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United States  Gotoarrow.png West Virginia  Gotoarrow.png Calhoun County

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County Courthouse

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     Calhoun County

Main Street P O Box 230

Grantsville, WV 26147

304-354-6725

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death from

1856

Land records from 1856

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]

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Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps


Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records


West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Web Sites


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References

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  2. ↑ 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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