Wirt County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Wirt 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 and death since 1870 marriage records since 1870 Probate and land records from 1848 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records

Parent County
1848--Wirt County was created 19 January 1848 from Wood and Jackson Counties. County seat: Elizabaeth

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
1910 Fire burned the courthouse in 1910, but many records survived.

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Jackson
 * Ritchie
 * Roane
 * Wood

Cemeteries

 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Immates of county infirmary

 * Register of immates of county infirmary, 1888-1945

Land

 * Homestead records, 1881-1904

Maps

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 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)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company D.
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company N (Night Hawk Rangers).
 * - 20th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.

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

West Virginia

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 1848-1861, 1863-1970 - free.

Marriage

 * 1854-1863 - Virginia Marriages 1854-1863 (Ancestry) ($).
 * 1780-1970 - Marriage certificates and marriage bonds, 1848-1853 Marriage consents, 1906-1936 Free view on line West Virginia Marriages 1780-1970.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Wirt County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia

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