Mercer County, West Virginia
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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[http://www.courtreference.com/Mercer-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm Mercer County Courthouse]<br>P O Box 1716, <br>Princeton, WV 24740<br>Phone: 304-487-8311 | [http://www.courtreference.com/Mercer-County-West-Virginia-Courts.htm Mercer County Courthouse]<br>P O Box 1716, <br>Princeton, WV 24740<br>Phone: 304-487-8311 | ||
| − | County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1853; probate and land recrods from 1837; Circuit Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1837<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mercer County, West Virginia. Page 744 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | + | County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1853; probate and land recrods from 1837; Circuit Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1837<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mercer County, West Virginia. Page 744 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
== History == | == History == | ||
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==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
| − | [http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/athens.html Athens West Virginia]<br>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/glenwood.html Glenwood, West Virginia]<br>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/pisgah.html Pisgah Community, West Virginia]<br>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/spanish.html Spanishburg Community, West Virginia] | + | [http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/athens.html Athens West Virginia]<br>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/glenwood.html Glenwood, West Virginia]<br>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/pisgah.html Pisgah Community, West Virginia]<br>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/spanish.html Spanishburg Community, West Virginia] |
==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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==== Cemetery ==== | ==== Cemetery ==== | ||
| − | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/westvirg/mercer.htm Tombstone Transcription Project Mercer County]<br>[http://www.angelfire.com/wv/akers/mercer.html Cemeteries Located in Mercery County, West Virginia] | + | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/westvirg/mercer.htm Tombstone Transcription Project Mercer County]<br>[http://www.angelfire.com/wv/akers/mercer.html Cemeteries Located in Mercery County, West Virginia] |
==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
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==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
| − | [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/wv/map.htm Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia]<br>[http://maps.google.com/maps?rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=&safe=active&q=mercer+county,+west+virginia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x884e684d7723eaf1:0xfaea783bd846d2ec,Mercer,+WV&gl=us&ei=usiRT8rlFpHJiQL3j8iBAw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CEIQ8gEwAg Mercer County West Virginia Map] | + | [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/wv/map.htm Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia]<br>[http://maps.google.com/maps?rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=&safe=active&q=mercer+county,+west+virginia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x884e684d7723eaf1:0xfaea783bd846d2ec,Mercer,+WV&gl=us&ei=usiRT8rlFpHJiQL3j8iBAw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CEIQ8gEwAg Mercer County West Virginia Map] |
==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
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==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
| − | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1333396571481_811" />Mercer County, West Virginia [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2F14030624%3Fcc%3D1909099 Will Books 1838 - 1969] <br>West Virginia {{RecordSearch|1909099|Will Books}} | + | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1333396571481_811" />Mercer County, West Virginia [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2F14030624%3Fcc%3D1909099 Will Books 1838 - 1969] <br>West Virginia {{RecordSearch|1909099|Will Books}} |
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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| − | [http://www.newrivernotes.com/hockett/mercerwvdeaths.htm Mercer County, West Virginia Death Records] | + | [http://www.newrivernotes.com/hockett/mercerwvdeaths.htm Mercer County, West Virginia Death Records] |
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
| − | '''[http://www.mercercountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Mercer Co Historical Society]<br>P.O. Box 5012 <br>Princeton, WV 24740.<br>''' | + | '''[http://www.mercercountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Mercer Co Historical Society]<br>P.O. Box 5012 <br>Princeton, WV 24740.<br>''' |
| − | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== | + | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== |
The closest family history centers are the [[Huntington West Virginia Family History Center|Huntington Family History Center]] and the [[Charleston West Virginia Family History Center|Charleston Family History Center]]. | The closest family history centers are the [[Huntington West Virginia Family History Center|Huntington Family History Center]] and the [[Charleston West Virginia Family History Center|Charleston Family History Center]]. | ||
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| Mercer County, West Virginia | |
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 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1837 |
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| County Seat | Princeton |
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Mercer County Courthouse
P O Box 1716,
Princeton, WV 24740
Phone: 304-487-8311
County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1853; probate and land recrods from 1837; Circuit Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1837[1]
History
Early History of Mercer County
Official Blue Book of Mercer County, West Virginia by Charles B Hedrick
Welcome to Mercer County, West Virginia
Mercer County, West Virginia Discover America's Coal Story
Parent County
1837--Mercer County was created 17 March 1837 from Giles and Tazewell Counties (Virginia).
County seat: Princeton [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Mercer County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Athens West Virginia
Glenwood, West Virginia
Pisgah Community, West Virginia
Spanishburg Community, West Virginia
Neighboring Counties
- Bland County, Virginia
- Giles County, Virginia
- McDowell
- Raleigh
- Summers
- Tazewell County, Virginia
- Wyoming
Resources
Cemetery
Tombstone Transcription Project Mercer County
Cemeteries Located in Mercery County, West Virginia
Census
For tips on accessing Mercer County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
Index to the 1870 Mercer County, West Virginia Census
Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Bluefield
Court
Land
Local Histories
Johnston, Daniel E A History of the Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Kinyon Digital Library
Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Mercer County West Virginia Map
Military
Revolutionary War
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Mercer County on page 135.]
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Collection 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
Civil War
Regiments. Service men in Mercer 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 Mercer County, West Virginia:
- - 8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company D (1st) (French's Company), Company E (Border Rangers) and Company H (Tazewell Troop).[3]
- - 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry Reserves (Confederate). Company B (The Blue Stone Greys).[4]
- - 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G.[5]
- - 26th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Edgar's) (Confederate). Company C.[6]
- - 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's) (Confederate). Company A.[7]
- - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate). Company K.[8]
Records and histories are available, including:
- West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Mercer County.
- May 15 - 17, 1862 = Princeton Court House, also known as Princeton Court House, WV[9]
- Map showing Civil War battles in West Virginia.
Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Newspapers
Probate
Mercer County, West Virginia Will Books 1838 - 1969
West Virginia Will Books
Taxation
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages
Mercer County, West Virginia Death Records
Societies and Libraries
Mercer Co Historical Society
P.O. Box 5012
Princeton, WV 24740.
Family History Centers
The closest family history centers are the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center.
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- CYNDI'S List West Virginia
- Book One Western Virginia An old man's thrilling experiences in Mercer County.
- The New Dailey Telegraph
- Historic Bramwell, West Virginia
- Horton G Cowan
- Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites
Genealogy courses: Learn how to research from an expert in Fun Five Minute Genealogy Videos.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mercer County, West Virginia. Page 744 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Jack L. Dickinson, 8th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1986). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 25.
- ↑ J.L. Scott, 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1991). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 79.
- ↑ Ralph White Gunn, 24th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1987). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 34.
- ↑ Terry Lowry, 26th Battalion Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1991). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 81.
- ↑ Michael West, 30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1995). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 108.
- ↑ Scott C. Cole, 34th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1993). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 94.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 20 September 2012)
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