McDowell County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    McDowell County

County Courthouse


McDowell County 90 Wyoming Street #109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344


 * County Clerk has birth records from 1872
 * Marriage records from 1861
 * Death records 1894
 * Probate and land records 1897
 * Circuit Court Clerk has divorce records

History
McDowell County, West Virginia

Welcome to McDowell County, West Virginia

Parent County
1858--McDowell County was created 20 February 1858 from Tazewell County (Virginia). County seat: Welch

County seat first Perryville; changed to Welch in 1892.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Buchanan County, Virginia
 * Mercer
 * Mingo
 * Tazewell County, Virginia
 * Wyoming

Cemeteries
McDowell County Cemeteries

Interment.net McDowell County, West Virginia

Census
McDowell Census

Land
Names Early Connected with the Land in McDowell County

Maps
McDowell County, West Virginia Map

Military
West Virginia, Civil War

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Newspapers
Beckley Register Herald

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Welch Daily News Box 569 Welch, WV 24801 304.436.3144 $7.50 mth./$75.00 year subscription (only archives back a few years)

Probate
McDowell County, West Virignia Will Books 1893-1968

West Virginia

Societies and Libraries
McDowell County Historical Society HC 61 Box 37-B Paynesville, WV 24873 President: Dr. Tom Hatcher Secretary/Treasurer: Geneva Steele

Family History Centers

The closest family history centers are the Huntington Family History Center and Charleston Family History Center


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Craft Memorial Library, Bluefield, WV

Web Sites

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * McDowell County Articles
 * McDowell West Virginia Families
 * McDowell Count National Register of Historic Places
 * McDowell County, West Virginia Wikipedia
 * McDowell County, West Virginia Photo Album
 * McDowell County, West Virginia Statistics
 * McDowell County, West Virginia Statistics

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