West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Harrison County, WV
Harrison County (population 65,921) records real-property documents through the Harrison 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.
Harrison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harrison County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission)
- Mailing address
- Harrison County Clerk, 301 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301
- Phone
- 304-624-8674
- Checks payable to
- Harrison County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Harrison 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 Harrison County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission) before you mail a check.
What Harrison 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
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours M-F 8:30am-4:00pm, extended to 6:00pm on 3rd Thursday
Can you e-record in Harrison County?
Harrison 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 Harrison County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Harrison 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 Harrison County Clerk (Clerk of the County Commission).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harrison County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harrison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harrison County property are searchable at Harrison 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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