West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mineral County, WV
Mineral County (population 26,938) records real-property documents through the Mineral County Clerk (Krista Johnson Dixon). 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.
Mineral County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mineral County Clerk (Krista Johnson Dixon)
- Mailing address
- Mineral County Clerk, Courthouse, 150 Armstrong Street, 2nd Floor, Keyser, WV 26726
- Phone
- 304-788-3924 (office); 304-788-1562 (clerk)
- Website
- mineralwv.gov/county-clerk
- Checks payable to
- Mineral County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Mineral 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)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mineral County Clerk (Krista Johnson Dixon) before you mail a check.
What Mineral County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper, legible font, single-sided printing (double-sided pages counted as two); preparer's name required
- Submission & return
- Public terminal available on-site for record access
Can you e-record in Mineral County?
Mineral 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 Mineral County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Mineral 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 Mineral County Clerk (Krista Johnson Dixon).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mineral County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mineral County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mineral County property are searchable at Mineral County Assessor's Office / WV Real Estate Assessment (statewide portal). 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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