Where to Ask First
For current jail custody, start with Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility. For local law-enforcement records or arrest routing, use the Upshur County Sheriff's Office. For court cases after arrest, use the magistrate or circuit clerk. Emergencies should always go to 911.
Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
400 Abbey Road
Belington, WV 26250
(304) 637-0382
Upshur County Sheriff's Office
38 W. Main St., Room 101
Buckhannon, WV 26201
(304) 472-1182
Law enforcement office, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
After-Hours Nonemergency
Upshur County Communications Center
(304) 472-9550
Records and Court Contacts
For filed case records, the jail cannot replace the clerk. Magistrate court handles many initial criminal matters, while circuit court handles felony and higher-level proceedings. Ask the clerk for copies when the online court search identifies a case but does not provide documents.
Upshur Circuit Clerk
38 West Main Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201
304-472-2370
Upshur Magistrate Clerk
38 West Main Street, Room 204
Buckhannon, WV 26201
304-472-2053
Upshur Prosecuting Attorney
38 West Main Street, Room 202
Buckhannon, WV 26201
304-472-9699
Public Records Requests
Upshur County's FOIA materials cite West Virginia Chapter 29B and note no submission fee, possible $0.50 per-page copying, actual postage or shipping, and no electronic-communication charge. A useful request includes the person's name, date of arrest or booking, arresting agency, requested record type, preferred delivery format, and requester contact information. For WVDCR jail records, contact WVDCR or Tygart Valley rather than assuming the county holds the file.
What Not to Send Here
This private site cannot receive legal filings, accept bond, pass messages to inmates, schedule visits, or correct government records.
Do not send emergency information through a website contact path. Call 911 for emergencies. For a police tip in Buckhannon, the official Buckhannon Police contact page lists a tip line and forms, but it also notes that forms are not for emergencies and are checked the following business day.