McDowell County, West Virginia
Genealogy
McDowell County was created Feb. 20, 1858 from
Tazewell, Virginia. It became part of West
Virginia in 1863.
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McDowell County, West Virginia
Cemeteries |
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One of my favorite
websites for searching cemeteries is at
Rootsweb Cemetery Records.
Here I can enter the surname and other optional facts and it will quickly
find all the possible listings. One of the optional facts is the location.
When you click on the down arrow, it will reveal all the counties that are
on the site. You can search a county only or a whole state. |
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1800's-1900's
McDowell
Cemeteries - free online |
McDowell County, West
Virginia
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1860 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com
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1860 U.S. Slave Census Schedule - online at Ancestry.com
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1870 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com
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1880 U. S. Census - online at Ancestry.com
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1890 U. S. Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com
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1900 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com
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1910 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com
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1920 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com
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1930 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com
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Land |
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1860-1868 Land Grants in McDowell County as noted in Dyer's Index to Land Grants in WV
- free online |
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Map |
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1895
U.S. Atlas (McDowell County, West Virginia) - free online |
