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County Courthouse

• Putnam County; 3389 Winfield Road, Winfield WV 25213 Phone 304-586-0202
• Conty Clerk has bird records from 1848, death records from 1853 Marriage and Probate Records from 1853
• Marriage and Probate from1839
• Land Records from 1841
• Clk Cir Ct has div and Court Records

History

The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).^[1]

Parent County

1848--Putnam County was created 11 March 1848 from Kanawha, Mason and Cabell Counties.  County seat: Winfield ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Putnam County boundary changes.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Cabell
• Jackson
• Kanawha
• Lincoln
• Mason

Resources

Cemeteries

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

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

Naturalization

West Virgina,Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Newspapers

Probate

West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records

West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages

Societies and Libraries

Putnam County Family History Hall of Fame
"May we preserve their memories & Contributions!"
Please write about deceased historians & Genealogist!

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog

CYNDI'S List West Virginia

References

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