Fayette County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Fayette County

County Courthouse
Fayette County 100 Church Street Fayette, WV 25840


 * County Clerk has birth and death from 1866
 * Marriage, Probate &amp; Land 1831
 * Clk Cir Court has div and county records

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).

Parent County
1831--Fayette County was created 28 February 1831 from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Logan Counties. County seat: Fayetteville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Greenbrier
 * Kanawha
 * Nicholas
 * Raleigh
 * Summers

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Local Histories
==== ''Donnelly, Shirley. History of Oak Hill, West Virginia: a series of historical notes on the Fayette County metropolis from the time of its early settlement up to the year 1953''.. Digital Library of BYU ====

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Fayette County on page 134.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

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

Naturalization Records
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records
Fayette County, West Virginia Will Books 1832-1969

Societies and Libraries
Genealogical Society of Fayette and Raleigh Counties, Inc. P O Box 68 Oak Hill, WV 25901-0068

Family History Centers
The closest family history centers is in Charleston Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

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