Barbour County, West Virginia Genealogy


 * This article is about a northern county of West Virginia. For other uses, see Barbour.

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Parent County
1843--Barbour County was created 3 March 1843 from Randolph, Harrison and Lewis Counties. County seat: Philippi

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

Populated Places
Incorporated Places:

Town of Belington

Town of Junior

City of Philippi

Unincorporated Communities:

Brownton

Century

Neighboring Counties

 * Harrison
 * Preston
 * Randolph
 * Taylor
 * Tucker
 * Upshur

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books (full-view). [Barbour County petitions (1843-1858) are described on pp. 186-194.]

Vital Records
West Virginia Marriages 1853-1970; free searchable index available at FamilySearch - Pilot. Records include such information as bride and groom's names, birth date and birthplace, marriage place, clerk's name and sometimes the name of the father, and film and record numbers.