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| McDowell County, West Virginia | |
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 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | 1858 |
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| County Seat | Welch |
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West Virginia McDowell County
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County Courthouse
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
McDowell County, West Virginia
Welcome to McDowell County, West Virginia
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
Towns in McDowell County, West Virginia
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Interment.net McDowell County, West Virginia
Census
For tips on accessing McDowell County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
Church
Court
Land
Names Early Connected with the Land in McDowell County
Local Histories
Maps
McDowell County, West Virginia Map
Military
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Naturalization
- West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Newspapers
Welch Daily News
Box 569
Welch, WV 24801
304.436.3144
$7.50 mth./$75.00 year subscription (only archives back a few years)
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
McDowell County Historical Society
HC 61 Box 37-B
Paynesville, WV 24873
President: Dr. Tom Hatcher
Secretary/Treasurer: Geneva Steele
Family History Centers
The closest family history centers are the Huntington Family History Center and Charleston Family History Center
Craft Memorial Library, Bluefield, WV
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- CYNDI'S List West Virginia
- McDowell County Articles
- McDowell West Virginia Families
- McDowell Count National Register of Historic Places
- McDowell County, West Virginia Wikipedia
- McDowell County, West Virginia Photo Album
- McDowell County, West Virginia Statistics
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