Boone County, West Virginia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Daniel Boone. The County has Madison as its seat and the County was created March 11, 1847. The County is located in the south southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Boone County Courthouse 200 State Street Madison, WV 25130-1152 Phone: 304-369-7331 Boone County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage, death records from 1865; probate and land records from 1865. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Resources

 * Boone County, West Virginia Resource $

Census Records

 * 1850 Turner, David Anderson. Boone County West Virginia 1850 Census Annotated. 1999. Available online, courtesy:  Prince William County Virginia website.
 * 1900 Boone County, West Virginia Census

Funeral Homes

 * Handley Funeral Home Inc. 3rd St. &amp; Phipps Ave Danville, WV Phone: 304-369-0718 Fax: 304-369-1130
 * Stevens Funeral Home 1 Official Plz Madison, WV Phone: 304-369-1350
 * Armstrong Funeral Home Inc. 734 Boone St. Whitesville, WV Phone: 304-854-1471 Fax: 304-854-0216
 * Valley Funeral Home Inc. E Boone St. Whitesville, WV Phone: 304-854-1381 Fax: 304-854-1270

Local Histories

 * Boone County History
 * History of Boone County, West Virginia
 * Boone County, West Virginia
 * Kith and kin of Boone County, West Virginia
 * Boone County Genealogical Society. Boone County West Virginia History. Madison, West Virginia, Boone County Genealogical Society, Inc., 1990. 975.439 B724.
 * Casto, Mitch. Boone County West Virginia: A Chronological Bibliography. Madison, West Virginia, Boone-Madison Public Library, 1994. 975.439 C354.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * 1850 Map of Virginia and West Virginia
 * Boone County West Virginia 1895
 * Boone County, West Virginia map
 * Map Showing Boone County, West Virginia
 * Boone County West Virginia Topographic Maps

Military Records
Go here for general Military Records of West Virginia

Civil War
Confederate


 * - 1st Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company K.
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment). Company K (Boone Company).
 * - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 45th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A.

Union


 * - 8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry.

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 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 soldiers from Boone County.
 * 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)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1814-1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * The Boone Examiner

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1724-1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1756-1971 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Boone County, West Virginia Will Books 1865-1951
 * West Virginia Will Books

Tax Records
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 1864-1968 - free.
 * West Virginia Vital Records, 1865-1969 (varies) - Includes birth, death, and marriage.

Marriage

 * 1801-1962 - West Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1854-1931 Turner, Ronald Ray. Marriage Records of Boone County West Virginia 1854-1931. 1989. Available online at Prince William County Virginia.
 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Boone County West Virginia Marriages from Other Counties. 2007. Available online at Prince William County Virginia.

Family History Centers

 * The closest family history centers are in the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center.
 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Boone Madison Public Library

Societies

 * Boone County Genealogical Society, Inc. P O Box 295 Madison, WV 25130 Facebook

Websites

 * Boone County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Boone County, West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia
 * Sigfus Olafson
 * Brief on Sigfus Olafson
 * Boone County Coal Corporation
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records