West Virginia, Hancock County
Where New Cumberland's records are kept. New Cumberland has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include New Cumberland's own offices, along with the Hancock 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
City of New Cumberland pages for utility and general payments, forms, emergency services, parks and recreation and a calendar of council and water and sewer board meetings. City Hall: 204 N. River Ave, (304) 564-3383.
Open official site City of New CumberlandCounty court
Direct access to WV courts online; from County to Supreme courts.
Open official site West Virginia Court RecordsState records
The West Virginia Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer, taking consumer complaints and running the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Court case records are held by the West Virginia Judiciary and county circuit clerks.
Open official site West Virginia Attorney GeneralCourt records
Justice and Community Services runs West Virginia's criminal justice grant programs, the Statistical Analysis Center and the SAFE Commission, and posts publications, annual reports and public records information.
Open official site West Virginia Justice and Community ServicesState records
Buy West Virginia hunting and fishing licenses, check in game, read season dates and regulations, and find state parks, wildlife management areas and boat ramps.
Open official site West Virginia Division of Natural ResourcesPolice & jail
Official Homepage of the Hancock County, WV Sheriff's Department. With office purpose, contact information and important links.
Open official site Hancock County Sheriff's OfficePolice & jail
Request criminal and crash reports from the West Virginia state police.
Open official site West Virginia Criminal RecordsPolice & jail
The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation offender search shows where a person is held in a state prison or regional jail and when release is expected.
Open official site West Virginia Inmates and offender SearchPolice & jail
Search the WV State Police database of registered offenders by name or location.
Open official site West Virginia Sex OffendersPolice & jail
Current posting of fugitives and absconders from the WV State Police.
Open official site West Virginia Most WantedPolice & jail
Search the West Virginia sex offender registry, view missing persons and most wanted listings, request criminal records, find detachment contacts, and send an anonymous crime tip to the State Police.
Open official site West Virginia State PoliceVital records
West Virginia's Vital Registration Office, in the Health Statistics Center of the Department of Health, issues certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates in person, by mail or online for a fee.
Open official site West Virginia Birth RecordsEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
New Cumberland, a place of 1,020 people, is the seat of Hancock County. Court and property records sit with Hancock County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of West Virginia. New Cumberland's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hancock 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 2 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 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 minerals the records name are Clay; Fire Clay (Refractory).
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 New Cumberland.
Deeds for property in New Cumberland are recorded by the Hancock County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Hancock 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.