Nicholas County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States West Virginia  Nicholas County

County Courthouse


Nicholas County 700 Main Street Summersville, WV 26651 304-872-7820


 * County Clerk has birth records from 1855
 * Marriage and land Records from 1812
 * Death records from 1890
 * Probate from 1880
 * Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
1818--Nicholas County was created 30 January 1818 from Kanawha, Greenbrier and Randolph Counties. County seat: Summersville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Braxton
 * Clay
 * Fayette
 * Greenbrier
 * Kanawha
 * Webster

Cemeteries
Nicolas County, West Virginia Cemeteries (USGENWEB)

Census
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Genealogy

 * [Coberly] Arthaud, John Bradley. "Dr. James Stell Coberly 18th Century Migrant from New Jersey to Virginia and Revolutionary Patriot," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1982):112-117; Vol. 26, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1982):183-189. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..

Local Histories
Bell C. W. ''The Double Grave: A Chapter in the Early History of Nicholas County. Summersville, West Virginia'', Press of the Nicholas Chronicle, 1929. 975.469 B433 Pam.

Bell, Carol Hughes and Hilda Grose. Summersville Pictorial History, 1820-1991. Marceline, Missouri, Heritage House Publishing, 1991. 975.469 B433.

Brown, William Griffee. History of Nicholas County, West Virginia. Richmond, Virginia, Dietz Press, 1954. 975.469 B881.

__________________. History of Nicholas County, West Virginia. Richwood, West Virginia, The News Leader, 1981. 975.469 B881 1981.

Campbell, Edward. "Nicholas County's First Settlers," West Virginia History, Charleston, West Virginia, Department of Archives and History, 1954-55. Arc 1. 4:16.

Deitz, J. Dennis. Mountain Memories II. Charleston, West Virginia, Jalamap Publications, 1983. 818.54 D325 2.

_____________. Mountains Memories III. Charleston, West Virginia, Jalamap Publications, 1984. 818.54 D325 3.

_____________. Mountains Memories IV. Charleston, West Virginia, Mountain Memories Books, 1985. 818.54 D 325 4.

Groves, James Huling. Life at the Bend. s. l., William Groves Long, 1995. 975.469 G884.

Just For Old Time Sake: A Book From The Past. s. l., Jim Comstock and Bronson McClung, 1949. Q975.469 C739.

Legg, A. J. A History of Panther Mountain Community (Nicholas County, West Virginia). Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, 1930 (On-line version). Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: L45.

''Leivasy Centennial Committee. Leivasy, West Virginia'', Centennial, 1979. s. l., n. p., 1979. 975.469 L533 Pam.

''Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society. Nicholas County West Virginia ''Heritage 2000. Summersville, West Virginia, Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society, 2000. 975.469 N597 2000.

__________________________________________. Nicholas County West Virginia History, 1985. Summersville, West Virginia, Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society Inc., 1985. 975.469 N597.

Nicholas County State Troops, Enrolled and Enlisted Men. s. l., n. p., n. d. MS 79-229.

Stults, Erma. Only In Memories: Crupperneck: West Virginia: Recollections of Rural America. Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Southern Heritage Press, 1998. B S934.

Van Bibber, Mathias. Mathias Van Bibber Papers, 1799-1844. s. l., n. p. MS 80-152.

''Webster County Historical Society. Nicholas County, (West) Virginia Records of the Pioneers, 1818-1860.'' Upper Glade, West Virginia, Webster County Historical Society, Inc., 1985. 929.3 N597w.

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Revolutionary War

 * 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." ; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

Civil War

 * West Virginia, Civil War

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Probate
Nicholas County, West Virginia Will Book 1820 - 1969


 * West Virginia
 * Nicholas County, West Virginia Wills

Vital Records
Nicholas County, West Virginia marriages by Bride and Groom

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Nicholas County, West Virginia Families
 * Nicholas County, West Virginia Photos
 * Nicholas County, West Virginia Photos

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