Hancock County, WV Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce Records
Hancock County non-public birth, death, and marriage records from 1917 to the present are available only to family members from the state Health Statistics Center. With few exceptions, public records include birth records older than 100 years, death and marriage records older than 50 years. The Hancock County Clerk maintains vital records before 1917, as well as divorce records. Hancock County was created in 1848 from Brooke County and named for Revolutionary War leader John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Robert Cavelier de La Salle, probably the first European to enter modern Hancock County, sailed down the Ohio River in 1669. Hancock County Recorder Office - Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records
Hancock County
PO Box 367
New Cumberland, WV 26047
Hours of Operation: 8:30AM-4:30PM EST
Website
Phone: 304-564-3311 x266,267,268,279,280.281
Fax: 304-564-5941
Real Estate: 304-564-3311 x267
Assessor: 304-564-3311 x253,254,272,273,284,293,283
Treasurer: 304-564-3311 x262
Appraiser: 304-564-3311 x256
Elections: 304-564-3311 x288
Vital Records: 304-564-3311 x280
Recording Officer: County Clerk
Assessor Fax: 304-564-3415
Assessor Website
Hancock County Marriage & Divorce Records
Hancock County Birth & Death Records
About Hancock County, West Virginia
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