West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Monroe County, WV
Monroe County (population 12,376) records real-property documents through the Monroe 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.
Monroe County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Monroe County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Monroe County Clerk, Courthouse, 350 Main Street / PO Box 350, Union, WV 24983
- Phone
- 304-772-3096 ext. 3
- Checks payable to
- Monroe County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Monroe 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; other documents $12.00 first 5 pages
- 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); county excise/transfer tax $7.70 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Monroe County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Monroe County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper, legible font, single-sided printing (double-sided counted as two pages); preparer's name at end of document required
Can you e-record in Monroe County?
Monroe 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 Monroe County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Monroe 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 Monroe County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Monroe County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Monroe County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Monroe County property are searchable at Monroe 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
West Virginia isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.