Ritchie County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Ritchie County

County Courthouse


Ritchie County Courthouse 115 East Main Street Room 201 Harrisville, WV 26362 Phone 304-643-2164


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death probate, land, military records from 1853
 * Circuit Court Clerk has divorce records
 * Magisterial Court has court records

Parent County
1843--Ritchie County was created 18 February 1843 from Wood, Harrison and Lewis Counties. County seat: Harrisville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Doddridge
 * Gilmer
 * Pleasants
 * Tyler
 * Wirt
 * Wood

Genealogy

 * [McFarland] Finley, Carmen J. "The McFarlings: From Virginia to the California Gold Rush," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):3-12; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):131-145; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):186-195; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):275-292. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company C.
 * - 26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company A and Company C.

Records and histories are available, including:


 * West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

Naturalization
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Societies and Libraries
Ritchie County Historical Society 200 S Church Street Harrisville, WV 26362

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia

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