Roane County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Roane County

County Courthouse
Roane County 200 Main Street Spencer, WV 257601497 304-927-2860


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, and land records from 1856

Parent County
1856--Roane County was created 11 March 1856 from Kanawha, Jackson and Gilmer Counties. County seat: Spencer

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Clay
 * Jackson
 * Kanawha
 * Wirt

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Genealogy

 * [Ashley] Ross, Clara Mae. John Thomas Ashley (1838-1923), His Ancestors of Surry County, North Carolina, His Descendants of Roane County, West Virginia, and Related Families. Colfax, N.C., n.d..

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military

 * West Virginia,

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Societies and Libraries
Roane County Historical Society P O Box 161 Spencer, WV 25276

Roane County Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!"Family History Centers

Write Biography of Historians or dedicated Genealogist


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia

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