McDowell County, West Virginia - Revision history

Ericcharlesperazzo: Put courthouse info in infobox

2013-04-11T02:16:54Z

Put courthouse info in infobox

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	''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[McDowell_County,_West_Virginia\|McDowell County]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[McDowell_County,_West_Virginia\|McDowell County]]''

−	Guide to '''McDowell County West Virginia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.	+	Guide to '''McDowell County West Virginia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	{{WVDC}}		{{WVDC}}
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	\| state_map = West-virginia.png		\| state_map = West-virginia.png
	\| founded year = 1858		\| founded year = 1858
−	\| founded date =	+	\| founded date = February 20
	\| seat wl = Welch		\| seat wl = Welch
		+	\| building image = McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG
		+	\| building address = McDowell County Courthouse<br> 90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344<br>[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm '''McDowell County Website''']
	}}		}}

	== County Courthouse ==		== County Courthouse ==
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−	~~[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px]]~~
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−	~~[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344~~

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	== Resources ==		== Resources ==

−	[[Image:Wvmcdowell.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px~~\|Wvmcdowell.jpg~~]]	+	[[Image:Wvmcdowell.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]

	==== Cemeteries ====		==== Cemeteries ====
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	West Virginia {{RecordSearch\|1909099\|Will Books}}		West Virginia {{RecordSearch\|1909099\|Will Books}}

−	==== Taxation ====	+	==== Taxation ====

	===== Online West Virginia Tax site =====		===== Online West Virginia Tax site =====
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	Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.		Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.

−	The search for tax information can start [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/West-Virginia-Assessor-and-Property-Tax-Records.htm here]	+	The search for tax information can start [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/West-Virginia-Assessor-and-Property-Tax-Records.htm here]

	==== Vital Records ====		==== Vital Records ====
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	== References ==		== References ==
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−	<references />{{West Virginia\|West Virginia}}	+	<references />{{West Virginia\|West Virginia}}{{West Virginia-stub}}

−	[[Category:McDowell_County,_West_Virginia]]~~{{West Virginia-stub}}~~	+	[[Category:McDowell_County,_West_Virginia]]

Sandralpond: added content

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	West Virginia {{RecordSearch\|1909099\|Will Books}}		West Virginia {{RecordSearch\|1909099\|Will Books}}

−	==== Taxation ====	+	==== Taxation ====
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		+	===== Online West Virginia Tax site =====
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		+	West Virginia real and personal property tax records are managed by the County Assessor in each county. Land and land improvements are considered real property while mobile property is classified as personal property.
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		+	Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.
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		+	The search for tax information can start [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/West-Virginia-Assessor-and-Property-Tax-Records.htm here]

	==== Vital Records ====		==== Vital Records ====

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	''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[McDowell_County,_West_Virginia\|McDowell County]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[McDowell_County,_West_Virginia\|McDowell County]]''

−	{{West Virginia~~-stub}}~~	+	Guide to '''McDowell County West Virginia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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	== County Courthouse ==		== County Courthouse ==

−	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px~~\|McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG~~]]	+	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px]]

	[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344		[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344
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	== Resources ==		== Resources ==
−	[[Image:Wvmcdowell.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]	+
		+	[[Image:Wvmcdowell.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Wvmcdowell.jpg]]
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	==== Cemeteries ====		==== Cemeteries ====

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	== References ==		== References ==
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	<references />{{West Virginia\|West Virginia}}		<references />{{West Virginia\|West Virginia}}

−	[[Category:McDowell_County,_West_Virginia]]	+	[[Category:McDowell_County,_West_Virginia]]{{West Virginia-stub}}

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	==== Vital Records ====		==== Vital Records ====

−	{{WVvital}}	+	*{{WVvital}}. Includes marriages 1865-1969 - free.

	== Societies and Libraries ==		== Societies and Libraries ==

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	== County Courthouse ==		== County Courthouse ==

−	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px]]	+	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px\|McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG]]

	[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344		[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344
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	== Places / Localities ==		== Places / Localities ==
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	==== Populated Places ====		==== Populated Places ====

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	== Resources ==		== Resources ==
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	==== Cemeteries ====		==== Cemeteries ====

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	== References ==		== References ==
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	<references />{{West Virginia\|West Virginia}}		<references />{{West Virginia\|West Virginia}}

	[[Category:McDowell_County,_West_Virginia]]		[[Category:McDowell_County,_West_Virginia]]

Cottrells: Text replace - "usgwarchives.org" to "usgwarchives.net"

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	*[http://www.geocities.com/mcdowellcounty/photoindex.html McDowell County, West Virginia Photo Album]		*[http://www.geocities.com/mcdowellcounty/photoindex.html McDowell County, West Virginia Photo Album]
	*[http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/mcdowell/mcdowell.htm Flat Top Field, McDowell County, West Virginia]		*[http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/mcdowell/mcdowell.htm Flat Top Field, McDowell County, West Virginia]
−	*[http://usgwarchives.~~org~~/wv/mcdowell/bios.htm McDowell County Biographies]	+	*[http://usgwarchives.net/wv/mcdowell/bios.htm McDowell County Biographies]

	{{Online course badge		{{Online course badge

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		+	''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[McDowell_County,_West_Virginia\|McDowell County]]''
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	{{West Virginia-stub}}		{{West Virginia-stub}}
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	{{Infobox U.S. County		{{Infobox U.S. County
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	\| seat wl = Welch		\| seat wl = Welch
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−	~~''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[McDowell_County,_West_Virginia\|McDowell County]]''~~

	== County Courthouse ==		== County Courthouse ==

−	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px~~\|McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG~~]]	+	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px]]

	[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344		[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344

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	*County Clerk has birth records from 1872		*County Clerk has birth records from 1872
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	'''1858--'''McDowell County was created 20 February 1858 from [[Tazewell County, Virginia\|Tazewell]] County (Virginia).<br>'''County seat:''' Welch <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>		'''1858--'''McDowell County was created 20 February 1858 from [[Tazewell County, Virginia\|Tazewell]] County (Virginia).<br>'''County seat:''' Welch <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

−	County seat first Perryville; changed to Welch in 1892.<br>	+	County seat first Perryville; changed to Welch in 1892.<br>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====
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	[http://usgwarchives.net/wv/mcdowell/obits.htm McDowell County Obituaries]		[http://usgwarchives.net/wv/mcdowell/obits.htm McDowell County Obituaries]

−	[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/wv/mcdowell.html McDowell County, West Virginia Cemeteries]	+	[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/wv/mcdowell.html McDowell County, West Virginia Cemeteries]

	==== Census ====		==== Census ====
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	West Virginia Archives		West Virginia Archives

−	Evans, Norma Pontiff. ''First Families of McDowell County, West Virginia''. s.l. Author, 1981.<br>929.1 M138.<br>Friedl, Joseph. ''A History of Education in McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1976''. Parsons, West Virginia, McClain Printing Company, 1975.<br>370.9754 F911h.<br>Goodykoontz, Wells. ''Address Delivered by Wells Goodykoontz, Tuesday, June 14, 1927, at the Unveiling of Tablet of Black Wolf, McDowell County, West Virginia'' . s.l., n.p., 1927. 929.2 H287 Pam.<br>Grisby, Louise Carter. ''Come Back With Me to Gary, West Virginia''. s.l., n.p., n.d. 975.449 G857. <br>Lad, Virginia. ''Sodom and Gomorrah of Today; or the History of Keystone, West Virginia''. s.l., n.p., 1912.<br>975.449 L153.<br>''McDowell County Centennial'', 1858-1958. s.l., n.p., 1958. 975.449 M138c.<br>McDowell County, West Virginia, The Nations Coal Bin. s.l., n.p., n.d. 917.5449 M138.<br>Solins, Mrs. Samuel and Jones, Mrs. Paul. ''McDowell County History; A Pictorial History of McDowell County, West Virginia''. Fort Worth, Texas, University Supply and Equipment Company, 1959. 975.449 M138.<br>Sowers, Auburn Daniel. Facts About McDowell County, West Virginia. s.l., n.p., 1912. 975.449 S731 Pam.<br>''Welch West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia''. s.l., n.p., n.d.<br>917.5449 W439 Pam.	+	Evans, Norma Pontiff. ''First Families of McDowell County, West Virginia''. s.l. Author, 1981.<br>929.1 M138.<br>Friedl, Joseph. ''A History of Education in McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1976''. Parsons, West Virginia, McClain Printing Company, 1975.<br>370.9754 F911h.<br>Goodykoontz, Wells. ''Address Delivered by Wells Goodykoontz, Tuesday, June 14, 1927, at the Unveiling of Tablet of Black Wolf, McDowell County, West Virginia'' . s.l., n.p., 1927. 929.2 H287 Pam.<br>Grisby, Louise Carter. ''Come Back With Me to Gary, West Virginia''. s.l., n.p., n.d. 975.449 G857. <br>Lad, Virginia. ''Sodom and Gomorrah of Today; or the History of Keystone, West Virginia''. s.l., n.p., 1912.<br>975.449 L153.<br>''McDowell County Centennial'', 1858-1958. s.l., n.p., 1958. 975.449 M138c.<br>McDowell County, West Virginia, The Nations Coal Bin. s.l., n.p., n.d. 917.5449 M138.<br>Solins, Mrs. Samuel and Jones, Mrs. Paul. ''McDowell County History; A Pictorial History of McDowell County, West Virginia''. Fort Worth, Texas, University Supply and Equipment Company, 1959. 975.449 M138.<br>Sowers, Auburn Daniel. Facts About McDowell County, West Virginia. s.l., n.p., 1912. 975.449 S731 Pam.<br>''Welch West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia''. s.l., n.p., n.d.<br>917.5449 W439 Pam.

	==== Maps ====		==== Maps ====
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	[http://www.trailsrus.com/westvirginia/McDowell-a.html TrailsRus McDowell County, West Virginia]		[http://www.trailsrus.com/westvirginia/McDowell-a.html TrailsRus McDowell County, West Virginia]

−	[http://www.us-places.com/West-Virginia/maps/McDowell-County-map.htm  ]	+	[http://www.us-places.com/West-Virginia/maps/McDowell-County-map.htm  ]

	==== Military ====		==== Military ====
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	McDowell County, West Virignia [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2F14030623%3Fcc%3D1909099 Will Books 1893-1968]		McDowell County, West Virignia [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2F14030623%3Fcc%3D1909099 Will Books 1893-1968]

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	West Virginia {{RecordSearch\|1909099\|Will Books}}		West Virginia {{RecordSearch\|1909099\|Will Books}}
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−	Learning How to [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Help:Contributor_Help Edit our Wiki Sites]	+	Learning How to [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Help:Contributor_Help Edit our Wiki Sites]

	== References ==		== References ==

Jaburgess at 20:09, 23 May 2012

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	== County Courthouse ==		== County Courthouse ==

−	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px]]	+	[[Image:McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|306px\|McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG]]

	[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344		[http://www.courtreference.com/McDowell-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm McDowell County Courthouse]<br>90 Wyoming Street<br>#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344
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	*Death records 1894		*Death records 1894
	*Probate and land records 1897		*Probate and land records 1897
−	*Circuit Court Clerk has divorce records<ref name="~~Handybook~~" />	+	*Circuit Court Clerk has divorce records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), McDowell County, West Virginia. Page 744 {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

Jaburgess at 18:48, 23 May 2012

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	*[http://www.wvgenweb.org/mcdowell/articles/articlesindex.html McDowell County Articles]		*[http://www.wvgenweb.org/mcdowell/articles/articlesindex.html McDowell County Articles]
	*[http://www.coalexchange.com/smith/mcdowella/index.htm McDowell West Virginia Families]		*[http://www.coalexchange.com/smith/mcdowella/index.htm McDowell West Virginia Families]
−	*[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/WV/McDowell/state.html McDowell Count National Register of Historic Places]
−	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDowell_County,_West_Virginia McDowell County, West Virginia Wikipedia]
	*[http://www.geocities.com/mcdowellcounty/photoindex.html McDowell County, West Virginia Photo Album]		*[http://www.geocities.com/mcdowellcounty/photoindex.html McDowell County, West Virginia Photo Album]
−	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:McDowell_County,_West_Virginia McDowell County, West Virginia Statistics]
	*[http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/mcdowell/mcdowell.htm Flat Top Field, McDowell County, West Virginia]		*[http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/mcdowell/mcdowell.htm Flat Top Field, McDowell County, West Virginia]
−	*[http://cathead77.zenfolio.com/p16185263 Photographs McDowell County, West Virginia]
−	*[http://whsmwave.tripod.com/pichistory.html Pictorial History of McDowell county 1858-1958]
−	*[http://pinterest.com/visitwv/mcdowell-county-west-virginia/ McDowell County, West Virginia photos]
−	*[http://www.coalwoodwestvirginia.com/ Coalwood West Virginia Home of the Rocket Boys]
	*[http://usgwarchives.org/wv/mcdowell/bios.htm McDowell County Biographies]		*[http://usgwarchives.org/wv/mcdowell/bios.htm McDowell County Biographies]

Jaburgess at 18:47, 23 May 2012

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	[http://www.trailsrus.com/westvirginia/McDowell-a.html TrailsRus McDowell County, West Virginia]		[http://www.trailsrus.com/westvirginia/McDowell-a.html TrailsRus McDowell County, West Virginia]

−	[http://www.us-places.com/West-Virginia/maps/McDowell-County-map.htm ~~McDowell County, West Virginia Map~~]	+	[http://www.us-places.com/West-Virginia/maps/McDowell-County-map.htm  ]

	==== Military ====		==== Military ====