Vital Registration, Division of Health
State Capitol Complex
Bldg. 3, Rm. 513
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2931
Info: (304) 558-2931
Fax: (304) 343-2169
Make check or money order to Vital Registration. Be advised, there was a fire in 1921 that destroyed many records.
| Record Type |
Cost |
Dates |
Comments |
| Birth |
$5.00 |
Since Jan. 1917 |
For earlier records, write to the Clerk of County Court in the county where the birth occurred. |
| Death |
$5.00 |
Since Jan. 1917 |
|
| Marriage |
$5.00 |
Since 1921 |
If the records are not available at the State office, they should be available from the County Clerk in the county where the license was issued. |
| Divorce |
$5.00 |
Since 1968 |
|
West Virginia Counties:
Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, Wyoming
