Calhoun County, West Virginia
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| + | | county = Calhoun County | ||
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| + | | county_map = Wv-calhoun.png | ||
| + | | state = West Virginia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1856 | ||
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| + | | seat wl = Grantsville | ||
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| + | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Calhoun_County,_West_Virginia|Calhoun County]]'' | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | [[Image:Calhoun County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] | + | [[Image:Calhoun County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] '''Calhoun County'''<br>Main Street<br>P O Box 230<br>Grantsville, WV 26147<br>304-354-6725 <br> |
| − | '''Calhoun County'''<br>Main Street<br>P O Box 230<br>Grantsville, WV 26147<br>304-354-6725 | + | |
| − | <br> | + | *County Clerk has birth, marriage, death from 1856 |
| − | *County Clerk has birth, marriage, death from 1856 | + | *Land records from 1856<ref name="Handybook" /> |
| − | *Land records from 1856<ref name="Handybook"/> | + | |
== History == | == History == | ||
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{{WVcensus}} | {{WVcensus}} | ||
| − | ===== 1860 ===== | + | ===== 1860 ===== |
Census takers uncharacteristically recorded the birth town or county of residents this census year.<ref>Alycon Trubey Pierce, "In Praise of Errors Made by Census Enumerators," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 1 (March 1993):51-55. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng}}</ref> | Census takers uncharacteristically recorded the birth town or county of residents this census year.<ref>Alycon Trubey Pierce, "In Praise of Errors Made by Census Enumerators," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 1 (March 1993):51-55. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng}}</ref> | ||
| − | ===== 1940 ===== | + | ===== 1940 ===== |
Join us in indexing the [https://www.familysearch.org/1940census 1940 Census] | Join us in indexing the [https://www.familysearch.org/1940census 1940 Census] | ||
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<br>West Virginia, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1932429 Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865] | <br>West Virginia, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1932429 Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865] | ||
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West Virgina, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1909003 Naturalization Records, 1814-1991]<br> | West Virgina, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1909003 Naturalization Records, 1814-1991]<br> | ||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
| − | *{{FHL|West+Virginia%2C+Calhoun|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | + | *{{FHL|West+Virginia%2C+Calhoun|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv Cyndi's List for West Virginia] | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv Cyndi's List for West Virginia] | ||
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| Calhoun County, West Virginia | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1856 |
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| County Seat | Grantsville |
| Courthouse | |
United States 
West Virginia Calhoun County
Contents |
County Courthouse
Main Street
P O Box 230
Grantsville, WV 26147
304-354-6725
- County Clerk has birth, marriage, death from 1856
- Land records from 1856[1]
History
Parent County
1856--Calhoun County was created 5 March 1856 from Gilmer County.
County seat: Grantsville [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Calhoun County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Calhoun County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
1860
Census takers uncharacteristically recorded the birth town or county of residents this census year.[2]
1940
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Military
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Naturalization Records
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Newspapers
Probate
West Virginia Will Books
Taxation
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Calhoun County Family History Hall of Fame
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Family History Centers
Web Sites
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Alycon Trubey Pierce, "In Praise of Errors Made by Census Enumerators," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 81, No. 1 (March 1993):51-55. FHL Book 973 B2ng
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