Grant County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Grant County



County Courthouse

 * Grant County

5 Highland Ave

Petersburg, WV 26351

304-257-4550


 * County Clerk has bird marriage divorce probate

court and land records since 1866

Parent County
1866--Grant County was created 14 February 1866 from Hardy County. County seat: Petersburg

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Garrett County, Maryland
 * Hampshire
 * Hardy
 * Mineral
 * Pendleton
 * Preston
 * Randolph
 * Tucker

Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Family Histories

 * [Hyres] Swisher, Robert Edward. The Hyres of West Virginia. Richmond, Va.: Whittet &amp; Shepperson, 1977..

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Naturalization

 West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

 Newspapers

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Taxation

Vital Records
Court

Societies and Libraries
Grant County Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!" Please write about deceased historians &amp; Genealogist!

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. *

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

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