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Guide to Lincoln County, West Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

.== County Information ==

.=== Description === Lincoln County, West Virginia Origins

.=== County Courthouse ===

Lincoln County Courthouse 8000 Court Avenue Hamlin, WV 25523 Phone: 304-824-3336 Lincoln County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate and land records from 1909


 * Lincoln County WV Web Portal

.=== Lincoln County, West Virginia Record Dates ===

.=== Record Loss === .=== Boundary Changes ===

.=== Populated Places ===

.=== History Timeline ===
 * Hars Area Lincoln County West Virginia

.== Resources ==

.=== Bible Records ===

.=== Biographies ===

.=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===

.=== Cemeteries ===

.=== Census Records ===
 * Lincoln County, West Virginia Political Graveyard.com
 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide
 * Lincoln County, West Virginia Funeral Homes

USGenWeb Census Project Lincoln County, West Virginia 1870 Federal Census Index

.=== Church Records ===

.=== Court Records ===


 * Chancery orders, 1909-1956
 * Discharge records, 1919-1980

.=== Directories ===

.=== Emigration and Immigration ===

.=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===

.=== Funeral Homes ===

.=== Genealogies ===

.=== Guardianship ===

.=== Land and Property Records ===

.=== Local Histories ===

.=== Maps and Gazetteers ===




 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * Lincoln County, West Virginia Map 1895 The general indexes cover chancery orders v. 7-26.

Lincoln County, West Virginia Maps

Trails Rus West Virginia map

Lincoln County, West Virginia Topical Maps

.=== Migration ===

.=== Military Records ===

.==== 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)
 * Turner, Ronald Ray. 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Manassas, Va.: R.R. Turner, 1989. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh
 * County West Virginia GenWeb. [Includes biographical sketches of soldiers from Lincoln County.]

.=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===


 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

.=== Newspapers ===

Lincoln County, West Virginia Newspapers

.=== Obituaries ===

.=== Other Records ===

.=== Periodicals ===

.=== Probate Records ===

'''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
 * Lincoln County West Virginia Will Books 1909-1947
 * West Virginia Will Books
 * Lincoln County, West Virginia Obituaries
 * Miscellaneous Lincoln County West Virginia Obituaries
 * Interment.net Cemetery Records on line
 * Probate records, 1910-1947 West Virginia Will Books are available online

.=== School Records ===

.=== Tax Records ===

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

.=== Vital Records ===


 * West Virginia Vital Records- Birth - Death - Marriages.
 * Birth records, 1871-1957 You can view originals on line.
 * Death records, 1909-1936 You can view originals on line.
 * Marriage records, 1895-1926 1780-1970 are available online.
 * Early Lincoln County West Virginia Marriage Records 1880, 1895-1929

.==== Birth ====

.==== Marriage ====

.==== Death ====

.==== Divorce ====

.== Research Facilities ==

.=== Archives ===

.=== Family History Centers ===


 * The closest family history centers are the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center.
 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

.=== Libraries ===


 * Hamlin Lincoln County West Virginia Public Library
 * Alum Creek Public Library, Lincoln County, West Virginia

.=== Museums ===

.== Societies ==


 * Lincoln County Genealogical Society 7999 Lynn Avenue Hamlin, WV 25523 Lincoln County Genealogical Society

.== Websites ==


 * Lincoln County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Lincoln County West Virginia Biographies
 * Lincoln County West Virginia Families
 * Lincoln County West Virginia Wikipedia
 * Chuck Yeager of Lincoln County, West Virginia
 * Chuck Yeager - Hatfield McCoy Country

Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites .== Research Guides ==
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

.== References ==