Hancock County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Hancock County

County Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse P O Box 367 New Cumberland, WV 26047 Phone: 304-564-3311


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death probate and land records from 1848
 * Clerk Circuit Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1848--Hancock County was created 15 January 1848 from Brooke County. County seat: New Cumberland

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaver County, Pennsylvania
 * Brooke
 * Columbiana County, Ohio
 * Jefferson County, Ohio
 * Washington County, Pennsylvania

Civil War
Union


 * - 1st Regiment, West Virginia Infantry. Company I.

Probate
Hancock County, West Virginia Wills 1853-1917

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1854-1873, 1880-1971 - free.

Societies and Libraries
Hancock County Genealogical-Historical Society

Tri-State Genealogical and Historical Society P O Box 454 Newell, West Virginia 26050-0454

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.