West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Brooke County, WV
Brooke County (population 22,559) records real-property documents through the Brooke County Clerk (County Commission of Brooke County) — recording/land records division. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Brooke County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Brooke County Clerk (County Commission of Brooke County) — recording/land records division
- Mailing address
- 632 Main Street, Suite 201, Wellsburg, WV 26070
- Phone
- (304) 737-3661
- Checks payable to
- Brooke County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Brooke County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32 for first 5 pages (deed, deed of trust, or memorandum) per WV Code 59-1-10
- Additional pages
- $1 per additional page
- Other fees
- Additional $1 fee per document under 10 pages plus $1 per each additional 10 pages (statutory records-management fee); copies $1.50 for first two pages + $1/page thereafter; excise/transfer tax applies to deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Brooke County Clerk (County Commission of Brooke County) — recording/land records division before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Brooke County?
Brooke County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Brooke County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Brooke County's formatting rules: legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Brooke County Clerk (County Commission of Brooke County) — recording/land records division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Brooke County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Brooke County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Brooke County property are searchable at Brooke County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in West Virginia
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