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West Virginia Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for West Virginia
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in West Virginia, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
West Virginia
Statewide Genealogy Publications
West Virginia became a state in 1863.
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West Virginia
Biographies
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1607-1870
Virginians and West Virginians, 1607-1870, Volume 1 - book by Heritage
Books |
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1607-1870
Virginians and West Virginians, 1607-1870, Volume 2 - book by Heritage
Books |
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. |
1810 U.S. Census
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online at Ancestry.com |
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1820 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
- 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 |
West Virginia
History
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pub. 1913
West Virginia History, Vol. 1 - online at Ancestry.com
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| pub. 1913
West Virginia History, Vol. 2 - online at Ancestry.com
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| pub. 1913
West Virginia History, Vol. 3 - online at Ancestry.com
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West Virginia
Land
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| 1800s
Sims index to land grants in West Virginia - online at Ancestry.com |
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
West Virginia. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
West Virginia State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
West Virginia
Maps
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| 1895
1895 U.S. Atlas (West Virginia map) - free online |
2000
West Virginia State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
West Virginia
Military
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
West Virginia
Vital
Records
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1728-1850
Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia Marriage
Index
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CD by Ancestry |
| 1863-1900
West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 - online at Ancestry.com
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1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in West Virginia
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
P Q R
S T U V
W X Y Z
B
Blackman Flats, Tucker, West Virginia,
USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
C
Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Capon Valley, Hampshire, West Virginia,
USA
Clover District, Tucker, West Virginia,
USA
Coe, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
D
Dry Creek, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
H
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
L
Licking District, Tucker, West Virgina,
USA
M
Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
N
Nitro, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
P
Parsons, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
R
Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
S
Saint Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
W
Wainville, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Warwood, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
West Liberty, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
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