Pocahontas County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Pocahontas County

County Courthouse
Pocohontas County 900 10th Ave Marlinton, WV 24954 304-799-4549


 * County Clerk has birth records from 1853
 * Death records from 1854
 * Marriage probate and land from 1822
 * Circuit Court Clerk has divorce and county records

Parent County
1821--Pocahontas County was created 21 December 1821 from Pendleton, Greenbrier and Randolph Counties (now West Virginia) and Bath County (now Virginia). County seat: Marlinton

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

African American

 * Heinegg, Paul. "Pocahontas County Personal Property Tax List, 1825-1843," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]

Census
 Church

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Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Bibliography

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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



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, Pocahontas County on page 135.]
 * 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.]

Naturalization
 West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

West Virginia Guides Will Books


 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Pocahontas County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1976):210-212. Available at ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?


 * [1825-1843] Heinegg, Paul. "Pocahontas County Personal Property Tax List, 1825-1843," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]

Societies and Libraries
 Allegheny Regional Family History Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites
http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv

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