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

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Military
West Virginia, Civil War

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Probate
McDowell County, West Virignia Will Books 1893-1968

West Virginia

Societies and Libraries
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

Web Sites

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * McDowell County Articles
 * McDowell County Articles

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