Wirt County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Wirt County

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

County Courthouse


Wirt County Courthouse Washington Street PO Box 53 Elizabeth, WV 26143-0053 Phone:304-275-4271

County Clerk has birth and death since 1870 marriage records since 1870 Probate and land records from 1848 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records

Parent County
1848--Wirt County was created 19 January 1848 from Wood and Jackson Counties. County seat: Elizabaeth

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Jackson
 * Ritchie
 * Roane
 * Wood

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company D.
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company N (Night Hawk Rangers).
 * - 20th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Probate
West Virginia

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1848-1861, 1863-1970 - free.

Marriage

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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

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