Mineral County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Mineral County

County Courthouse
Mineral County Courthouse 150 Armstrong Street Keyser, WV 26726-3505

County Clerk has birth, marriage death, probate, and land records from 1866

Parent County
1866--Mineral County was created 1 February 1866 from Hampshire County. County seat: Keyser

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Allegany County, Maryland
 * Garrett County, Maryland
 * Grant
 * Hampshire
 * Hardy

Census
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General
Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Mineral County families include:


 * O'Dell, Cecil. Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1995. . One of the most impressively researched one-place studies in the United States. In a review, Dorman stated "Comprehensive studies such as this appear only rarely. This volume should be in every Virginia genealogical collection."

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military

 * West Virginia, Civil War

Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate

 * West Virginia

Societies and Libraries
Mineral County Historical Landmark Commission Route One Burlington, West Virginia 26710

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Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Mineral County, West Virginia Various records on Microfilm at the Library of Virginia
 * Mineral County, West Virginia Various records on Microfilm at the Library of Virginia

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