Fayette County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Fayette County



History


The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).

Parent County
1831--Fayette County was created 28 February 1831 from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Logan Counties. County seat: Fayetteville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Greenbrier
 * Kanawha
 * Nicholas
 * Raleigh
 * Summers

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Fayette County on page 134.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.