Putnam County, West Virginia

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United States West Virginia Putnam County

Putnam County, West Virginia
Map
Location in the state of West Virginia
Location of West Virginia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 11, 1848
County Seat	Winfield
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Putnam County
3389 Winfield Road
Winfield WV 25213
Phone 304-586-0202

County Clerk has birth records from 1848, death records from 1853
Marriage and probate records from 1853
Land records from 1841
Circuit Court Clerk has divorce and court records^[1]

History

The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).^[2]

History of Putnam County, West Virginia

History and Genealogy Putnam County, West Virginia

Parent County

1848--Putnam County was created 11 March 1848 from Kanawha, Mason and Cabell Counties. County seat: Winfield ^[1]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Putnam County boundary changes.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Find A Grave Putnam County

West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association Inc.

Putnam County Tombstone Photos

Interment.net Cemetery records on line

Census

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

Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Church

Court

Genealogy

[Rust] Rust, Ellsworth Marshall. Rust of Virginia: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington, D.C.: Rust, 1940. FHL Book 929.273 R922re.

Land

Local Histories

Probate

Putnam County, West Virginia Will Books 1847 - 1968

West Virginia Will Books

Putnam County, West Virginia Wills

Vital Records

West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Putnam County Library Directory

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers. The closest family history centers are in the Huntingon Family History Center and in the Charleston Family History Center

Putnam County Library

Web Sites

Family History Library Catalog
CYNDI'S List West Virginia
Putnam County, West Virginia Various Microfilm Records at the Library of Virginia
Putnam County, West Virginia
Putnam County, West Virginia Families
Putnam County, West Virginia wikipedia
Putnam County, West Virginia Bridges
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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ "Putnam County, West Virginia," Wikipedia.

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