Barbour County, West Virginia Genealogy


 * This article is about a northern county of West Virginia. For other uses, see Barbour.

United States West Virginia  Barbour County

County Courthouse


Barbour County 8 N Main Street Philippi, WV 26416 304-457-2232


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death since 1853
 * Probate Record and land records from 1845
 * Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
1843--Barbour County was created 3 March 1843 from Randolph, Harrison and Lewis Counties. County seat: Philippi

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Barbour County boundary changes.

Populated Places
Incorporated Places:

Town of Belington

Town of Junior

City of Philippi

Unincorporated Communities:

Brownton

Century

Neighboring Counties

 * Harrison
 * Preston
 * Randolph
 * Taylor
 * Tucker
 * Upshur

Census
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Genealogy

 * [Coberly] Harter, Mary. "James Cunningham of Western Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):9-16; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):109-116. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

Naturalizations
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books. [Barbour County petitions (1843-1858) are described on pp. 186-194.]

Probate
Barbour County, West Virginia Will Books 1846-1960

West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records
West Virginia Marriages 1853-1970; free searchable index available at FamilySearch. Records include such information as bride and groom's names, birth date and birthplace, marriage place, clerk's name and sometimes the name of the father, and film and record numbers. Individual names and collections can be searched at FamilySearch.

Societies and Libraries

 * Allegheny Regional Family History Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Barbour County, West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia
 * http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv Cyndi's List
 * http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv Cyndi's List

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