Putnam County, West Virginia Genealogy

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County Courthouse

 * Putnam County; 3389 Winfield Road, Winfield WV 25213 Phone 304-586-0202
 * Conty Clerk has bird records from 1848, death records from 1853 Marriage and Probate Records from 1853
 * Marriage and Probate from1839
 * Land Records from 1841
 * Clk Cir Ct has div and Court Records

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
1848--Putnam County was created 11 March 1848 from Kanawha, Mason and Cabell Counties. County seat: Winfield

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cabell
 * Jackson
 * Kanawha
 * Lincoln
 * Mason

Cemeteries
Census

 

Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Naturalization

West Virgina,Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Newspapers

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Societies and Libraries
Putnam County Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!" Please write about deceased historians &amp; Genealogist!

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers. The closest family history centers are in the Huntingon Family History Centerand in the Charleston Family History Center


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Web Sites


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