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Upshur County, West Virginia Property Records

Upshur County, West Virginia, comprises one incorporated city, Buckhannon, along with 68 unincorporated communities. In Upshur County, WV, property records are comprehensive repositories detailing land ownership and boundaries. They confirm property rights and determine values, which are pivotal in guiding real estate decisions and development strategies.

Upshur County property records list an average home value of $145,000 and a median rent of $828. With a median household income of $53,956, residents face a tax burden of 0.47% on a property's assessed fair market value.

Property records in Upshur County, WV, are among the documents the Office of the County Clerk manages. They maintain and preserve real estate instruments such as deeds, mortgages, leases, liens, plats, maps, and easements. After recording, these documents are indexed according to party name, recording date, legal description, and record type.

The Upshur County Clerk ensures that the public can access property instruments online or on-site. Their physical office at 40 West Main St., Room 101, Buckhannon, WV 26201, caters to document researchers during office hours.

To improve the accessibility of documents, the County Clerk offers the Online Records Search. This extensive tool allows for the remote retrieval of property instruments typically available in the office.

Additionally, the Office of the County Clerk accommodates records requests forwarded through their hotline ((304) 472-1068) and email (cjsmith@upshurcounty.org), provided that the necessary document identifiers and other relevant information are indicated. When requesting copies of property records, the first two pages are priced at $1.50, while each additional page is charged at $1.

If zoning verification is needed, the local planning or zoning office is the authority to refer to. They typically maintain land use records, maps, and databases that provide updated information about zoning regulations and designations for specific properties within their jurisdiction.

Upshur County Property Records Search

Upshur County Registrar of Deeds

Upshur County Clerk

Address: 40 West Main Street
Phone: 304-472-1068
Fax: 304-472-1029
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: https://www.upshurcounty.org/departments/county_clerk.php
Official Records Search: http://inquiry.upshurcounty.org/

Upshur County Property Statistics

Upshur

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 20,793
  • Commercial Parcels: 820
  • Residential Parcels: 16,456
  • Other Parcels: 3,517
  • Tax Amount Population: 86.73%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-11-07
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-07-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 54097

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-03
  • Deed Max: 2023-03-31
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 10,932
  • Residential Deed Docs: 6,821
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-01-04
  • Mortgage Max: 2014-10-10
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 6,856
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 2,723
  • FIPS Code: 54097
  • Deed Docs: 17,753
  • Mortgage Docs: 9,579

AVM

  • County Population: 20793
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 6,330
  • Residential Parcels: 6,330
  • FIPS Code: 54097

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 20,740
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 18,938
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 168
  • Other Geocodes: 1,634
  • FIPS Code: 54097

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 54
  • County FIPs: 097
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Non-Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2006-07-06
  • NOD Document Count: 0
  • NOD Max Recording Date: N/A
  • NTS Document Count: 11
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2019-04-06
  • LP Document Count: 0
  • LP MaxRecording Date: N/A
  • NOS Document Count: 0
  • NOS Max Recording Date: N/A

Upshur County Property Records Search