Grant County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States  West Virginia   Grant County

County Courthouse
Grant County 5 Highland Ave Petersburg, WV 26351 304-257-4550


 * County Clerk has birth marriage divorce probate court and land records since 1866

Parent County
1866--Grant County was created 14 February 1866 from Hardy County. County seat: Petersburg

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Garrett County, Maryland
 * Hampshire
 * Hardy
 * Mineral
 * Pendleton
 * Preston
 * Randolph
 * Tucker

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

General
Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Grant 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."
 * Pollock, Michael E. and Lineage Search Associates. Frederick Findings. Mechanicsville, Va.: Lineage Search Associates, 1988-1997..

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
West Virginia Will Books

Societies and Libraries
Grant 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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia

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