Mineral County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Mineral County, West Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage death, probate, and land records from 1866

History

 * Early records of Hampshire, Monongalia and Mineral counties The information is mostly extracted from land records and bible records, ca. 1757-1899.

Parent County
1866--Mineral County was created 1 February 1866 from Hampshire County. County seat: Keyser

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating West Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation West Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Allegany County, Maryland
 * Garrett County, Maryland
 * Grant
 * Hampshire
 * Hardy

Cemeteries

 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

General
Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Mineral County families include:


 * O'Dell, Cecil. Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1995. . One of the most impressively researched one-place studies in the United States. In a review, Dorman stated "Comprehensive studies such as this appear only rarely. This volume should be in every Virginia genealogical collection."

Maps



 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1724 - 1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1756 - 1971 at [https:/familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] — index and images
 * West Virginia

Online West Virginia Tax site
West Virginia real and personal property tax records are managed by the County Assessor in each county. Land and land improvements are considered real property while mobile property is classified as personal property.

Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.

The search for tax information can start here

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1866-1969 - free.
 * Mineral County, West Virginia marriages, deaths, wills and family records (1800-1900) : copied from Keyser court house records
 * Mineral County, West Virginia births, 1866-1899 : copied from Keyser court house records

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of West Virginia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Mineral County Historical Landmark Commission Route One Burlington, West Virginia 26710

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Mineral County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Mineral County, West Virginia Various records on Microfilm at the Library of Virginia
 * Mineral County, West Virginia Various records on Microfilm at the Library of Virginia

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