Putnam County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Putnam County

County Courthouse
Putnam County 3389 Winfield Road Winfield WV 25213 Phone 304-586-0202
 * County Clerk has birth records from 1848, death records from 1853
 * Marriage and probate records from 1853
 * Land records from 1841
 * Circuit Court Clerk has divorce and court records

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
1848--Putnam County was created 11 March 1848 from Kanawha, Mason and Cabell Counties. County seat: Winfield

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cabell
 * Jackson
 * Kanawha
 * Lincoln
 * Mason

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Genealogy

 * [Rust] Rust, Ellsworth Marshall. Rust of Virginia: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington, D.C.: Rust, 1940..

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Naturalization
West Virginia,Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Societies and Libraries
Putnam 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. The closest family history centers are in the Huntingon Family History Centerand in the Charleston Family History Center


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Web Sites

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia

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