Summers County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Summers 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, probate and land records from 1871 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

History
History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to Present Tim (Google ebook)

Early History of Summers County Summers County, West Virginia Government Summers County, West Virginia Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia New River Gorge Welcome to Hinton, West Virginia Summers County Cyclopedia Welcome to Summers County, West Virginia

Parent County
1871-Summers County was created 27 February 1871 from Monroe, Mercer, Greenbrier and Fayette Counties. County seat: Hinton

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
Green Sulphur, West Virginia

The Town of Hinton

The Town of Lockbridge

Meadow Creek, West Virginia

Sandstone, West Virginia

Neighboring Counties

 * Fayette
 * Giles County, Virginia
 * Greenbrier
 * Mercer
 * Monroe
 * Raleigh

Cemeteries

 * Summers County, West Virginia Cemeteries
 * Political Graveyard.com Summers County West Virginia
 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Land and Property

 * Hudgins. 226 patents dated 1784-1862 in what is now Summers County, West Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Local Histories
Cottle, George. History of Forest Hill Community, Summers County, West Virginia. Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, n. d. (On-line version). Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: C6.

Graham C. History of Clayton Community, Summers County, West Virginia. Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, 1923.(On-line version). Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: G7.

Lively, Lester. History of Summers County''. s. l., n. p., n. d.  975.476 L784 Pam.

Long, Fred. Historic Pence Springs Resort. s. l., n. p., 1983. 917.5476 L848.

Maddy, W. T. History of Marie Community, Summers and Monroe Counties, West Virginia. Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, 1925.(On-line version). Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: M3.

Miller, James Henry. ''History of Summers County From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Hinton, West Virginia'', n. p., 1908. 975.476 M648.

Nyden, Paul J. ''Thirty Oral History Transcripts About the New River Region in Fayette, Raleigh and Summers Counties, West Virginia. Beckley, West Virginia'', Paul Nyden, 1980.

Summers County World War Veterans. s. l., n. p., n. d. 940.546775 S955 Pam.

Woods, Clee. ''West Virginia Was Good. Charleston, West Virginia'', Mountain State Press, 1984. 975.476 Wood.

Maps

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

Summers County, West Virginia 1895

Map of Summers County West Virginia and Vicinity

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 Records

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
The Register Herald.com

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

Summers County, West Virginia Will Books 1854 - 1969

Funeral Homes in Summers County, West Virginia


 * West Virginia

Taxation
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;Assessor and Property Tax

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1871-1969 - free.

Summers County, Death Records, USGENWEB Summers County West Virginia Marriage Record Archives Summers County, West Virginia Deaths 1906-1920 $$ Summers County, West Virginia Obituaries

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

Summers County Public Library

Summers County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Summers 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
 * Summers County WV Gen Web Genealogy Home Pages
 * Summers County USGENWEB Archives Project
 * Summers County Photos
 * Summers County Great Bend Tunnel
 * Summers County, West Virginia Family History &amp; Genealogy
 * Wecome to Summers County WV History and Genealogy
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