West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lincoln County, WV
Lincoln County (population 20,463) records real-property documents through the Lincoln County Clerk. 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.
Lincoln County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lincoln County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Lincoln County Courthouse, 8000 Court Ave. (PO Box 497), Hamlin, WV 25523
- Phone
- 304-824-7990 ext. 233
- Checks payable to
- Lincoln County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lincoln County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32.00 for deed of conveyance/deed of trust (1st 5 pages) per WV Code 59-1-10; $12.00 for other instruments (1st 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page after page 5
- Other fees
- $5.50 per $1,000 excise/transfer tax due at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lincoln County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Lincoln County requires
- Cover sheet
- No specific cover-sheet form published; standard 2-inch top-margin/stamp space expected under WV recording practice
Can you e-record in Lincoln County?
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lincoln County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lincoln County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lincoln County property are searchable at Lincoln 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.