Middlebourne's County Seat Search
Start any Middlebourne property records hunt with the street address. Plug it into MapWV to pull up the parcel. Then check the district and Map/Parcel key against the Assessor card. District 07 is Middlebourne's slot in Tyler County's ten-district list. Remember the split in duties. Tyler County keeps the deeds, assessments, and tax bills. The town itself runs permits and zoning. A Middlebourne mailing address is a helpful clue. It never proves the land lies inside the incorporated town limits.
- Locate the street address in MapWV and select the matching parcel.
- Use District 07 and the map/parcel label to find the Tyler Assessor card.
- Use the Clerk index for the deed and legal description.
- Check the Sheriff Tax Office for bill status and the parcel map for location.
- Ask Middlebourne's municipal contact for permit, zoning, or street-number records.
The Tyler County property search lays out the county lookup route. Middlebourne's county-seat role changes where you walk in, not which office holds the deed.
Who Keeps Middlebourne Records
Tyler County keeps Middlebourne's deeds, assessment cards, tax accounts, and recorded plats. The town handles its own permits, zoning, street numbering, and local code files. Neither record replaces the other. A municipal file is no substitute for the Clerk's legal instrument, and a county parcel record will not give you a full city permit history.
Tyler County Records Offices
Clerk, Assessor, and Tax Office: 350 Park Avenue, Middlebourne, WV 26149.
Middlebourne Permits and Zoning
211 Stealey Street, Middlebourne, WV
No searchable municipal permit portal was located.
Use the municipal contact for current town records.
Middlebourne Plats and Neighborhood Names
No named Middlebourne subdivisions appear in the official material, along with no plat book and page references or building eras. So tie Middlebourne property records to verified lot labels, a recorded plat, and District 07 rather than to a neighborhood name you cannot document. The Clerk IDX offers searchable PLAT, DEED&PLAT, PLAT BOOK, RIGHT OF WAY, and ZONE ORDINANCE categories for confirming a name on paper.
| Neighborhood / Subdivision | Era | In the Records |
|---|---|---|
| No named subdivision verified | Not established | Search Clerk plat categories and confirm with an instrument |
| District 07 parcel map | Current county map key | Match MapWV with Assessor Map/Parcel controls |
| Courthouse-area legal description | Instrument date required | Preserve the deed's recorded lot, block, or metes-and-bounds wording |
A named plat search works best once the Clerk result hands you a spelling, a date, or a book and page. Take the lot you find and line it up against the county map. The Tyler County parcel map information page explains the GIS layers and why they serve as reference tools rather than surveys.
Limits of Middlebourne Property Records
Middlebourne property records have a clear reach. They show recorded instruments, tax values, and parcel geometry. They also include whatever permit files the responsible custodian keeps on hand.
They do not guarantee title. They will not fix a survey line. They will not tell you what a property would sell for. A town permit file is not a deed. A county tax map is not a boundary survey.
Lawful use. Use Middlebourne records for property diligence, historic research, civic review, or a tax question. Do not use a public record to stalk, harass, or harm anyone.
Middlebourne's 2020 Census Count
The 2020 Census incorporated-place table lists Middlebourne at 717 residents. That figure is a dated population count, nothing more. It is not a parcel count or a measure of the town's tax base. Sistersville and Paden City have larger populations in the same table. Yet Middlebourne's county-seat role still makes it the records center. Treat population as city context only for Middlebourne property records. The parcel still has to be located in MapWV. It must also be matched to District 07 before any Clerk or Assessor request. The Census place table provides the town's figure. The population record describes the town; the county tax district identifies the parcel's assessment path.
Middlebourne District 07 and ZIP 26149
Tax District 07 is Middlebourne in Tyler County's Assessor list. ZIP 26149 is commonly used for Middlebourne, but USPS should verify any particular street address. A mailing address may point to the town. It may also point to a post office box, or nearby unincorporated land. So neither the ZIP nor the postal city proves a parcel sits inside town limits. Carry the district/map/parcel key into the county record search. When a municipal question turns on incorporation limits, ask the town directly. Do not treat a tax class or ZIP boundary as a zoning map. The local district works well as a cross-reference. It is not the legal boundary itself.
Middlebourne's 350 Park Avenue Offices
Tyler County's main records offices cluster at 350 Park Avenue in Middlebourne. The County Clerk, Assessor, and Sheriff Tax Office all operate from that address. Walk-in visitors can pull a map card, ask about an assessment, or page through an older Clerk volume. The Circuit Clerk sits apart at 230 Main Street. County offices open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Clerk stops accepting recordings after 3:30 p.m. Arrive early with a deed.
Phone numbers make routing easier. The County Clerk answers at 304-758-2102 ext. 3, and the Assessor at 304-758-4781 ext. 1. The Sheriff Tax Office shares the Park Avenue address, uses PO Box 7 for mail, and takes calls at 304-758-2828. Match your question to the right office. Deeds and plats belong to the County Clerk, map cards and assessment questions to the Assessor. Current tax tickets are the Sheriff's business. The Circuit Clerk at 230 Main Street keeps court records separately.
A mailed deed must meet the Clerk's filing rules. That means original signatures and notarization. A document stating consideration also needs a Sales Listing Form. The transfer tax runs $5.50 per $1,000 of purchase price. Copy fees are not listed. Ask the office directly about charges. Because the office move is a current operational detail, confirm details before traveling; the Tyler County office notice identifies the current records location.
The county seat gathers Tyler County records under one roof. Town permits stay with Middlebourne, not the county.
Middlebourne Courthouse Record History
Middlebourne's courthouse anchors the town's record history. The National Register lists the Tyler County Courthouse and Jail at Main and Dodd Streets, and its record flags three key years: 1854, 1874, and 1922. Classical Revival and Beaux Arts features are noted too. For researchers, the landmark is a lead into courthouse-era deeds, wills, and tax books, not a stand-in for a parcel record.
The Clerk's IDX offers several named series. Older Series Deeds, Deed Book, Plat Book, Reassessment Land Book, Real Estate Tax Book, and fiduciary volumes all appear there, but the index publishes no digitization cutoff and no years for each series. Ask the Clerk which volume holds an older Middlebourne entry. The chain rarely ends online.
Note: The National Register record documents the courthouse and jail's history.
Middlebourne Library History Leads
The Tyler County Public Library stands at Main and Broad Streets in Middlebourne. According to the state directory, its original library opened in a Civil War-era home in 1967. It expanded later. For an older deed or a street label that needs context, it is a practical local-history lead.
That directory is silent on newspaper titles. It also omits microfilm years, obituary index periods, city-directory coverage, and genealogy database access. Ask the staff directly about those materials. Then carry any name or address clue back to the County Clerk instrument. A local-history source can help you read a deed chain. It cannot prove title on its own.
The state library directory lists the local institution.
Ask about specific years before you plan a newspaper or city-directory search.
Middlebourne Permit and Value Checks
Middlebourne publishes no searchable permit or zoning interface. Permit, zoning, street-number, and code questions go through the town's contact at 211 Stealey Street. The county Clerk's IDX includes a ZONE ORDINANCE category, but that index is not a full permit file.
For Tyler County land inside town, market value is assessed at 60 percent. The Assessor visits each property once every three years. Class 4 covers non-owner-occupied property within a municipality. The county publishes no Middlebourne-specific value trend or revaluation figure. Use the actual dated card.
A permit or zoning request should state its purpose. Say whether you need an issued permit, a code file, an address change, or a land-use decision. Include the street address and date range. Middlebourne posts no searchable permit database. Keep the deed search separate. A permit answer, in other words, should never be mistaken for a title or boundary decision.
A public-record request should name the Tyler County office that holds the record. Describe the property, document type, and approximate dates. West Virginia's Freedom of Information Act calls for a response as soon as practicable and within five days, excluding weekends and legal holidays. Statutory exemptions apply. An office may charge actual reproduction cost, never search time. Tyler County publishes no copy schedule, so ask the custodian about the charge.