West Virginia
Unclaimed property is administered by the West Virginia State Treasurerthrough the WV Unclaimed Property program.
Official search & downloadable data
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Downloadable file
No official public CSV, Excel, or ZIP owner-data file has been located yet for this state.
Finder & Recovery Rules
Licensing / Registration
No finder-specific statute in the WV UUPA; administrator records are confidential and open only to owners, kin, or their attorneys (W. Va. Code §36-8-25), which sharply limits third-party finder activity.
Fee Cap
No statutory fee cap — no finder-agreement provision exists in W. Va. Code art. 36-8.
Waiting Period
No statutory waiting period; records confidentiality (§36-8-25) is the practical barrier.
Governing Statute
W. Va. Code §36-8-1 et seq.; records confidentiality §36-8-25 (verified June 2026).
Summaries marked “verify” have not been independently confirmed against the current statute text. Nothing here is legal advice — confirm rules with the state administrator or counsel before contacting claimants.
Where county money sits in West Virginia
Tax-lien state administered through the State Auditor's delinquent lands division; surplus from sales is claimable through that office and county processes.
County Directory — West Virginia
55 counties · 20 with verified sources so far. Rows without a verified link show where the records are typically held —know the direct URL? Submit it and we'll credit you.
| County | Source links |
|---|---|
| Barbour County | not yet verified |
| Berkeley Countyverified 2026-07-21Berkeley County — County Commission (Martinsburg); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Boone County | not yet verified |
| Braxton County | not yet verified |
| Brooke County | not yet verified |
| Cabell Countyverified 2026-07-21Cabell County — County Commission (Huntington); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Calhoun County | not yet verified |
| Clay County | not yet verified |
| Doddridge County | not yet verified |
| Fayette Countyverified 2026-07-21Fayette County — County Commission (Fayetteville); Sheriff Tax Office online tax portal verified HTTP 200; property taxes via Sheriff in WV. | |
| Gilmer County | not yet verified |
| Grant County | not yet verified |
| Greenbrier Countyverified 2026-07-21Greenbrier County — County Commission (Lewisburg); official county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Hampshire County | not yet verified |
| Hancock Countyverified 2026-07-21Hancock County — County Commission (New Cumberland); official county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Hardy County | not yet verified |
| Harrison Countyverified 2026-07-21Harrison County — County Commission (Clarksburg); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Jackson Countyverified 2026-07-21Jackson County — County Commission (Ripley); official county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Jefferson Countyverified 2026-07-21Jefferson County — County Commission (Charles Town); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Kanawha Countyverified 2026-07-21Kanawha County — County Commission (Charleston); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Lewis County | not yet verified |
| Lincoln County | not yet verified |
| Logan Countyverified 2026-07-21Logan County — County Commission (Logan); official WV.gov county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Marion Countyverified 2026-07-21Marion County — County Commission (Fairmont); official county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Marshall Countyverified 2026-07-21Marshall County — County Commission (Moundsville); Sheriff tax portal and County Clerk (probate) pages verified HTTP 200. | |
| Mason County | not yet verified |
| McDowell County | not yet verified |
| Mercer Countyverified 2026-07-21Mercer County — County Commission (Princeton); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Mineral County | not yet verified |
| Mingo County | not yet verified |
| Monongalia Countyverified 2026-07-21Monongalia County — County Commission (Morgantown); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Monroe County | not yet verified |
| Morgan County | not yet verified |
| Nicholas County | not yet verified |
| Ohio Countyverified 2026-07-21Ohio County — County Commission (Wheeling); official county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Pendleton County | not yet verified |
| Pleasants County | not yet verified |
| Pocahontas County | not yet verified |
| Preston County | not yet verified |
| Putnam Countyverified 2026-07-21Putnam County — County Commission (Winfield); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Raleigh Countyverified 2026-07-21Raleigh County — County Commission (Beckley); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Randolph Countyverified 2026-07-21Randolph County — County Commission (Elkins); official county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Ritchie County | not yet verified |
| Roane County | not yet verified |
| Summers County | not yet verified |
| Taylor County | not yet verified |
| Tucker County | not yet verified |
| Tyler County | not yet verified |
| Upshur County | not yet verified |
| Wayne Countyverified 2026-07-21Wayne County — County Commission (Wayne); official county site verified HTTP 200; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Webster County | not yet verified |
| Wetzel County | not yet verified |
| Wirt County | not yet verified |
| Wood Countyverified 2026-07-21Wood County — County Commission (Parkersburg); official county site; property taxes typically via Sheriff Tax Office in WV. | not yet verified |
| Wyoming County | not yet verified |