West Virginia, Pocahontas County
Where Marlinton's records are kept. Court and property records for Marlinton sit with Pocahontas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of West Virginia.
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As a small town, Marlinton relies on Pocahontas County and the State of West Virginia for its public records. The cards below are the West Virginia state offices, and the Pocahontas County offices are on our Pocahontas County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital 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 RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseCity 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 JudiciaryEverything else, organized
12 more Marlinton sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Marlinton, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Marlinton, a place of 998 people, is the seat of Pocahontas County, so most county offices are in Marlinton itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Pocahontas County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations with a Marlinton address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $7,219 in back wages agreed for 14 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Pharmacy | 1 | $6,101 | 7 |
| Greenbrier Grille & Lodge, LLC. | 1 | $570 | 6 |
| Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 1 | $547 | 1 |
| Dorie's Restaurant | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| ANDLAR Enterprises Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Marlinton, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The West Virginia wage theft records page ranks the whole state.