Wirt County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Wirt County

County Courthouse


Wirt County Courthouse Washington Street PO Box 53 Elizabeth, WV 26143-0053 Phone:304-275-4271

County Clerk has birth and death since 1870 marriage records since 1870 Probate and land records from 1848 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records

Parent County
1848--Wirt County was created 19 January 1848 from Wood and Jackson Counties. County seat: Elizabaeth

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Jackson
 * Ritchie
 * Roane
 * Wood

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company D.
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company N (Night Hawk Rangers).
 * - 20th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Probate
West Virginia

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1848-1861, 1863-1970 - free.

Marriage

 * 1854-1863 - Virginia Marriages 1854-1863 (Ancestry) ($).

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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