West Virginia, Raleigh County
Where Beckley's records are kept. Beckley has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Beckley's own offices, along with the Raleigh County and State of West Virginia offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
From the Culture Center in Charleston, West Virginia Archives and History offers birth, death and marriage databases and genealogy guides; written research requests cost $10 in state and $20 from elsewhere.
Open official site West Virginia Archives and HistoryCounty court
Bankruptcy court for southern West Virginia with court locations in Charleston, Beckley, Bluefield and Huntington; hearing and 341 calendars, written opinions and forms are posted, and dockets are reached through PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West VirginiaCounty court
Website of West Virginia's unified court system, with court information by county, forms, e-filing, payments, court record searches and Supreme Court of Appeals and Intermediate Court of Appeals opinions and dockets.
Open official site West Virginia JudiciaryVital records
The state's official repository of birth, death, marriage and divorce records issues certified birth, death, fetal death and marriage certificates for a fee and corrects or amends records; genealogy requests are handled too.
Open official site West Virginia Health Statistics Center Vital RecordsPolice & jail
See missing person cases posted by the West Virginia State Police, with photos, case details and how to report information to investigators.
Open official site West Virginia State Police Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Registry released by the West Virginia State Police under the state Sex Offender Registration Act; visitors accept its terms before searching, and listings may still be under verification by registry staff.
Open official site West Virginia State Police Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Request a West Virginia criminal history record check through the State Police Criminal Records Section, the state's central repository for arrest records.
Open official site West Virginia State Police Criminal Records SectionFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Beckley city, West Virginia: 16,373 people estimated for July 2025 and 17,286 counted in 2020, plus figures on households, home values, income, schooling and employers.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Beckley's city site from City Hall at 409 S Kanawha St., with council members and meetings, the city code, municipal court and ticket payments, police and fire, code enforcement and parks.
Open official site City of BeckleyPolice & jail
The Beckley Police Department at 501 Neville St., with the chief's welcome, the department's vision, mission and core values, and pages for the chief and deputy chief of police.
Open official site Beckley Police DepartmentCity records
Beckley library services, reference materials and research assistance 221 North Kanawha Street Beckley WV 25801 Phone: (
Open official site Raleigh County Public LibraryCity records
Business listings directory 245 North Kanawha Street Beckley WV 25801 Phone: (304) 252-7328 Fax: (304) 252-7373
Open official site Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of CommerceEverything else, organized
5 more Beckley sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Beckley, a place of 17,286 people, is the seat of Raleigh County. Court and property records sit with Raleigh County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of West Virginia. Beckley's own offices are in the cards above, and our Raleigh County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 3 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 2 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The Office of Miners Health Safety and Training keeps the legal Mine Map Archives, the final certified maps required since the 1968 Hominy Falls disaster, at minesafety.wv.gov/historical-statistical-data/west-virginia-mine-map-archives under Historical and Statistical Data.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Voter registration in West Virginia is run by the West Virginia Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Beckley.
Deeds for property in Beckley are recorded by the Raleigh County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Raleigh County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in West Virginia come from the state vital records office, West Virginia Vital Registration. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.