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For general
West Virginia history, start with this book:
West Virginia:
A History

by Otis K. Rice and
Stephen W. Brown
Southern West Virginia

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West Virginia

Northern West Virginia

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West Virginia.

West Virginia Counties

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Additional Research Links

West Virginia Genealogical Links
Important: For research prior to the Civil War, you should also research Virginia
African Americans in West Virginia Birth and Death
Certificates
University of W.V.
Library Links
Univ. W.V.
West Va. Collections
W. Va. Civil War
Soldiers Database
WV State Archives
Surname Exchange
Marshall University
Melungeon Resources
West Virginia
Genealogy Forum
West Virginia
State Archives
Books on West Virginia Genealogy West Virginia GenWeb Project (Rootsweb)
W.V. WW I
Dead or Missing
W.V. WW II
Dead or Missing
W.V. Korea
Dead or Missing
W.V. Vietnam
Dead or Missing

West Virginia Historical Links
Important: For research prior to the Civil War, you should also research Virginia
West Virginia
State Archives
Biographies of
Famous W. Virginians
Civil War Links
(W. Va.)
Governors of
West Virginia
Library of Congress
American Memory Collection for W. V.
Official Charleston
State Capital Site
Library of Congress:
Folklife in South WV
Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park
West Virginia Division
of Culture and History
History of
West Virginia Statehood
Directory of Museums
in West Virginia
Earthquake History
of West Virginia
WV History Center
of State Archives
Famous West Virginians Native Americans
in West Virginia
Books on
West Virginia History
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Counties Map of
									West Virginia
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To find books on each county or city below, click on the link in the county column.
To learn more about each county history and genealogy, click on the
H beside that county.
H County
(Click for Books)
Date
Created
Parent County County Seat
H Barbour Mar. 3, 1843 Harrison, Lewis, Randolph Philippi
H Berkeley Feb. 1772 Frederick (Va.), Jefferson, Morgan Martinsburg
H Boone Mar. 11, 1847 Cabell, Kanawha, Logan Madison
H Braxton Jan. 15, 1836 Lewis, Kanawha, Nicholas Sutton
H Brooke Nov. 30, 1796 Ohio Wellsburg
H Cabell Jan. 2, 1809 Kanawha Huntington
H Calhoun Mar. 5, 1856 Gilmer Grantsville
H Clay Mar. 29, 1858 Braxton, Nicholas Clay
H Doddridge Feb. 4, 1845 Harrison, Lewis, Tyler, Ritchie West Union
H Fayette Feb. 28, 1831 Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, Nicholas Fayetteville
H Gilmer Feb. 3, 1845 Lewis, Kanawha Glenville
H Grant Feb. 14, 1866 Hardy Petersburg
H Greenbrier Mar. 1, 1778 Montgomery, Botetourt (both Va.) Lewisburg
H Hampshire Dec. 13, 1753 Frederick, Augusta (both Va.) Romney
H Hancock Jan. 15, 1848 Brooke New Cumberland
H Hardy Dec. 10, 1785 Hampshire Moorefield
H Harrison July 1785 Monongalia Clarksburg
H Jackson Mar. 1, 1831 Kanawha, Mason, Wood Ripley
H Jefferson Jan. 8, 1801 Berkeley Charles Town
H Kanawha Nov. 14, 1788 Greenbrier, Montgomery Charleston (state capital)
H Lewis Dec. 18, 1861 Harrison, Randolph Weston
H Lincoln Feb. 23, 1867 Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam Hamlin
H Logan Jan. 12, 1824 Cabell, Giles, Kanawha, Tazewell Logan
H Marion Jan. 14, 1842 Harrison, Monongalia Fairmont
H Marshall Mar. 12, 1835 Ohio Moundsville
H Mason Jan. 2, 1804 Kanawha Point Pleasant
H McDowell Feb. 28, 1858 Tazewell (Va.) Welch
H Mercer Mar. 17, 1837 Giles, Tazewell (Va.) Princeton
H Mineral Feb. 1, 1866 Hampshire Keyser
H Mingo 1895 Logan Williamson
H Monongalia Oct. 1776 District of W. Augusta (Va.) Morgantown
H Monroe Jan. 14, 1799 Greenbrier Union
H Morgan Mar. 1820 Berkeley, Hampshire Berkeley Springs
H Nicholas Jan. 30, 1818 Greenbrier, Kanawha, Randolph Summersville
H Ohio Oct. 1776 District of W. Augusta (Va.) Wheeling
H Pendleton Dec. 4, 1787 Augusta, Harding, Rockingham Franklin
H Pleasants May 15, 1851 Ritchie, Tyler, Wood St. Mary's
H Pocahontas Dec. 21, 1821 Bath, Pendleton, Randolph Marlinton
H Preston Jan. 19, 1818 Monongalia Kingwood
H Putnam Mar. 11, 1848 Cabell, Kanawha, Mason Winfield
H Raleigh Jan. 23, 1850 Fayette Beckley
H Randolph Oct. 1786 Harrison Elkins
H Ritchie Feb. 18, 1843 Harrison, Lewis, Wood Harrisville
H Roane Mar. 11, 1856 Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha Spencer
H Summers Feb. 27, 1871 Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe Hinton
H Taylor Jan. 19, 1844 Barbour, Harrison, Marion Grafton
H Tucker Mar. 7, 1856 Randolph Parsons
H Tyler Dec. 16, 1814 Ohio Middlebourne
H Upshur Mar. 26, 1851 Barbour, Lewis, Randolph Buckhannon
H Wayne 1842 Cabell Wayne
H Webster 1860 Braxton, Nicholas, Randolp Webster Springs
H Wetzel 1846 Tyler New Martinsville
H Wirt Jan. 19, 1848 Wood, Jackson Elizabeth
H Wood 1798 Harrison, Kanawha Parkersburg
H Wyoming Jan. 26, 1850 Logan Pineville
On 24 October 1861, citizens of 39 counties of Virginia voted to form the Unionist State of West Virginia after the State of Virginia seceded from the United States during the Civil War. On 31 December 1862, President Abraham Lincoln gave his approval to recognizing the new state. The citizens of by then 50 counties of West Virginia ratified statehood on 26 March 1863 and on 20 June 1863, West Virginia officially became part of the Union. Those researching their roots or history in West Virginia should also consider research in Virginia archives and libraries for events and persons originating prior to the split of the states.

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