Roane County, West Virginia Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Roane County

200 Main Street

Spencer, WV 257601497

304-927-2860


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death probate

&amp; Land Recors from 1856

Parent County
1856--Roane County was created 11 March 1856 from Kanawha, Jackson and Gilmer Counties. County seat: Spencer

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Clay
 * Jackson
 * Kanawha
 * Wirt

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Court

Genealogy

 * [Ashley] Ross, Clara Mae. John Thomas Ashley (1838-1923), His Ancestors of Surry County, North Carolina, His Descendants of Roane County, West Virginia, and Related Families. Colfax, N.C., n.d..

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

Vital Records
Church

Societies and Libraries
Roane County Historical Society

P O Box 161

Spencer, WV 25276

Roane County Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!"Family History Centers

Write Biography of Historians or dedicated Genealogist


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers