West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Marshall County, WV
Marshall County (population 30,591) records real-property documents through the Marshall 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.
Marshall County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Marshall County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Marshall County Courthouse, Room 106, PO Box 459, Moundsville, WV 26041
- Phone
- 304-845-1220
- Checks payable to
- Marshall County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Marshall 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; copy fees $1.50 (first 2 pages)/$1.00 each additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Marshall County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Marshall County requires
- Cover sheet
- No specific cover-sheet form published; standard 2-inch top-margin/stamp space expected under WV recording practice
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:30am-4:30pm weekdays
Can you e-record in Marshall County?
Marshall 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 Marshall County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Marshall 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 Marshall County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Marshall County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Marshall County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Marshall County property are searchable at Marshall 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.