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West
Virginia is a state
in the Appalachian
and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United
States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky
to the southwest, Ohio
to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland
to the northeast. The capital and largest city is Charleston. West Virginia became a state
following the Wheeling Conventions, breaking away
from Virginia
during the American Civil War. The new
state was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and
was a key Civil War border state. West
Virginia was the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate
state, and was one of only two states formed during the American Civil War
(the other one being Nevada, which separated from Utah
Territory). The Census Bureau considers West
Virginia part of the South, as most of the state
is south of the Mason-Dixon Line. The
northern panhandle, however, extends adjacent to Pennsylvania
and Ohio
with the West Virginia cities of Wheeling and Weirton
being just across the border from the Pittsburgh
metropolitan area, while Bluefield is less than seventy miles from North
Carolina and Harper's
Ferry is considered to be a part of the Washington
metropolitan area. The unique position of West Virginia means that it is
often included in a wide variety of geographical regions, including the Upland
South, the Southeastern United States,
and even the Northeastern United States.
Notably, it is the only state which entirely lies within the area served by
the Appalachian Regional
Commission, which is a common definition of
"Appalachia". |
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Historical Information History of West Virginia; Prehistory of West Virginia.; Vandalia (colony) and Westsylvania; West
Virginia in the American Civil War |
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GENEALOGICAL
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West Virginia Archives and History, The Cultural Center; 1900 Kanawha
Boulevard, E.; Charleston, WV 25305-0300. Read here before requesting research ·
West Virginia and Regional History Collection, West Virginia University, Colson
Hall, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506; (304) 293-3536 ·
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Catholic Archives, West Virginia Catholic Heritage Center, Suite 201, 2000 Main
Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 ·
Methodist Historical Society/Archives and History Commission, c/o Methodist Archives, Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library, West
Virginia Wesleyan College, 59 College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26101 |
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West Virginia
Genealogical Society, Post Office Box 249, Elkview, West
Virginia 25071 ·
West Virginia Historical Society, PO Box 5220, Charleston, WV 25361
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West Virginia Library Commission
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Bldg. 9,
Culture Center, Charleston, WV 25305 Phone: (304) 558-2041,
In-State Toll Free: (800) 642-9021, Fax: (304) 558-2044 |
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HISTORICAL
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Barbour
Berkeley
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Cabell
Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock
Hardy
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Kanawha
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mason
McDowell
Mercer
Mineral
Mingo
Monongalia
Monroe
Morgan
Nicholas
Ohio
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Roane
Summers
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Wyoming |
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following are surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or
died in this U.S. State. |
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Chandler; Eades; Howell; Johnson; Ogden; Ross; Scruggs |
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To find out more about
each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. Additional information
regarding these surnames may also be found at: |
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Free Genealogy Surname Search Help from Google |
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Use this free genealogy site to help you
get the best genealogy searches from Google™
by using your family tree, for your research. It
will create a series of different searches using tips or "tricks" |
that will
likely improve your results.
The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google and
the Internet to find ancestry information about this or any other Surname. |
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Our
Ancestral Counties
The following named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a
specific ancestral county, go to our Ancestral
Locations home page. Here you will find
additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information about
our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in our
database, who have lived in the selected county. |
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The following Links will take you to
gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities,
towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions.
In addition this site contains maps, data and directions for a wide
variety of physical, cultural and historic features. |
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List of counties in West
Virginia |
List of cities in West
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West Virginia Cities - profiles of 3,902
West Virginia cities, towns & neighborhoods West Virginia Physical Features such as lakes,
islands & steams West Virginia Cultural Features such as schools,
parks, hospitals & airports West Virginia Civil Features such as Native
Areas and Political Subdivisions |
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Clicking on
a Link
(below) will take you to the County’s website. Here you will find additional links to more
information specific to that location.
The USGenWeb Project also sponsors important Special Projects, at the national level, that
were created to collect and disseminate data that goes beyond county and
state lines. |
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Wikipedia is a multilingual,
Web-based,
free-content
encyclopedia
project based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on a Link (below) will take you to the Wikipedia
article about the county. Here you will find additional links to guide the
user to related pages with additional information. |
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Barbour · Berkeley · Boone · Braxton · Brooke · Cabell · Calhoun · Clay · Doddridge · Fayette · Gilmer · Grant · Greenbrier · Hampshire · Hancock · Hardy · Harrison · Jackson · Jefferson · Kanawha · Lewis · Lincoln · Logan · Marion · Marshall · Mason · McDowell · Mercer · Mineral · Mingo · Monongalia · Monroe · Morgan · Nicholas · Ohio · Pendleton · Pleasants · Pocahontas · Preston · Putnam · Raleigh · Randolph · Ritchie · Roane · Summers · Taylor · Tucker · Tyler · Upshur · Wayne · Webster · Wetzel · Wirt · Wood · Wyoming |
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Resources
which enhance our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are
almost as important as their names.
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the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources
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with additional information to assist with your research about this
U. S. State. |
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Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia ·
Free
Genealogy Search Help For Google ·
Linkpendium > Genealogy
> USA ·
Ancestry.com
(Reference Materials & Finding Aids) |
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Cyndi's List - United States Index ·
IGI
Batch Numbers - British Isles & North America ·
Libweb - Libraries
on the Web ·
50states.com - States and Capitals |
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The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to this U.S. State. Here you will find books about the history and records of this State, as well as its counties and other localities such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works about State military units and personnel during America’s wars. In addition, there are resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who settled in this State. |
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