Lookup Public Records in Tucker County, West Virginia. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Tucker County, West Virginia Overview
Tucker County is located in the state of West Virginia. The county was formed in March 7, 1856. The county was named after Henry St. George Tucker, Sr.. Its county seat is Parsons. The county has a total population of 6,915, as of 2017, with its area spanning 421 square miles (land area being 419 square miles, while water area being 2.1 square miles). The county consists of 8 ZIP codes, with ZIP code 26287 recorded as the one with the largest population. Tucker County borders the following counties: Preston County, West Virginia to the north; Randolph County, West Virginia to the south; Grant County, West Virginia to the east; Barbour County, West Virginia to the west, and; Garrett County, Maryland to the northeast.
Tucker County Clerk Information
Duties include:
- Issuance of marriage licenses, birth and death certificates
- Record births, marriages and deaths in the county
- Serve as Chief Voter Registration Official for the county; register qualified voters
- Maintain custody and integrity of the county’s voting machines, ballot boxes and other election supplies
- Conduct training sessions for poll clerks and other election officials prior to their service
- Serve as the recorder of all documents
- Keep records of County Commission transactions
- Keep minutes of all County Commission meetings
- Responsible for the bookkeeping of the county including budget, accounting and payroll
- Assist the County Commission in preparation of the budget
- Prepare the financial statement for the county
- Set up appointments for the County Commission in their absence
- Responsible for public notice of all Commission meetings
- Serve as Secretary to the Civil Service Commissions
- Issue hunting and fishing licenses
- Provide notary services
- Issue military service discharge records
- Probate wills and assist in administration of estates
- Information needed to Administer an Estate
- Conduct absentee voting
- Serve as election officer
You should attach a copy of your valid ID when you want to apply for a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage records. Further information about the registrant and the requestor is needed in the given application form that is linked below.
An online property record search is now available. The records seen in the site are the same with the records that can be seen in the office of the Clerk. The official records are kept in the Tucker County Clerk’s Office.
Below is the physical address of the County Clerk:
Sherry Simmons, County Clerk
211 First Street, Suite 205
Parsons, WV 26287
Phone: 304.478.2414 ext. 201
Fax: 304.478.2217
Email: [email protected]
| Tucker, WV Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
|---|---|
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
| Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 6,680 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 757 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 9 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 4 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 368 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 609 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 9 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 118 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 3 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 2,092 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 29 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 10 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 1,248 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 202 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 18 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 28 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 155 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 144 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 72 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 10 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 31 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 18 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 41 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 606 |
Tucker County Clerk’s Office
Address: 211 First Street, Suite 205 Parsons, WV 26287
Phone: 304.478.2414 ext. 201