McDowell County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    McDowell County

County Courthouse


McDowell County 90 Wyoming Street #109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344


 * County Clerk has birth records from 1872
 * Marriage records from 1861
 * Death records 1894
 * Probate and land records 1897
 * Circuit Court Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1858--McDowell County was created 20 February 1858 from Tazewell County (Virginia). County seat: Welch

County seat first Perryville; changed to Welch in 1892.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Buchanan County, Virginia
 * Mercer
 * Mingo
 * Tazewell County, Virginia
 * Wyoming

Cemeteries
McDowell County Cemeteries

Census
McDowell Census

Land
Names Early Connected with the Land in McDowell County

Military
West Virginia, Civil War

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Newspapers
Beckley Register Herald

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Welch Daily News Box 569 Welch, WV 24801 304.436.3144 $7.50 mth./$75.00 year subscription (only archives back a few years)

Probate
McDowell County, West Virignia Will Books 1893-1968

West Virginia

Societies and Libraries
McDowell County Historical Society HC 61 Box 37-B Paynesville, WV 24873 President: Dr. Tom Hatcher Secretary/Treasurer: Geneva Steele

Family History Centers

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


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Craft Memorial Library, Bluefield, WV

Web Sites

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * McDowell County Articles
 * McDowell West Virginia Families
 * McDowell Count National Register of Historic Places
 * McDowell County, West Virginia Wikipedia
 * McDowell County, West Virginia Wikipedia

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