Hancock County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Hancock County

Guide to Hancock County West Virginia 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 1848
 * Clerk Circuit Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1848--Hancock County was created 15 January 1848 from Brooke County. County seat: New Cumberland

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaver County, Pennsylvania
 * Brooke
 * Columbiana County, Ohio
 * Jefferson County, Ohio
 * Washington County, Pennsylvania

Civil War
Union


 * - 1st Regiment, West Virginia Infantry. Company I.

Probate
Hancock County, West Virginia Wills 1853-1917

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 1854-1873, 1880-1971 - free.

Societies and Libraries
Hancock County Genealogical-Historical Society

Tri-State Genealogical and Historical Society P O Box 454 Newell, West Virginia 26050-0454

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.