Fax 304-436-3340, Judge Rudolph J. Murensky, II Princeton, WV 24740 Fax 304-431-2642 Contact the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Health Statistics Center External to learn more about these records and explore additional options for obtaining copies. Due to the extra processing time involved, customers are urged to order through the mail. McDowell County is part of the Twelfth Family Court Circuit, which also includes Mercer County. Judge Edward J. Kornish Remarks: Marriage indexes from 1921 forward. The public entrance to the building is on Capitol Street, and we are located on the right side of the lobby. By Phone, Fax and Internet From two days to ten days, depending upon what options you choose when ordering the certificate. 304-436-8587 2022 West Virginia Court System - Supreme Court of Appeals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Inception of county to present, county level (County Clerk). Click here for Detailed Instructions on how to purchase a certified certificate from our walk-in office. What is a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth? It is our goal to file death certificates and send out the certified copies of the death certificates the same day we receive them. 1853 to present, county level (County Clerk). 120 Scott Street Fax: 304-436-2817, Judge Lisa K. Clark Some of the couples listed in this volume were wed before they came to Virginia/West Virginia or after removing to another state or territory. Both offices may need to be queried but it is recommended that for births before 1917 that county offices be queried first. Find the nearest Health Department office from your location, In order to apply for a copy of your birth certificate online, you will have to, Processing times differ between offices, but you should expect to receive your vital records in West Virginia. Vital Registration Office Online Vitals is an independent private preparer that is not affiliated with any government agency. What is your relationship with the person on the certificate? By Mail or In Person$12 per copy. 120 Scott Street ). We provide application preparation assistance services that will help you save time in any vital record application process. The Certificate will be mailed within one to five business days from the date the order is placed. 304-436-8512 Welch, WV 24801 1501 W. Main St., Ste 121, Mercer, West Virginia 24740, 1501 W. Main St., Ste 121 , Mercer, West Virginia 24740, Mercer. 304-436-8594, Magistrate Daniel W. Mitchell Once on file, the processing time is identical as existing orders. In Person Please note that it can take the hospital up to a month to get the birth certificate to us, and about a week for us to do all the steps that need to take place to place the certificate on file. Apply for certified copies of birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate, or divorce certificates. Welch, WV 24801 In terms of obtaining vital records, West Virginia is not an "open record" state. Court and Wyoming Streets We contract with a company named VitalChek to take expedited credit card orders. To ensure you receive the documents you need, it is recommended that you fill out all required documents before visiting Mercer County Vital Records. For earlier records, write to Clerk of County Court in county where event occurred. CDC twenty four seven. Note: West Virginia also has "Delayed birth certificates" maintained at both the county and state levels. Total time can be as short as five business days, to 19 business days or longer. Saving Lives, Protecting People, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources website, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. We offer an expedited service is available through a company called VitalChek at an additional charge. Have a question? All Rights Reserved. Address where you would like the birth certificate to be delivered. Recent Births

Click here for Instructions on how to purchase a certified certificate by mail. We also suggest arriving early to avoid long lines. Hospitals do not produce Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. Judge Anthony Bisaha P.O. If the record you are seeking has been digitized, you can access it online, through the projects described below. Fax: 304-436-2642, Magistrate Steve L. Cox McDowell County comprises the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Use our online form to ask a librarian for help. Court and Wyoming Streets If it has not been digitized or if you need a certified copy, contact the appropriate state or county office to view the record. Virginia / West Virginia Husbands and Wives, https://guides.loc.gov/west-virginia-local-history-genealogy, West Virginia: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, Guide to West Virginia Vital Research Records Project, Quick Guide to West Virginia Birth Records, Quick Guide to West Virginia Death Records, Marriages: Inception of County up to the date of filming, usually 1968 to 1971, Quick Guide to West Virginia Marriage Records, West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Health Statistics Center, Inception of county to present, county level (Circuit Court). Ordering in person is the fastest way to obtain a certificate. Remarks: Certified copies of divorce orders may be obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the divorce was granted. By Mail If they dont, you can use our directory to locate another vital records office near you. For each record a source is given; the sources are a combination of original and previously published material. The West Virginia Judicial System is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal access and unbiased, non-discriminatory treatment to all. We do not accept debit/credit cards at our walk up counter, or by mail at this time, but next to our office is an ATM machine and West Virginia United Federal Credit Union. Additional searches may be paid for at a rate of $12 per three year period. In Person Our Address is 350 Capitol Street. 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM is a busy time, so keep this in mind if you are coming in on your lunch break. Thanks to our online services, you can save a trip to the Health Department and you will be able to easily fill out your application.

McDowell County Courthouse By Mail To locate additional published materials, go to the Print Resources section of this guide for search tips on locating published county courthouse records, abstracts, and indexes that may aide you in locating original records at the county level. Certified copies are not available from state office. You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link. We accept cash, check and money orders. 120 Scott Street Keep in mind that not all offices offer every service, and some offices have a limited date range available. 304-436-6943 (McDowell County) Fax: 304-436-2642, Judge Mary E. Griffith

CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. Fax 304-436-8574, Francine Spencer, Clerk To verify current fees, the telephone number is (304) 558-2931. Remarks: County Clerk in county where license was issued. your child), enter their birth information here. New or Recent Marriages are first registered in the county clerk's office in the county where the license was issued. Our fees charged are for the preparation of your documents and do not include the fees for obtaining these vital record documents, which you will need to pay separately to the Health Department. 304-436-8535 You can contact the Mercer County Vital Records office to verify that they offer the service you need. Fax: 304-436-3476, Diana L. Castle, Probation Officer, Chief. Remarks: State office was established in 1917. (address same as Magistrate Clerk) Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources websiteExternal. The county seat is Welch. Remarks: Indexes only since 1968. Please allow for at least fifteen minutes, even though most requests are completed much quicker. office will be able to assist you to obtain your: And services like health and human services, fostering advances in medicine, public health and social services, Skip the line at the Health Department Office. Processing time is the time it takes our office to enter your order into our computer system, make and mail the certificate to you. Depending upon the year of the Report of Fetal Death, microfilm records may need to be accessed. Princeton, WV 24740 Transit time is the time it takes the Post Office to deliver the mail. Links to additional online content are included when available. Please enter the birth information of the individual who needs the birth certificate. Processing time is usually about five business days, but can change depending upon staffing and order volume. The public entrance to the building is on Capitol Street, and we are located on the right side of the lobby. McDowell County Fax 304-431-2642 A Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth is an abstracted form of a Report of Fetal Death. (address same as Magistrate Clerk) 90 Wyoming Street, Suite 201 Before 1964, see county below.

Fax: 304-436-8575, Probation Office If you are applying for someone else (i.e. By Phone, Internet or Fax (Credit Card/Debit Card Only) 304-436-8510 When available the date and place of marriage is given; if unknown, the compiler has listed approximate dates and likely places of marriage. See county below. this website can help you find out more about your states processing times and procedures. Box 768 Welch, WV 24801 This Service requires additional fees charged by them. 105 Wyoming Street 304-487-8423 Welch, WV 24801 The guesstimates of dates and places not known for sure at least give the researcher a time and place in which to start searching. We offer same-day walk in service at our office. As such, the process is more time consuming. Address: Although the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth may be ordered in person, due to the extra time involved, the Certificate will still need to be mailed to the requesting parent. Box 1652 304-487-8423 Total time consists of processing time and transit time. 304-436-6943 (McDowell County) We do not accept debit/credit cards at our walk up counter, or by mail, By Phone, Internet or Fax (Credit Card/Debit Card Only), Death Certificate Requested by the Funeral Home, *Before calling, it may be helpful for you to print out a copy of our, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC, Vital Chek Networks, Vital Records Expediting service, West Virginia United Federal Credit Union, Click here for Instructions on how to purchase a certified certificate by mail, Note: Shipping cost varies depending upon shipping method, For Online Ordering and general information, The Parents and Grandparents of Person on the Certificate, The Wife or Husband of the Person on the Certificate, The Children and Grandchildren of the Person on the Certificate, Anyone who has Legal interest in the Certificate, The Children and Grandchildren of the Bride or Groom, The Parents of the Stillborn Baby (Note: If the corresponding Report of Fetal Death does not list a Father, only the Mother of the Stillborn may order a certified copy. If our computerized search doesn't find the record, we will search the year specified, the year before and the year after. A Report of Fetal Death for a previous fetal death must be on file with the Vital Registration Office before one can be produced. P.O. Welch, WV 24801

We are located on the corners of Capitol and Washington Streets, (the old 'Diamond Department Store' building) in downtown Charleston, across the street from FedEx-Kinkos.

Why are you applying for a birth certificate? The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. McDowell County Courthouse P.O. Box 310 The county clerk is required to send all completed marriage applications to the Vital Registration Office by the 10th day of the month after the month in which the license was returned to them after the marriage. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Earlier records may be on file at the state office as delayed certificates if they were placed on file after 1917 and were not already on file in a county clerks office. 119 Wyoming Street 304-487-8423 This volume lists about 17,000 husbands, many of whom married more than once. Room 165 304-436-6943 (McDowell County) This process means that a delay of two months or more from the time the marriage occurs until the Vital Registration Office can issue a certified copy is not unusual. 304-436-8591, Magistrate Richard VanDyke

Birth information of the person on record, 1.5 Has the person on record ever changed his/her name, 1.6 Has the person on record ever changed his/her name, Information about the parents of the person on record, Mother's last name before any marriage (maiden name), Mother's last name after marriage if different, Father unknown or not listed on the birth certificate. Transit time can vary greatly. Fax 304-431-2642 Based on the date of the vital event (birth, death, marriage, divorce), determine whether you are seeking a state or county level record. The fee includes a non-refundable search fee. Charleston, WV 25301-3701. You must pay with a credit or debit card (they accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover cards). Our Address is 350 Capitol Street. Death Certificate Requested by the Funeral Home Whether you are seeking to apply for your birth certificate or are submitting an application for another person (i.e. Total time is the time it takes from when you mail the request until you receive the certificate. Fax: 304-436-6994. Entries are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the groom. Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth are currently hand-abstracted from the source document, the Report of Fetal Death.