Braxton County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Braxton County

County Courthouse


Braxton County 300 Main Street P O Box 486 Sutton, WV 26601 304-765-2833


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death indexes 1853-1886
 * Probate and Land Records
 * Clerk Circuit Court has Divorce and Court Records

Parent County
1836--Braxton County was created 15 January 1836 from Lewis, Kanawha and Nicholas Counties. County seat: Sutton

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Clay
 * Gilmer
 * Lewis
 * Nicholas
 * Webster

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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


 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Braxton County on page 134.]

Naturalization Records
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Societies and Libraries
Braxton Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!" Please write about deceased historians &amp; Genealogist!

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia

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