Grant County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Grant County

Guide to Grant County West Virginia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse 5 Highland Ave Petersburg, WV 26351 Phone: 304-257-4550

County Clerk has birth marriage divorce probate court and land records since 1866

Parent County
1866--Grant County was created 14 February 1866 from Hardy County. County seat: Petersburg

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Garrett County, Maryland
 * Hampshire
 * Hardy
 * Mineral
 * Pendleton
 * Preston
 * Randolph
 * Tucker

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

General
Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Grant County families include:


 * O'Dell, Cecil. Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1995. . One of the most impressively researched one-place studies in the United States. In a review, Dorman stated "Comprehensive studies such as this appear only rarely. This volume should be in every Virginia genealogical collection."

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
Greenbrier County,West Virginia Wills 1777-1962

Grant County, West Virginia Will Books 1866 - 1969

West Virginia Will Books

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 1866-1969 - free.

Societies and Libraries
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

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