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McDowell County, West Virginia
Map
Map of West Virginia highlighting McDowell County
Location in the state of West Virginia
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Location of West Virginia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded 1858
County Seat Welch
Courthouse

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County Courthouse

McDowell County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG

McDowell County
90 Wyoming Street
#109 Welch, WV 24801 304-436-8344


  • County Clerk has birth records from 1872
  • Marriage records from 1861
  • Death records 1894
  • Probate and land records 1897
  • Circuit Court Clerk has divorce records[1]

History

Parent County

1858--McDowell County was created 20 February 1858 from Tazewell County (Virginia).
County seat: Welch [1]

County seat first Perryville; changed to Welch in 1892.

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of McDowell County boundary changes.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

McDowell County Cemeteries

Census

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

McDowell Census

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

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

Naturalization

Newspapers

Probate

McDowell County, West Virignia Will Books 1893-1968


West Virginia Will Books

Taxation

Vital Records

West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

The closest family history centers are the Huntington Family History Center and Charleston Family History Center

Web Sites

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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