Wyoming County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States West Virginia  Wyoming County

Guide to Wyoming County West Virginia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.


 * This article is about the county in the southern West Virginia. For other uses, see Wyoming (disambiguation).

County Courthouse


Wyoming County Courthouse Bank Street Pineville, WV 24874 Phone: 304 732-8000

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death from 1853 Probate and Land from 1853 Bond books and court order books from 1850 Clerk Circuit Court Divorce and Court Records

History
Wyoming County West Virginia History

Wyoming County West VirginiaHistory rootsweb

Parent County
1850--Wyoming County was created 26 January 1850 from Logan County. County seat: Pineville

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

Populated Places
Wyoming CountyCities &amp; Towns

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Logan
 * McDowell
 * Mercer
 * Mingo
 * Raleigh

Cemeteries
Wyoming County, West Virginia Cemeteries

Wyoming County, West Virginia Tombstone Transcription Project

Wyoming County, West Virginia Find a Grave

Cemeteries in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Court
West Virginia Court Orders

Wyoming County West Virginia Court House Picture

Genealogy

 * [Cooke] "John Cooke First Settler of Wyoming County," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul. 1964):44-45. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * Reference Book of Wyoming County by Mary Keller Bowman

Logan County Recreated (includes 1850 Wyoming County, Virginia Census) &amp; more

Maps
1850 Map of Virginia and West Virginia

Wyoming County West Virginia 1895 map

Wyoming County, West Virginia Map

Trails Rus - Wyoming County, West Virginia

Civil War
Confederate


 * - 1st Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment). Company H (Wyoming Riflemen).
 * - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate). Company K.
 * - 45th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies B, C, and D.

Union


 * - 8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry.

Records and histories are available, including:


 * West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
 * 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 Wyoming County.]

Naturalization
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 Newspapers

The Register Herald.com


 * Wyoming County News

Probate
Wyoming County, West Virginia Will Books 1850 - 1967

West Virginia Will Books

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Wyoming County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1976):300-301. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1850-1851, 1854-1968 - free.

Birth

 * Wyoming County, West Virginia Birth Records

Marriage

 * Wyoming County, West Virginia Marriage Records

Death

 * Wyoming County, West Virginia Death Records

Family History Centers
Wyoming County Public Library


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Wyoming County Genealogical Society;P O Box 1456, Pineville, WV 24874

Web Sites

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites
 * Wyoming County, West Virginia VariousMicrofilm Records at the Library of Virginia
 * Wyoming County, WV Courthouse and Genealogical Society
 * Wyoming County, WV Places
 * Wyoming County, WV Web Sites
 * Wyoming County, WV 1850 Census in Logan County, Virginia Recreated
 * Wyoming County, WV 1850 Census in Logan County, Virginia Recreated