Raleigh County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Raleigh County

County Courthouse

 * [[Image:Raliegh County, west Virginia Courthouse.JPG|right|200px|Raleigh County, West Virginia Courthouse]] Raleigh County, Courthouse

215 Main Street

Beckley, WV 25801

304-255-9123


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death records form 1850
 * Clk Cir Ct has div and ct records

History
History of Beckley and Raleigh County

Early Settlers of Raleigh County, West Virginia by Judge W A Riffe

Parent County
1850--Raleigh County was created 23 January 1850 from Fayette County. County seat: Beckley

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

Populated Places
Raleigh countyCities and Towns

Raleigh County, West Virginia Landmarks

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Fayette
 * Kanawha
 * Mercer
 * Summers
 * Wyoming

Cemeteries
Raleigh County, West Virginia Cemetery Records(USGENWEB)

Raleigh County Tombstone Transcription Project

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census


 * 1850
 * Turner, David Anderson. Families of Raleigh County, (West) Virginia: The 1850 Census Annotated. Madison, W.Va.: D.A. Turner, 1982. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website.

Church
Raleigh County, West Virginia Bible Records(USGENWEB)

Raleigh County, West Virginia Churches (USGENWEB)

Family Histories

 * [Webb] Turner, Ronald Ray. Webb Families of the Virginias. 2007. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh County West Virginia GenWeb.

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Raleigh County, West Virginia Maps Raleigh County, West Virginia 1895 Map

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

Civil War


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Manassas, Va.: R.R. Turner, 1989. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh County West Virginia GenWeb. [Includes biographical sketches of soldiers from Raleigh County.]

Naturalization
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Beckley Register-Herald Newspaper Archives:
ATT: Libby Walker - Archives 801 N. Kanawha Street P. O. Drawer P or R Beckley, WV 25802 (304)255-4400 or (800)950-0250

Probate
Raleigh County, West Virginia Will Books 1850 - 1969

West Virginia Will Books

Raleigh County, West VirginiaWillsCourtesy The Riffe-Smith Collection

Raleigh County, West Virginia Obituaries

Vital Records
Raleigh County, West Virginia Marriages 1850-1911 by Ronald R Turner

Marriage


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Raleigh County, West Virginia Marriages 1850-1911. 1984. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh County West Virginia GenWeb.
 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Raleigh County West Virginia Marriages From Other Counties. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website.

Societies and Libraries

 *  Raleigh County Public Library:
 * Main Branch 221 N. Kanawha St. Beckley, WV 25801 (304)255-0511 http://raleigh.lib.wv.us/rcpl/
 * Family History Centers


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers. The closest family history centers are in the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center
 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites
 * Folk Life in Southern West Virginia
 * Raleigh County Recordsfrom The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
 * Raleigh County, West Virginia Wikipedia
 * Lake Stephens
 * Raleigh County Biographies
 * Raleigh County Biographies