Roane County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Roane County

County Courthouse
Roane County 200 Main Street Spencer, WV 257601497 304-927-2860


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, and land records from 1856
 * Roane County, West Virginia Government
 * Roane County, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

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

Cemeteries
Tombstone Transcription Project Roane County

Roane County, West Virginia Obituaries

Census
Roane County, West Virginia 1860 and 1870 Census

Roane County West Virginia Archives

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

Roane County, West Virginia Maps

Military

 * West Virginia,

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Probate
Roane County, West Virginia Will Books 1857 - 1968

Societies and Libraries
Roane County Historical Society P O Box 161 Spencer, WV 25276


 *  Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Roane County, West Virginia Families USGENWEB
 * Roane County, West Virginia Wikipedia
 * National Register of Historic Places Roane County
 * National Register of Historic Places Roane County

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