West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wetzel County, WV
Wetzel County (population 14,442) records real-property documents through the Wetzel County Clerk (recording/land records 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.
Wetzel County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wetzel County Clerk (recording/land records office)
- Mailing address
- Wetzel County Clerk, 200 Main St / P.O. Box 156, New Martinsville, WV 26155
- Phone
- 304-455-8224
- Checks payable to
- Wetzel County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wetzel County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32 for first 5 pages (deed/deed of trust/memorandum of trust); $12 for first 5 pages of other instruments (WV Code 59-1-10)
- Additional pages
- $1 per additional page beyond 5
- Other fees
- Preservation/records fee $1 for instruments over 19 pages plus $1 per additional 10 pages; $20 'housing fee' when consideration is paid on a deed; excise/transfer tax $5.50 per $1,000 of value (documentary stamps)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wetzel County Clerk (recording/land records office) before you mail a check.
What Wetzel County requires
- Cover sheet
- White 8.5x11 paper, legible font, single-sided printing, preparer's name, grantee name/address required for conveyances (WV statutory formatting norms)
Can you e-record in Wetzel County?
Wetzel 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 Wetzel County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Wetzel 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 Wetzel County Clerk (recording/land records office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wetzel County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wetzel County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wetzel County property are searchable at Wetzel County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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