Wayne County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Wayne County

County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse 700 Hendricks Street Wayne, WV 25570 Phone: 304-272-6371

County Clerk has bird and death records from 1853 Marriage records from 1854 Probate and Land Records

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).

Parent County
1842--Wayne County was created 18 January 1842 from Cabell County. County seat: Wayne

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Boyd County, Kentucky
 * Cabell
 * Lawrence County, Kentucky
 * Lawrence County, Ohio
 * Lincoln
 * Martin County, Kentucky
 * Mingo

Cemeteries

 * Bloss Cemetery, Lavalette
 * Old Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo
 * Mays Cemetery, Lavalette
 * Queen's Ridge Cemetery
 * Strother Cemetery, Hubbardstown
 * Find a Grave Wayne County, West Virginia
 * Morris Funeral Home

Land
Wayne County, Transactions West Virginia Deeds

Local Histories
West Virginia Archives

A Brief History of Buffalo Creek Community, Wayne County ,West Virginia. Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, 1925. (On-line version) Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: B78. Comstock, Jim. ''Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia. Richwood, West Virginia'', Jim Comstock, 1973. 975.4003 H259 v.7. Darby, Erasmus Foster. App Queen Day: Being an Eyewitness Account of How This Great Schoolmaster is Honored Each Year in Wayne County, West Virginia. Chillicothe, Ohio, Dave Webb, 1955. 398.22 D24a Pam. _________________. Spot the Great Red Nosed Hound of Sugar Tree Hollow. Chillicothe, Ohio, Dave Webb, 1954. 636.7 D34s Pam. Kirby, Wesley D. History of Wayne Community Wayne County West Virginia. Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, 1926. (On-line version) Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: K5. McClintic, Elizabeth Knight. Ceredo: An Experiment in Colonization. s. l., n. p., 1937. 917.5447 M126. Osborn, Lucian W. History of East Lynn Community Wayne County West Virginia. Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, 1927. (On-line version)Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: O8. ''A Pictorial History of Wayne County. Kenova, West Virginia, Wayne County Historical Publications Inc.'', 1988. 975.447 W359p. Taylor, Mildred. ''History of Wayne County, West Virginia. Wayne, West Virginia,'' n. p., 1963. 975.447 T244. Thomas C. W.History of Ceredo and Kenova. s. l., n. p., @1958. 975.447 T482 Pam. Varney, Carl E. Birch Bark and Sassafras Tea. Crum, West Virginia, @1976. 917.5447 V318. Williams, John Alexander. "A Note and Documents on the Wayne County Shooting Incident During the Election Campaign of 1894." West Virginia History, Charleston, West Virginia, Department of Archives and History, 1971-72. Arc 1. 4:33.

Maps
1850 Map of Virginia and West Virginia

Wayne County, West Virginia Map

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Companies A, C, and G.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company K (Fairview Rifle Guards aka Sandy Rangers).
 * - 16th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Companies E, G, and H.
 * - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate). Company A (Witcher's Company Virginia Mounted Rifles).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * Wayne County, West Virginia Civil War
 * West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
 * 8th Virginia Calvary

Naturalization
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
Wayne County, West Virginia Will Books 1843 - 1968

West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records

 * The Handy Book for Genealogist.

Historical Societies
  Wayne County, West Virginia Public Library

Ceredo-Kenova Memorial Public Library

Fort Gay Public Library

Wayne County Geenalgoical and Historical Society

Cabell - Wayne County Historical Society PO Box 9412 Huntinton, WV 25704

KYOWVA Genealogical Society P O Box 1254 Huntington, WV 25715

Kentucky Ohio West Virginia Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Huntington West Virginia Family History Center
 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Wayne County, West Virginia Biographies


 * Web Sites
 * Wayne County, West Virginia Communities
 * Wayne County, West Virginia Wikipedia
 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia