West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mercer County, WV
Mercer County (population 59,664) records real-property documents through the Mercer 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.
Mercer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mercer County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Mercer County Clerk, Courthouse, 1501 West Main Street, Suite 121, Princeton, WV 24740
- Phone
- 304-487-8312
- Checks payable to
- Mercer County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Mercer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32.00 (deed, first 5 pages) plus $20.00 WV Housing Fund fee if consideration paid = $52.00 total; without consideration $32.00
- Additional pages
- $1.00/page after page 5
- Other fees
- $1.00 preservation fee for instruments over 19 pages (additional $1.00 per 10 pages); state/county excise tax $4.40 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mercer County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Mercer County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper, legible font, single-sided printing (double-sided counted as two pages); 1.5-inch top margin on first page; preparer name and legal description required; no documents recorded after 4:00 PM
Can you e-record in Mercer County?
Mercer 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 Mercer County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Mercer 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 Mercer County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mercer County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mercer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mercer County property are searchable at Mercer County Assessor's Office (Tommy Bailey). 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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