West Virginia Vital Records
Event: Birth or death
Cost of copy: $12.00
Address:
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701
Remarks: State office has records since January 1917. For earlier records, write to Clerk of County Court in county where event occurred.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Vital Registration. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (304) 558-2931. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://www.wvdhhr.org.
Event: Marriage (State)
Cost of copy: $12.00
Address:
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701
Remarks: Records since 1921. Certified copies available from 1964.
Event: Marriage (county)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: County Clerk in county where license was issued.
Event: Divorce (State)
Cost of copy: See Remarks
Address:
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701
Remarks: Index since 1968. Some items may be verified (fee $5.00). Certified copies are not available from State office.
Event: Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: Clerk of Circuit Court, Chancery Side, in county where divorce was granted.