Pop. 7783
Clay County
County Seat: Clay
Clay County Courthouse / Recording Office, Clay, WV 25043
(304) 755-2265
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54017
Pop. 7680
Doddridge County
County Seat: West Union
Doddridge County Courthouse / Recording Office, West Union, WV 26456
(304) 789-2327
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54019
Pop. 39.072
Fayette County
County Seat: Fayetteville
Fayette County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fayetteville, WV 25002
(304) 823-2389
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54021
Pop. 7254
Gilmer County
County Seat: Glenville
Gilmer County Courthouse / Recording Office, Glenville, WV 25267
(304) 857-2451
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54023
Pop. 10.921
Grant County
County Seat: Petersburg
Grant County Courthouse / Recording Office, Petersburg, WV 26707
(304) 891-2513
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54025
Pop. 32.149
Greenbrier County
County Seat: Lewisburg
Greenbrier County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lewisburg, WV 24901
(304) 225-2575
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54027
Pop. 23.649
Hampshire County
County Seat: Romney
Hampshire County Courthouse / Recording Office, Romney, WV 26757
(304) 259-2637
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54029
Pop. 28.145
Hancock County
County Seat: New Cumberland
Hancock County Courthouse / Recording Office, New Cumberland, WV 26047
(304) 293-2699
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54031
Pop. 14.251
Hardy County
County Seat: Moorefield
Hardy County Courthouse / Recording Office, Moorefield, WV 26801
(304) 327-2761
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54033
Pop. 64.639
Harrison County
County Seat: Clarksburg
Harrison County Courthouse / Recording Office, Clarksburg, WV 26302
(304) 361-2823
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54035
Pop. 27.593
Jackson County
County Seat: Ripley
Jackson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ripley, WV 25271
(304) 395-2885
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54037
Pop. 59.787
Jefferson County
County Seat: Charles Town
Jefferson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Charles Town, WV 25414
(304) 429-2947
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54039
Pop. 174.805
Kanawha County
County Seat: Charleston
409 Virginia St E, Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 357-0130
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54041
Pop. 16.500
Lewis County
County Seat: Weston
Lewis County Courthouse / Recording Office, Weston, WV 26452
(304) 497-3071
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54043
Pop. 19.701
Lincoln County
County Seat: Hamlin
Lincoln County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hamlin, WV 25523
(304) 531-3133
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54045
Pop. 30.827
Logan County
County Seat: Logan
Logan County Courthouse / Recording Office, Logan, WV 25022
(304) 565-3195
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54049
Pop. 55.807
Marion County
County Seat: Fairmont
Marion County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 633-3319
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54051
Pop. 29.405
Marshall County
County Seat: Moundsville
Marshall County Courthouse / Recording Office, Moundsville, WV 26041
(304) 667-3381
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54053
Pop. 24.765
Mason County
County Seat: Point Pleasant
Mason County Courthouse / Recording Office, Point Pleasant, WV 25550
(304) 701-3443
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54047
Pop. 17.439
McDowell County
County Seat: Welch
McDowell County Courthouse / Recording Office, Welch, WV 24801
(304) 599-3257
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54055
Pop. 58.057
Mercer County
County Seat: Princeton
Mercer County Courthouse / Recording Office, Princeton, WV 24701
(304) 735-3505
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54057
Pop. 26.867
Mineral County
County Seat: Keyser
Mineral County Courthouse / Recording Office, Keyser, WV 26710
(304) 769-3567
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54059
Pop. 22.023
Mingo County
County Seat: Williamson
Mingo County Courthouse / Recording Office, Williamson, WV 25661
(304) 803-3629
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54061
Pop. 107.718
Monongalia County
County Seat: Morgantown
Monongalia County Courthouse / Recording Office, Morgantown, WV 26501
(304) 837-3691
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54063
Pop. 12.382
Monroe County
County Seat: Union
Monroe County Courthouse / Recording Office, Union, WV 24983
(304) 871-3753
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54065
Pop. 17.649
Morgan County
County Seat: Berkeley Springs
Morgan County Courthouse / Recording Office, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
(304) 205-3815
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54067
Pop. 24.169
Nicholas County
County Seat: Summersville
Nicholas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Summersville, WV 26651
(304) 239-3877
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54069
Pop. 41.194
Ohio County
County Seat: Wheeling
Ohio County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 273-3939
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54071
Pop. 6029
Pendleton County
County Seat: Franklin
Pendleton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Franklin, WV 26807
(304) 307-4001
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54073
Pop. 7428
Pleasants County
County Seat: Saint Marys
Pleasants County Courthouse / Recording Office, Saint Marys, WV 26170
(304) 341-4063
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54075
Pop. 7765
Pocahontas County
County Seat: Marlinton
Pocahontas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marlinton, WV 24915
(304) 375-4125
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54077
Pop. 34.099
Preston County
County Seat: Kingwood
Preston County Courthouse / Recording Office, Kingwood, WV 26537
(304) 409-4187
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54079
Pop. 56.962
Putnam County
County Seat: Winfield
Putnam County Courthouse / Recording Office, Winfield, WV 25213
(304) 443-4249
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54081
Pop. 72.356
Raleigh County
County Seat: Beckley
Raleigh County Courthouse / Recording Office, Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 477-4311
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54083
Pop. 27.350
Randolph County
County Seat: Elkins
Randolph County Courthouse / Recording Office, Elkins, WV 26241
(304) 511-4373
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54085
Pop. 8167
Ritchie County
County Seat: Harrisville
Ritchie County Courthouse / Recording Office, Harrisville, WV 26148
(304) 545-4435
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54087
Pop. 13.743
Roane County
County Seat: Spencer
Roane County Courthouse / Recording Office, Spencer, WV 25276
(304) 579-4497
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54089
Pop. 11.581
Summers County
County Seat: Hinton
Summers County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hinton, WV 25951
(304) 613-4559
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54091
Pop. 16.388
Taylor County
County Seat: Grafton
Taylor County Courthouse / Recording Office, Grafton, WV 26354
(304) 647-4621
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54093
Pop. 6604
Tucker County
County Seat: Parsons
Tucker County Courthouse / Recording Office, Parsons, WV 26287
(304) 681-4683
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54095
Pop. 7919
Tyler County
County Seat: Middlebourne
Tyler County Courthouse / Recording Office, Middlebourne, WV 26149
(304) 715-4745
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54097
Pop. 23.529
Upshur County
County Seat: Buckhannon
Upshur County Courthouse / Recording Office, Buckhannon, WV 26201
(304) 749-4807
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54099
Pop. 37.686
Wayne County
County Seat: Wayne
Wayne County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wayne, WV 25570
(304) 783-4869
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54101
Pop. 8045
Webster County
County Seat: Webster Springs
Webster County Courthouse / Recording Office, Webster Springs, WV 26203
(304) 817-4931
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54103
Pop. 13.890
Wetzel County
County Seat: New Martinsville
Wetzel County Courthouse / Recording Office, New Martinsville, WV 26155
(304) 851-4993
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54105
Pop. 5000
Wirt County
County Seat: Elizabeth
Wirt County Courthouse / Recording Office, Elizabeth, WV 26143
(304) 885-5055
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54107
Pop. 83.052
Wood County
County Seat: Parkersburg
Wood County Courthouse / Recording Office, Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 219-5117
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
FIPS 54109
Pop. 20.277
Wyoming County
County Seat: Pineville
Wyoming County Courthouse / Recording Office, Pineville, WV 24874
(304) 253-5179
Deed 1st Page: $27.00 Full Details
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Frequently Asked Questions About West Virginia County Clerks
Who records deeds and property transfers in West Virginia?
In West Virginia, real estate deeds, mortgages, and liens are officially recorded by the County Clerk. Standard recording fees are governed by W. Va. Code § 59-1-10 & § 11-22-2 with a base fee of $27.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page.
What is the real estate transfer tax rate in West Virginia?
Transfer tax rules in West Virginia: $1.65 per $500 ($1.10 state / $0.55 county) Excise Tax on property transfers. Check your specific county requirements as local documentary stamps or municipal fees may also apply.
What are the requirements for getting married in West Virginia?
In West Virginia, marriage license fees typically range around $56.00 ($36.00 with verified premarital counseling). The state requires a mandatory waiting period of 0 hours from application to marriage ceremony, and the license remains valid for 60 days. Issued by County Clerk. No waiting period.
Where do I register a DBA or business name in West Virginia?
For West Virginia, business name filings (DBA / Assumed Name) require a fee of approximately $25.00 and are processed through the County Clerk & West Virginia Secretary of State. Trade name filed with the County Clerk and registered with Secretary of State.