Gilmer County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Gilmer County



County Courthouse

 * [[Image:Gilmer County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG|thumb|right|300px]] Gilmer County

10 Howard Street

Glenville, WV 26351

304-462-7641


 * County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1853
 * Marriage, Probate and land from 1845

Parent County
1845--Gilmer County was created 3 February 1845 from Lewis and Kanawha Counties. County seat: Glenville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Braxton
 * Calhoun
 * Doddridge
 * Lewis
 * Ritchie

Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Land

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Naturalization

 West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 

Newspapers

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Taxation

Vital Records
Court

Societies and Libraries
Gilmer County 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

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv

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