Gilmer County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Gilmer County

County Courthouse


Gilmer County 10 Howard Street Glenville, WV 26351 304-462-7641


 * County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1853
 * Marriage, probate and land from 1845
 * Gilmer County, West Virginia
 * Gilmer County, West Virginia Government

Parent County
1845--Gilmer County was created 3 February 1845 from Lewis and Kanawha Counties. County seat: Glenville

Gilmer County History

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Braxton
 * Calhoun
 * Doddridge
 * Lewis
 * Ritchie

Cemeteries
Gilmer County, West Virginia Cemeteries

Gilmer County Find A Grave

Political Graveyard.com Gilmer County, West Virginia

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Local Histories
West Virginia Archives &amp; History Gilmer County

Glenville County Histories

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Gilmer County West Virginia 1895

Gilmer County, West Virginia Map

Gilmer County, West Virginia Map Basics

Gilmer County, West virginia map color

Hisopolis Gilmer County Map

Tombstone Transcription Project Gilmer County

Glenville, West Virginia Map

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

Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Newspapers
Glenville Democrat and Pathfinder

Gilmer Free Press

Probate
Gilmer County, West Virginia Will Books 1845 - 1969

West Virginia Will Books

Societies and Libraries
Gilmer County Historical Society 706 Mineral Road Glenville, WV 26351

Gilmer Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Gilmer County, West Virginia Wikipedia
 * Gilmer County, WVGENWEB Photo Gallery
 * National Register of Historic Places Gilmer County
 * Gilmer County Bridges
 * Gilmer County Facebook
 * Gilmer county West Virginia Encyclopedia
 * Landmarks in Gilmer County, West Virginia
 * Familypedia Gilmer county, West Virginia
 * Gilmer County, West Virginia Memorials
 * Gilmer County History and Genealogy



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