West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cabell County, WV
Cabell County (population 94,350) records real-property documents through the Cabell County Clerk — Recording Department. 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.
Cabell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cabell County Clerk — Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Cabell County Courthouse, County Clerk's Office - Recording, 750 5th Avenue, Suite 108, Huntington, WV 25701-2072
- Phone
- (304) 526-8625
- Checks payable to
- Cabell County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cabell 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; Excise/Transfer Tax of $5.50 per $1,000 of purchase price plus a separate $20.00 fee to the WV Housing Development Fund when transfer tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cabell County Clerk — Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Cabell County requires
- Submission & return
- Original documents returned by first-class mail after recording is completed (per official recording page)
Can you e-record in Cabell County?
Cabell 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 Cabell County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Cabell County's formatting rules (above): 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 Cabell County Clerk — Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cabell County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cabell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cabell County property are searchable at Cabell 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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