Where Huntington's records are kept. Huntington has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Huntington's own offices, along with the Cabell County and State of West Virginia offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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West Virginia Archives and History
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.
United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia
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.
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.
West Virginia Health Statistics Center Vital 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.
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.
West Virginia State Police Criminal Records Section
Request a West Virginia criminal history record check through the State Police Criminal Records Section, the state's central repository for arrest records.
The Census Bureau's QuickFacts tool for Huntington city, West Virginia, home to 46,842 people at the 2020 Census, gives basic statistics on its people, businesses and geography.
City of Huntington site with council agendas, inspections and permits, planning and zoning, the municipal code, a forms and reports center, online payments and a public safety dashboard. City Hall: 800 Fifth Avenue.
The county library at 455 9th Street in Huntington, with its catalog, reference and interlibrary loan, local history collections such as birth, death and marriage indexes and flood photos, and downloadable books.
City of Huntington business license page for new businesses in the city, with the application; City Hall is at 800 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, phone 304.696.5540.
Huntington, a place of 46,842 people, is the seat of Cabell County. Court and property records sit with Cabell County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of West Virginia. Huntington's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cabell County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Huntington
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned.
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.
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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How do I register to vote in Huntington, West Virginia?
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 Huntington.
How do I look up property records in Huntington, West Virginia?
Deeds for property in Huntington are recorded by the Cabell County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Cabell County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Huntington, West Virginia?
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.
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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.