West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Morgan County, WV
Morgan County (population 17,063) records real-property documents through the Morgan 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.
Morgan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morgan County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Morgan County Clerk, 77 Fairfax Street, Room 102, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
- Phone
- 304-258-8547
- Checks payable to
- Morgan County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Morgan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32.00 (deed, first 5 pages, per official July 1 2024 fee schedule) 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 added for over 5 pages / additional $1.00 per 10 pages over 19 pages; other misc. documents $12.00 first 5 pages, $1.00/addl page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morgan County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Morgan County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper, legible font, single-sided printing (double-sided counted as two pages)
Can you e-record in Morgan County?
Morgan 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 Morgan County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Morgan 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 Morgan County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Morgan County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morgan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morgan County property are searchable at Morgan County Assessor's Office (Debbie Weaver) / 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.