Roane County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Roane County, West Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Roane County


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, and land records from 1856
 * Roane County, West Virginia Government
 * Roane County, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

History

 * Roane County West Virginia Encyclopedia
 * History of Roane County, West Virginia, from the time of its exploration to A.D. 1927 View on line
 * Roane County History

Parent County
1856--Roane County was created 11 March 1856 from Kanawha, Jackson and Gilmer Counties. County seat: Spencer

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
Both the courthouse built in 1856 and its replacement built in 1887 burned, but many records survived. Dates of fires undetermined.

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Clay
 * Jackson
 * Kanawha
 * Wirt

Cemeteries

 * Roane County, West Virginia Obituaries
 * Political Graveyard.com Roane County, West Virginia
 * Roane County Tombstone Photos
 * Roane County History and Genealogy Obituaries
 * Roane County Genealogy Project Ferrell Cemetery
 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Census
Roane County, West Virginia 1860 and 1870 Census

Roane County West Virginia Archives

Genealogy

 * Ashley - Ross, Clara Mae. John Thomas Ashley (1838-1923), His Ancestors of Surry County, North Carolina, His Descendants of Roane County, West Virginia, and Related Families. Colfax, N.C., n.d..

Local Histories

 * Bishop, William Henry: History of Roane county, West Virginia, from the time of its exploration A.D. 1927
 * google ebooks
 * West Virginia
 * Inventory of the county archives of West Virginia, no. 44, Roane County (Spencer)
 * Roane County Histories at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
 * Roane County, West Virginia 1895 map
 * Roane County, West Virginia Maps
 * Roane County, West Virginia Maps

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company N (Night Hawk Rangers).
 * - 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company C.
 * - 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's) (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 36th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (2nd Kanawha Infantry) (Confederate). Company B (Logan County Wildcats), Company C (Chapmanville Riflemen), Company D (Boone Rangers), Company E (Raleigh Rangers), and Company G (Western Riflemen).
 * - 60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion) (Confederate). Company G (The Roane Rangers).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861 - 1865 - West Virginia,
 * 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)
 * Blue and Gray Trail Roane County, West Virginia

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 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

Roane County, West Virginia Will Books 1857 - 1968

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 1856-1858, 1860-1967 - free.

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

Roane County Historical Society P O Box 161 Spencer, WV 25276

Roane county Library -census records and more

Family History Centers

 *  Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Roane County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Roane County, West Virginia Families USGENWEB
 * Roane County, West Virginia Wikipedia
 * National Register of Historic Places Roane County
 * Roane County, West Virginia Bridges
 * Rhodes families of Roane County, West Virginia
 * Roane County, West Virginia Commons
 * Biographies - Roane County, West Virginia
 * New River Notes Memoirs of Daniel W. Cunningham: The Criminal Histor of Roand and Jackson Counties
 *  Meadows Family
 * Roane County, West Virginia Photos Interesting
 * Roane County Library Family Histories
 * Roane County Library Family Histories

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