West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Webster County, WV
Webster County (population 8,378) records real-property documents through the Webster 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.
Webster County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Webster County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 2 Court Square, Room G-1, Webster Springs, WV 26288
- Phone
- (304) 847-2508
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Webster County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32 for first 5 pages (deed/deed of trust/memorandum); $12 for first 5 pages (other instruments)
- Additional pages
- $1 per additional page over 5
- Other fees
- $1 preservation fee for instruments over 19 pages (plus $1 per additional 10 pages); $20 housing fee when consideration is paid; excise/transfer tax $5.50 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Webster County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Webster County requires
- Cover sheet
- General WV standard: white 8.5x11 paper, legible font, single-sided printing; Declaration of Value required when taxes due
Can you e-record in Webster County?
Webster 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 Webster County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Webster 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 Webster County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Webster County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Webster County property are searchable at Webster County Assessor / WV State Property Search Portal (mapwv.gov). 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.