Upshur County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States West Virginia  Upshur County

County Courthouse


Upshur County Courthouse 40 West Main Street #101 Buckhannon, WV 26201 304-472-1068 Phone: 304-472-1068

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death &amp; land records from 1853 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce Probate County Records

History
Upshur County History

Upshur County, West Virginia from Hardesty's 1883

The history of Upshire County, West Virginia

Parent County
1851--Upshur County was created 26 March 1851 from Randolph, Barbour and Lewis Counties. County seat: Buckhannon

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

Populated Places
History of the Sago Community

Neighboring Counties

 * Barbour
 * Harrison
 * Lewis
 * Randolph
 * Webster

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Cemeteries
Upshur Cemeteries Tombstone Transcription Project Find A Grave Upshur County, West Virginia Upshur County, West Virginia Political Graveyard.com Westfall Cemeteries, Upshur County, West Virginia Funeral Homes in Upshur County, West Virginia

Census
Join us inindexing the 1940 Census

Local Histories
West Virginia Archives &amp; History Upshur County

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia Upshur County West Virginia 1895 Upshur County, West Virginia Map

Civil War

 * - 25th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Heck's) (Confederate). Company A (Upshur Grays).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
 * Upshur County Military Records
 * West Virginia Archives Union Milia Rosters Upshur County

Naturalization
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
Upshur County, West Virginia Will Books 1852 - 1955

West Virginia Will Books

Societies and Libraries

 * Upshur County Historical Society Box 753 Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201 
 * Upshur County Public Library


 * Methodist Historical Society

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Annie M Pfeiffer Library

College Avenue

Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201-

304-473-8059

Family History Centers


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Buckhannon West Virginia Family History Center

http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv

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Web Sites

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 * Upshur Surnames
 * Upshur Families
 * Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, Inc.
 * WV Genweb Archives Project