This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, verify release, or retrieve court files. Use the official office that controls the record or custody decision.
Official Contact Routing
Barbour County jail and arrest questions split by record type. Jail custody is routed to Tygart Valley Regional Jail because WVDCR operates the regional jail serving Barbour County. Sheriff law-enforcement records, court charges, bond orders, and case copies may be held by different county offices.
Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
400 Abbey Road
Belington, WV 26250
(304) 637-0382
Jail custody and inmate information line. Call before traveling.
Barbour County Sheriff
26 North Main Street
Philippi, WV 26416
(304) 457-2352
Fax: (304) 457-4643. County office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Barbour Magistrate Court
47 Church Street, 2nd Floor Williams Building
Philippi, WV 26416
(304) 457-3676
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Barbour Circuit Clerk
26 N. Main Street, Suite 2
Philippi, WV 26416
(304) 457-3454
Circuit Court records and felony-level case copies.
Use the list below to pick the right starting point. Emergency calls should go to 911, and the sheriff page lists police non-emergency at (304) 457-5167.
- For someone in the regional jail, start with jail inmate records and call Tygart Valley for live custody status.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and then ask the proper public-record custodian if the photo is no longer visible.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Magistrate Court, or Circuit Clerk.
- For a specific jail facility, use the Tygart Valley facility page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation DOC locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.