Ritchie County, West Virginia Genealogy

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County Courthouse
RITCHIE COUNTY

115 East Main Street

Room 201

Harrisville, WV 26362

304-643-2164


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage, death probate, land, military records from 1853
 * Clerk Circuit Court has divorce Recor
 * Magesterial Court has court records

Parent County
1843--Ritchie County was created 18 February 1843 from Wood, Harrison and Lewis Counties. County seat: Harrisville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Doddridge
 * Gilmer
 * Pleasants
 * Tyler
 * Wirt
 * Wood

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

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

Societies and Libraries
Ritchie County Historical Society

200 S Church Street

Harrisville, WV 26362

Ritchie County Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!"

Write a biography on the historians and great genealogist of Ritchie County.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers