Wyoming County, West Virginia Genealogy

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Guide to Wyoming County, West Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.


 * This article is about the county in the southern West Virginia. For other uses, see Wyoming (disambiguation).

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death from 1853 Probate and Land from 1853 Bond books and court order books from 1850 Clerk Circuit Court Divorce and Court Records

History
Wyoming County West Virginia History

Wyoming County West VirginiaHistory rootsweb

Parent County
1850--Wyoming County was created 26 January 1850 from Logan County. County seat: Pineville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating West Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation West Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Death records are missing for the years 1860-64, (partial) 1865-67, 1868-74.

Populated Places
Wyoming CountyCities &amp; Towns

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Logan
 * McDowell
 * Mercer
 * Mingo
 * Raleigh

Cemeteries
Wyoming County, West Virginia Cemeteries

Wyoming County, West Virginia Tombstone Transcription Project

Wyoming County, West Virginia Find a Grave

Cemeteries in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Court
West Virginia Court Orders

Wyoming County West Virginia Court House Picture

Genealogy

 * Cooke - "John Cooke First Settler of Wyoming County," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul. 1964):44-45. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * Reference Book of Wyoming County by Mary Keller Bowman
 * Logan County Recreated (includes 1850 Wyoming County, Virginia Census) &amp; more

Maps

 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * 1850 Map of Virginia and West Virginia
 * Wyoming County West Virginia 1895 map

Wyoming County, West Virginia Map

Trails Rus - Wyoming County, West Virginia

Civil War
Confederate


 * - 1st Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment). Company H (Wyoming Riflemen).
 * - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate). Company K.
 * - 45th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies B, C, and D.

Union


 * - 8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry.

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1881 - 1865 Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * Turner, Ronald Ray. 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Manassas, Va.: R.R. Turner, 1989. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh County West Virginia GenWeb. Includes biographical sketches of soldiers from Wyoming County.

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
The Register Herald.com

Wyoming County News

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1724 - 1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1756 - 1971 at [https:/familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] — index and images

Wyoming County, West Virginia Will Books 1850 - 1967

West Virginia Will Books

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Wyoming County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1976):300-301. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Online West Virginia Tax site
West Virginia real and personal property tax records are managed by the County Assessor in each county. Land and land improvements are considered real property while mobile property is classified as personal property.

Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.

The search for tax information can start here

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1850-1851, 1854-1968 - free.

Birth

 * Wyoming County, West Virginia Birth Records

Marriage

 * Wyoming County, West Virginia Marriage Records

Death

 * Wyoming County, West Virginia Death Records

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of West Virginia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Wyoming County Genealogical Society;P O Box 1456, Pineville, WV 24874

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Wyoming County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Wyoming County, West Virginia VariousMicrofilm Records at the Library of Virginia
 * Wyoming County, WV Courthouse and Genealogical Society
 * Wyoming County, WV Places
 * Wyoming County, WV Web Sites
 * Wyoming County, WV 1850 Census in Logan County, Virginia Recreated
 * Wyoming County, WV 1850 Census in Logan County, Virginia Recreated

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