Barbour County, West Virginia Genealogy


 * This article is about a northern county of West Virginia. For other uses, see Barbour.

United States West Virginia  Barbour County



County Courthouse

 * [[Image:Barbour County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] Barbour County

8 N Main Street Philippi, WV 26416

304-457-2232


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death since 1853
 * Probate Record and land records from 1845
 * Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
1843--Barbour County was created 3 March 1843 from Randolph, Harrison and Lewis Counties. County seat: Philippi

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

Populated Places
Incorporated Places:

Town of Belington

Town of Junior

City of Philippi

Unincorporated Communities:

Brownton

Century

Neighboring Counties

 * Harrison
 * Preston
 * Randolph
 * Taylor
 * Tucker
 * Upshur

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books. [Barbour County petitions (1843-1858) are described on pp. 186-194.]

Vital Records
West Virginia Marriages 1853-1970; free searchable index available at FamilySearch - Pilot. Records include such information as bride and groom's names, birth date and birthplace, marriage place, clerk's name and sometimes the name of the father, and film and record numbers.

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers