Upshur County, West Virginia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death &amp; land records from 1853 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce Probate County Records

History
Upshur County History

Upshur County, West Virginia from Hardesty's 1883

The history of Upshire County, West Virginia

Parent County
1851--Upshur County was created 26 March 1851 from Randolph, Barbour and Lewis Counties. County seat: Buckhannon

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
History of the Sago Community

Neighboring Counties

 * Barbour
 * Harrison
 * Lewis
 * Randolph
 * Webster

Cemeteries

 * Upshur County, West Virginia Political Graveyard.com
 * Westfall Cemeteries, Upshur County, West Virginia
 * Banks District cemetery readings (Upshur County West Virginia) Includes index
 * Upshur County, West Virginia, obituaries and news itemsIncludes index
 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Local Histories
West Virginia Archives History Upshur County

Maps

 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
 * Upshur County, West Virginia Map

Civil War
Union


 * - 1st Regiment, West Virginia Light Artillery, Battery E Light Artillery.

Confederate


 * - 25th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Heck's). Company A (Upshur Grays).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861 - 1865 West Virginia, 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)
 * Upshur County Military Records
 * West Virginia Archives Union Milia Rosters Upshur County

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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
 * 1852 - 1955 Upshur County, West Virginia Will Books 1852-1955
 * West Virginia Will Books

Taxation
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 1853-1970 - free.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of West Virginia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies


 * Upshur County Historical Society Box 753 Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201
 * Upshur County Public Library


 * Methodist Historical Society


 * West Virginia Wesleyan College Annie M Pfeiffer Library College Avenue Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201 304-473-8059

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Buckhannon West Virginia Family History Center

Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites

Websites

 * Upshur County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Upshur Surnames
 * Upshur Families
 * Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, Inc.
 * WV Genweb Archives Project
 * Cyndislist.com
 * Cyndislist.com