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Gilmer County, West Virginia
Map
Location in the state of West Virginia
Location of West Virginia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1845
County Seat	Glenville
Courthouse

United States  West Virginia  Gilmer County

County Courthouse

Gilmer County
10 Howard Street
Glenville, WV 26351
Phone: 304-462-7641

County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1853
Marriage, probate and land from 1845^[1]

History

Parent County

1845--Gilmer County was created 3 February 1845 from Lewis and Kanawha Counties.
County seat: Glenville^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Gilmer County boundary changes.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Braxton
• Calhoun
• Doddridge
• Lewis
• Ritchie

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Census

For tips on accessing Gilmer County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.

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Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military

Civil War

Regiments. Service men in Gilmer County, West Virginia served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Gilmer County, West Virginia:

- 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Companies B and E.

- 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company D (Gilmer Rifles).^[3]

Records and histories are available, including:

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

Naturalization

West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Newspapers

Probate

West Virginia Will Books

Taxation

Vital Records

West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages

Societies and Libraries

Gilmer County Historical Society
706 Mineral Road
Glenville, WV 26351

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
• Family History Library Catalog

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References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Gilmer County, West Virginia. Page 743 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ John M. Ashcraft, 31st Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 48.