West Virginia Online Genealogy Records

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West Virginia Statewide Online Genealogy Records This table shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections on the county level, use the county Wiki pages. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a family history center or FamilySearch affiliate library.
For United States nationwide collections, go to the United States Online Genealogy Records page.
Vital Records 1853 forward: West Virginia Vital Records at WVCulture.org Births 1804-1938: West Virginia Births at Ancestry; index only ($) 1853-1914: West Virginia Birth Index at MyHeritage; index & images ($) 1853-1928: West Virginia, Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only 1853-1930: West Virginia Births at FamilySearch; index & images West Virginia Birth Records at WVCulture.org West Virginia Births at FindMyPast; index only ($) Marriages 1780-1970: West Virginia Marriages at FamilySearch; index & images 1785-1971: West Virginia Marriages Index at Ancestry; index only 1863-1900: West Virginia Marriage Records at Ancestry; index only ($) 1931-1970: West Virginia Marriage Index at Ancestry; index only ($) West Virginia Marriage Records at WVCulture.org Deaths 1804-1999: West Virginia Deaths at FamilySearch; index & images 1853-1964: West Virginia Death Index at MyHeritage; index & images ($) 1853-1973: West Virginia Deaths Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1854-1932: West Virginia Deaths at FamilySearch; index only West Virginia Death Records at WVCulture.org Divorce African American See US African American Online Genealogy Records History of the American Negro, West Virginia Edition at WVCulture.org Archives and Libraries Biography Cemetery Records 1941: West Virginia Cemetery Readings at Ancestry; index only ($) BillionGraves.com Index at FamilySearch; index & images Cemetery Search at BillionGraves Cemetery Search at FindAGrave Census See US Census Online Genealogy Records 1860-1890: West Virginia Census Index at Ancestry; index only ($) Church Records Compiled Genealogies Family Pedigrees of West Virginia at FamilySearch; images only Genealogies of West Virginia Families at Ancestry; images only ($) Court and Criminal Records Directories History West Virginia History, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 at Ancestry ($) West Virginia Prominent Men at Ancestry; index only ($) Immigration Records See US Immigration Online Genealogy Records 1500s-1900s: Passenger Lists at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia; Also at MyHeritage ($) 1895-1956: Border Crossings from Canada at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia Cultural Immigration Groups 1920-1939: Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia	Cultural Immigration Groups cont. Germans Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia Italians Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($) Russians Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia Indigenous Peoples of West Virginia See US Native American Online Genealogy Records Land Records Maps Atlas of Historical County Boundaries at The Newberry Library West Virginia Maps at MapOfUS Military Nationwide Databases US Military Online Genealogy Records General Records Indian Wars, dates vary See US Military Online Genealogy Records Revolutionary War, 1774-1783 See US Military Online Genealogy Records West Virginians in the American Revolution at Ancestry; images only ($) War of 1812, 1812-1815 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Mexican War, 1846-1848 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Florida War, 1855-1858 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Civil War, 1861-1865 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1861-1865: West Virginia Civil War Records of Union Soldiers at FamilySearch; index & images Spanish-American War, 1898 See US Military Online Genealogy Records World War I, 1917-1918 See US Military Online Genealogy Records World War II, 1941-1945 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1940-1945: West Virginia WW II Draft Cards at FamilySearch; index & images Korean War, 1950-1953 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Fatal Casualties of Korean War - West Virginia at Archives.gov Vietnam War, 1964-1972 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Fatal Casualties of Vietnam War - West Virginia at Archives.gov Naturalization See US Naturalization Online Genealogy Records 1814-1991: West Virginia Naturalization Records at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($), FindMyPast ($) 1840-1857: Naturalization Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Newspapers West Virginia Newspapers at Ancestry ($) Obituaries 1690 forward: Newspapers at GenealogyBank 1980-2014: GenealogyBank Obituaries at FamilySearch; index & images West Virginia Obituaries at ObitLinksPage West Virginia Obituaries at ObitsArchive Periodicals PERiodical Source Index at FindMyPast ($) West Virginia Periodicals at Ancestry ($) Probate Records 1724-1978: West Virginia Probate Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1756-1971: West Virginia Will Books at FamilySearch; index only Tax Records Voting Registers

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