Lincoln County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Lincoln County

County Courthouse



 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate and land records from 1909

Parent County
1867--Lincoln County was created 23 February 1867 from Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Putnam Counties. County seat: Hamlin

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

Record Loss
1909--The court house burned down with all the records except for some land records recorded later.

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Cabell
 * Kanawha
 * Logan
 * Mingo
 * Putnam
 * Wayne

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

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


 * 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 Lincoln County.]

Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
Lincoln County West Virginia Will Books 1909-1947

West Virginia Will Books

Genealogical Societies
Lincoln County Genealogical Society 7999 Lynn Avenue Hamlin, WV 25523

Family History Centers
The closest family history centers are the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center.


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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

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