Putnam County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Putnam County

County Courthouse
Putnam County 3389 Winfield Road Winfield WV 25213 Phone 304-586-0202
 * County Clerk has birth records from 1848, death records from 1853
 * Marriage and probate records from 1853
 * Land records from 1841
 * Circuit Court Clerk has divorce and court records

History


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

History of Putnam County, West Virginia

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

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Genealogy

 * [Rust] Rust, Ellsworth Marshall. Rust of Virginia: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington, D.C.: Rust, 1940..

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Naturalization
West Virginia,Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Probate
Putnam County, West Virginia Will Books 1847 - 1968

West Virginia Will Books

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

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Putnam County, West Virginia Various Microfilm Records at the Library of Virginia
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