West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grant County, WV
Grant County (population 10,976) records real-property documents through the Grant County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission). 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.
Grant County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grant County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission)
- Mailing address
- Grant County Clerk, 5 Highland Avenue, Petersburg, WV 26847
- Phone
- 304-257-4550 (Clerk's office); fax 304-257-4207; email county.clerk@grantcountywv.org
- Checks payable to
- Grant County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grant County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25 for deed of conveyance/trust deed/fixture filing/security agreement re: real estate lease (first 5 pages); $10 for plat/map alone; other instruments per WV Code 59-1-10 schedule
- Additional pages
- $1 per additional page beyond 5
- Other fees
- Statewide records-preservation fee embedded per 59-1-10; excise/transfer tax separate
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grant County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission) before you mail a check.
What Grant County requires
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet statute found; statewide 39-1-2/2a margin and preparer-statement rules apply
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original or e-recording vendor return; IDX Search platform available for online record lookup
Can you e-record in Grant County?
Grant 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 Grant County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Grant 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 Grant County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grant County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grant County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grant County property are searchable at Grant County Assessor. 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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