Wetzel County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Wetzel County

County Courthouse
Wetzel County Courthouse P O Box 156 New Martinsville, WV 26155-0156 Phone: 304-455-8224


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, and burial
 * Probate, land and military records from 1846
 * Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce and naturalization

Parent County
1846--Wetzel County was created 10 January 1846 from Tyler County. County seat: Martinsville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Doddridge
 * Greene County, Pennsylvania
 * Harrison
 * Marion
 * Marshall
 * Monongalia
 * Monroe County, Ohio
 * Tyler

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hundred
 * New Martinsville

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

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Newspapers

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1854-1970 - free.

Marriage

 * 1854-1863 - Virginia Marriages 1854-1863 (Ancestry) ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * New Martinsville West Virginia Family History Center

Web Sites


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