West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hampshire County, WV
Hampshire County (population 23,093) records real-property documents through the Hampshire 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.
Hampshire County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hampshire County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission)
- Mailing address
- Hampshire County Clerk, 19 E. Main St. / PO Box 806, Romney, WV 26757
- Phone
- 304-822-5112 (Clerk's office main line; email contact estrite@hampshirewv.com)
- Checks payable to
- Hampshire County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hampshire County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32 first 5 pages (deed/deed of trust/memorandum of DOT) per WV Code 59-1-10; $12 first 5 pages for most other instruments
- 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 Hampshire County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission) before you mail a check.
What Hampshire County requires
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet statute found; statewide 39-1-2/2a margin/preparer-statement rules apply
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original or e-recording vendor return; written record requests via email accepted
Can you e-record in Hampshire County?
Hampshire 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 Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Hampshire 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 Hampshire County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hampshire County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hampshire County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hampshire County property are searchable at Hampshire 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
West Virginia isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.