Preston County, West Virginia
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West Virginia Preston County
| Preston County, West Virginia | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 19, 1818 |
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| County Seat | Kingwood |
| Courthouse | |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Preston County
101 West Main Street #101
Kingwood, WV 26537
304-329-0070
- County Clerk had birth, marriage, deaths
- Probate and land records from 1869
- Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records[1]
History
Parent County
1818--Preston County was created 19 January 1818 from Monongalia County. County seat: Kingwood [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Preston County boundary changes.
Record Loss
1869--The courthouse burned.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Family Histories
General
- Genealogy of Some Early Families in Grant and Pleasants Districts, Preston County, West Virginia. Baltimore, Md., 1977.
Bibliography
- [Wotring] Bell, Raymond Martin and Mabel Ghering Granquist et al. The Wotring-Woodring Family of Pennsylvania. 3rd ed. Washington, Pa., 1968. Digital version at Family History Archives; FHL Book 929.273 A1 no. 2243.
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Naturalization
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Military Records
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, Preston County on page 136.]
- 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.]
War of 1812
Preston County, Virginia (now West Virginia ) War of 1812
Civil War
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Newspapers
Probate
Preston County, West Virginia Will Books 1869-1970
West VirginiaWill Books
Taxation
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Preston County Historical Society
PO Box 307
Rowlesburg, WV 26425
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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