Mingo County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Mingo 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, marriage, death and land records from 1895 and burial records from 1959
 * Clerk of Court has divorce, probate and court records

History
Mingo County, West Virginia History

Parent County
1895--Mingo County was created 30 January 1895 from Logan County. County seat: Williamson

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
1977 Courthouse was flooded in 1977, heavily damaging records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Buchanan County, Virginia
 * Lincoln
 * Logan
 * Martin County, Kentucky
 * McDowell
 * Pike County, Kentucky
 * Wayne
 * Wyoming

Cemeteries

 * Mingo County, West Virginia Political Graveyard
 * Mingo County Tombstone Photos USGENWEB Archives Project
 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Census
Mingo County, West Virginia Census 1900

Maps



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

Mingo County, West Virginia Map

TrailsRus West Virginia Mingo County

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)

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records

West Virginia Wills, inventories, etc., Mingo County : 1884-1911
 * 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

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 1895-1926 - free.
 * Mingo County, West Virginia Marriages
 * Births, Mingo County : 1890-1899

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

Mingo County Genealogical Society P O Box 2581 Williamson, WV 25661


 * Heritage of Mingo (Mingo County Genealogical Society : Williamson, West Virginia) 1991-2010

Mingo County Public Libraries

Family History Centers
The closest family history centers are the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center.


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Mingo County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Logan County, Virginia Recreated 1824-1863 includes Mingo County
 * Logan County, Virginia Recreated 1824-1863 includes Mingo County