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1895 U.S. Atlas - West Virginia

Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
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Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Census Collection

Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com Wiki - West Virginia Family History Research ^FREE

The Ancestry.com Wiki includes helpful content from two classic genealogical publications--The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, and the Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - West Virginia

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: West Virginia

From FamilySearch.org - Find a FamilySearch Center

FamilySearch Catalog - West Virginia Updated

Find A Grave - Browse Cemeteries by US County - West Virginia

Information for over 300,000 cemeteries in over 170 different countries. Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave. You can also try the Find A Grave Search Form.

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Historic USGS Maps of West Virginia - Image Map

Historic USGS Maps of West Virginia - Quad Index

Historic USGS Maps of West Virginia - Town Index

NACO (National Association of Counties) - About Counties

The Political Graveyard: Index to Cemeteries in West Virginia

USGenWeb - West Virginia

USGenWeb Archives - West Virginia

vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - West Virginia

Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

West Virginia Archives & History - County History Resources

West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association, Inc.

WVCPA is dedicated to the documentation and preservation of historic family cemeteries in West Virginia, providing online resources to the family researcher and local historian towards accomplishing those goals. They maintain an extensive online database of cemetery readings and tombstone photos from across the state, all done on a volunteer basis and provided free of charge to the online research community.

Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS Database - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)