West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Pendleton County, WV
Pendleton County (population 6,143) records real-property documents through the Pendleton County Clerk (County Commission) - real property recording office. 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.
Pendleton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pendleton County Clerk (County Commission) - real property recording office
- Mailing address
- Pendleton County Clerk, 100 South Main Street, Franklin, WV 26807
- Phone
- 304-358-2505
- Checks payable to
- Pendleton County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Pendleton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32 for first 5 pages (deed/deed of trust, per WV Code 59-1-10)
- Additional pages
- $1 per page after page 5
- Other fees
- Other instruments (assignments, financing statements, liens, plats, etc.) are $12 for pages 1-5 and $1/page thereafter; no separate records-management rider identified for this county
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pendleton County Clerk (County Commission) - real property recording office before you mail a check.
What Pendleton County requires
- Cover sheet
- No statewide cover sheet mandated; WV requires ~3-inch blank top margin on first page for recording stamp, preparer's name and return-to address on document
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to submitter's return address
Can you e-record in Pendleton County?
Pendleton 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 Pendleton County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Pendleton 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 Pendleton County Clerk (County Commission) - real property recording office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Pendleton County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pendleton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pendleton County property are searchable at Pendleton County Assessor's Office. 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.