West Virginia, Marshall County
Where Benwood's records are kept. Benwood has its own police department and public library; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Benwood's own offices, along with the Marshall 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
Covers northern West Virginia from offices in Wheeling and Clarksburg; the court posts hearing and 341 meeting calendars, opinions and forms, and its case locator runs through PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern 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
Census Bureau profile of Benwood city, West Virginia on data.census.gov: 1,252 people at the 2020 Census, $43,636 median household income, and tables on education, jobs, housing, health coverage and families.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau Profile (data.census.gov)City records
Benwood's city site from 430 Main Street, with bill pay, forms and applications, utility setup, business licenses and B&O tax, building permits, council meetings, municipal court dates and police and fire.
Open official site City of BenwoodPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 430 Main Street Benwood WV 26031 Phone: (304) 232-2121 Fax: (304) 232-1111
Open official site Benwood Police DepartmentCity records
Benwood library services, reference materials and research assistance 201 Marshall Street McMechen WV 26040
Open official site Benwood-McMechen LibraryCity records
Benwood business listings directory 604 Jefferson Avenue Moundsville WV 26041 Phone: (304) 845-2773
Open official site Marshall County Chamber of CommerceEverything else, organized
6 more Benwood sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Benwood, a place of 1,252 people, is in Marshall County, whose county seat is Moundsville. Court and property records sit with Marshall County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of West Virginia. Benwood's own offices are in the cards above, and our Marshall 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 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Limestone, General.
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.
Straight answers
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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 Benwood.
Deeds for property in Benwood are recorded by the Marshall County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Marshall 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.