Mineral County, West Virginia
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Revision as of 18:47, 20 March 2013
United States 
West Virginia Mineral County
Guide to Mineral County West Virginia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Mineral County, West Virginia | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1866 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Keyser |
| Courthouse | |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Mineral County Courthouse
150 Armstrong Street
Keyser, WV 26726-3505
Phone: 304-788-3924
County Clerk has birth, marriage death, probate, and land records from 1866[1]
History
Parent County
1866--Mineral County was created 1 February 1866 from Hampshire County.
County seat: Keyser [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Mineral County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Mineral County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census
Church
Court
Genealogy
General
Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Mineral County families include:
- O'Dell, Cecil. Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1995. FHL Collection. One of the most impressively researched one-place studies in the United States. In a review, Dorman stated "Comprehensive studies such as this appear only rarely. This volume should be in every Virginia genealogical collection."[3]
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Military
- West Virginia, Civil War Newspapers Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Probate
- West Virginia Will Books
Taxation
Vital Records
- West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages. Includes marriages 1866-1969 - free.
Societies and Libraries
Mineral County Historical Landmark Commission
Route One
Burlington, West Virginia 26710
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Cyndi's List for West Virginia
- Mineral County, West Virginia Various records on Microfilm at the Library of Virginia
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References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mineral 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).
- ↑ John Frederick Dorman, "Review of Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1995):236.
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