Wetzel County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Wetzel County

Guide to Wetzel County West Virginia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Wetzel County Courthouse P O Box 156 New Martinsville, WV 26155-0156 Phone: 304-455-8224


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, and burial
 * Probate, land and military records from 1846
 * Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce and naturalization

Parent County
1846--Wetzel County was created 10 January 1846 from Tyler County. County seat: Martinsville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Doddridge
 * Greene County, Pennsylvania
 * Harrison
 * Marion
 * Marshall
 * Monongalia
 * Monroe County, Ohio
 * Tyler

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hundred
 * New Martinsville

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

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Newspapers

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1854-1970 - free.

Marriage

 * 1854-1863 - Virginia Marriages 1854-1863 (Ancestry) ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * New Martinsville West Virginia Family History Center

Web Sites


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