West Virginia Databases - Chosse a link below to learn more about the stated records. These pages describes the type of records that can be found in
West Virginia research. Or you can go to a county page to learn about more localized records
West Virginia Cemetery Readings, 1941: Prepared under the direction of the Works Project Administration in 1939, this database is a collection of cemetery inscriptions from the state.
War of 1812 Service Records: This database is a listing of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1815.
Virginia Census, 1800-90: This collection contains the following indexes: 1800 Accomack County Federal Census Index; 1810 Federal Census Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1850 Slave Schedule; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1860 Slave Schedule; 1870 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans Schedules; 1890 Naval Veterans Schedule; Early Census Index.
Virginia Old Churches, Vol. 2: This database, the second in a two-volume set, is a collection of records from these early parishes.
Virginia Colonial Soldiers:This database is a listing of men who served in the colonial militia from those early years as a mere settlement up until the early 1770s.
Virginia County Records, Volume VI: This database is Volume VI and was published in 1909. The volume includes wills, land grants, and marriage bonds as well as other miscellaneous information on early Virginia settlers.
Virginia County Records, Volume VII: This database is Volume VII and was published in 1909. The volume includes wills, land grants, and marriage bonds as well as other miscellaneous information on early Virginia settlers.
Virginia County Records, Volume IX: This database is Volume IX and was published in 1911. The volume includes wills, land grants, and marriage bonds as well as other miscellaneous information on early Virginia settlers.
Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850: This data set contains information on approximately 135,000 individuals mentioned in abstracts of deeds, marriages, and wills from Virginia's Augusta, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, and Spotsylvania Counties.
Virginia Immigrants, 1623-66: Compiled from land records stored in Richmond, this collection of immigrants is a must for anyone looking for relatives in early Virginia.
Virginia Huguenot Refugees, 1700: This database contains the ship listings of a number of Huguenot refugees who traveled to Virginia in 1700.
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850: This collection of marriage records includes the names of over 300,000 men and women married in the state between 1740 and 1850.
Virginia Early Quaker Records: This database contains the earliest Quaker records of Nansemond and Isle of Wight counties, Virginia.
Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: This database includes the summary of the Militia's military movements arranged by counties, declarations of Virginia Militia Pensioners,
Virginia Navy in the Revolution: This database is a history of Virginia's Navy of the Revolution, which was the largest of all the State navies.
Virginia Revolutionary War Records: This database represents a variety of records of Virginia's army and navy forces in the Revolutionary War.
Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Vol. 1: Published in 1927, this important reference work identifies many military men serving from Virginia in the Revolutionary War.
West Virginia Maps (See Also Map Information for other States) - Early Virginia maps are crucial to tracing colonial families on the Virginia/West Virginia frontier. See Virginia—Maps for a selected bibliography of early map sources. See also New Descriptive Atlas of West Virginia (Clarksburg, W.Va.: Clarksburg Publishing Co., 1933).
Present-day county road maps are available from West Virginia Department of Highways, Map Sales, 1900 Washington Street East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305, which include many cemetery locations.
The West Virginia and Regional History Collection and the FHL have substantial collections of West Virginia maps, including nineteenth century land ownership maps. See Edgar Barr Sims, Making a State: Formation of West Virginia... (Charleston, W. Va.: E. B. Sims, 1956).
West Virginia Census Maps 1790 - 1930-
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries.
West Virginia County Formation Maps 1617-Present Day-
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries.
Census Maps for all States -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries
County Maps for all States -
Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries and State Department of Transportation Maps
Genealogy Atlas -
Have images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897
