Calhoun County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Calhoun County

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse Main Street P O Box 230 Grantsville, WV 26147 Phone: 304-354-6725

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death from 1856 Land records from 1856

History
Calhoun County, West Virginia Government Calhoun County, West Virginia History History of Calhoun County

Parent County
1856--Calhoun County was created 5 March 1856 from Gilmer County. County seat: Grantsville

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

Populated Places
Calhoun County Polulated Places

Neighboring Counties

 * Braxton
 * Clay
 * Gilmer
 * Ritchie
 * Roane
 * Wirt

Cemeteries
Cemeteries Calhoun West Virginia

Calhoun County WV GENWEB Obituaries

Find A Grave - Calhoun County

Interment.net Cemetery Records Online

Tombstone Transcription Project - Calhoun County

1860
Census takers uncharacteristically recorded the birth town or county of residents this census year.

Calhoun County WV Gen Web 1860 Federal Census

Calhoun County, WV Gen Web 1870 Federal Census

Calhoun County, WV Gen Web 1880 Federal Census

Calhoun 1890 Federal Census of Veteran &amp; Widows

Calhoun 1900 WV Gen Web 1900 Federal Census

Local Histories
West Virginia Archives &amp; History Calhoun County Books

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Calhoun County, West Virginia Map

Calhoun County, West Virginia Map 1895

Calhoun County, West Virginia Map 2

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company A (Moccasin Rangers), Company D.
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company E.
 * - 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company A (The Moccasin Rangers).

Records and histories are available, including:


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

Naturalization Records
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Newspapers
The Hur Herald

Probate
Calhoun County, West Virginia Will Books 1870-1969

West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records
Calhoun County WV GENWEB Births

Calhoun County WV GEBWEB Deaths

Societies and Libraries
Calhoun County Historical and Genealogical Society, The P. O. Box 242 Grantsville, WV 26147-0242 President: Robert Bonar c/o The Society Secretary: Teresa Harris c/o The Society

Calhoun County Public Library

Family History Centers


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites
Cyndi's List for West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia Calhoun County, West Virginia Biographies Calhoun County Genealogy Files Calhoun County WV Gen Web Miscellaneous Records Welcome to Calhoun coun WV History and Genealogy

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