West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wood County, WV
Wood County (population 84,296) records real-property documents through the Wood 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.
Wood County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wood County Clerk (recording/land records office)
- Mailing address
- Wood County Clerk, 1 Court Square / P.O. Box 1474, Parkersburg, WV 26102
- Phone
- 304-424-1899 (recording); 304-424-1850 (main office)
- Checks payable to
- Wood County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wood 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
- $20 housing fee when consideration paid on deed; preservation fee $1 for instruments over 19 pages plus $1 per additional 10 pages; excise tax $5.50 per $1,000 value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wood County Clerk (recording/land records office) before you mail a check.
What Wood County requires
- Cover sheet
- White 8.5x11 paper, legible font, single-sided printing (double-sided pages billed as two pages)
- Submission & return
- Documents can be picked up next day or mailed back to submitter
- Hours & turnaround
- Next business day (in-office)
Can you e-record in Wood County?
Wood 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 Wood County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Wood 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 Wood County Clerk (recording/land records office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wood County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wood County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wood County property are searchable at Wood 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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