Raleigh County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Raleigh County

County Courthouse

 * [[Image:Raliegh County, west Virginia Courthouse.JPG|right|200px|Raleigh County, West Virginia Courthouse]] Raleigh County, Courthouse

215 Main Street

Beckley, WV 25801

304-255-9123


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death records form 1850
 * Clk Cir Ct has div and ct records

Parent County
1850--Raleigh County was created 23 January 1850 from Fayette County. County seat: Beckley

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Fayette
 * Kanawha
 * Mercer
 * Summers
 * Wyoming

Cemeteries
Raleigh County, West Virginia Cemetery Records(USGENWEB)

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census


 * 1850
 * Turner, David Anderson. Families of Raleigh County, (West) Virginia: The 1850 Census Annotated. Madison, W.Va.: D.A. Turner, 1982. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website.

Church
Raleigh County, West Virginia Bible Records(USGENWEB)

Raleigh County, West Virginia Churches (USGENWEB)

Family Histories

 * [Webb] Turner, Ronald Ray. Webb Families of the Virginias. 2007. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh County West Virginia GenWeb.

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Civil War


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Manassas, Va.: R.R. Turner, 1989. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh County West Virginia GenWeb. [Includes biographical sketches of soldiers from Raleigh County.]

Naturalization
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Beckley Register-Herald Newspaper Archives:
ATT: Libby Walker - Archives 801 N. Kanawha Street P. O. Drawer P or R Beckley, WV 25802 (304)255-4400 or (800)950-0250

Probate
Raleigh County, West Virginia Will Books 1850 - 1969

West Virginia Will Books

Raleigh County, West VirginiaWillsCourtesy The Riffe-Smith Collection

Raleigh County, West Virginia Obituaries

Vital Records
Raleigh County, West Virginia Marriages 1850-1911 by Ronald R Turner

Marriage


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Raleigh County, West Virginia Marriages 1850-1911. 1984. Available online, courtesy: Raleigh County West Virginia GenWeb.
 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Raleigh County West Virginia Marriages From Other Counties. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website.

Societies and Libraries

 *   Raleigh County Public Library:
 * Main Branch 221 N. Kanawha St. Beckley, WV 25801 (304)255-0511 http://raleigh.lib.wv.us/rcpl/
 * Family History Centers


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers. The closest family history centers are in the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center
 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * CYNDI'S List West Virginia
 * Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites
 * Folk Life in Southern West Virginia
 * Raleigh County Recordsfrom The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
 * Raleigh County Recordsfrom The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints