Greenbrier County, West Virginia Records

Greenbrier County, West Virginia (Map It) was created on October 20, 1777 from portions of Botetourt County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Virginia Counties (Virginia). The county was named in honor of the principal river that drains through the county.

Greenbrier County is bordered by Webster County (north), Pocahontas County (northeast), Bath County, Virginia (east), Alleghany County, Virginia (southeast), Monroe County (south), Summers County (southwest), Fayette County (west), Nicholas County (northwest).

A Map of Greenbrier County, West Virginia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Greenbrier County Cities and Towns include Alderson, Asbury , Anthony, Auto, Caldwell, Charmco, Clintonville, Crawley, Crichton, Dawson, Fairlea, Falling Spring, Fort Spring, Frankford, Friars Hill, Grassy Meadows, Hines, Kessler, Kieffer, Leslie, Lewisburg, Marfrance, Maxwelton, Meadow Bluff, Neola, Quinwood, Rainelle, Renick, Ronceverte, Rupert, Smoot, Trout, White Sulphur Springs, Williamsburg

Greenbrier County, West Virginia Courthouse Records

The Greenbrier County Courthouse is located in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Greenbrier county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Until 1863 West Virginia was part of Virginia, See Virginia State Records for Info and links for years prior to 1863.

• Greenbrier County Clerk has Birth / Death Records from 1853, Marriage Records from 1781, Land Records from 1780 and Probate Records from 1780.
• Greenbrier County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1780.

Greenbrier County, West Virginia Census Records

• Learn More: State of West Virginia Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790 (destroyed), 1800 (destroyed), 1810 (fragmented), 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Greenbrier County, West Virginia Vital Records

• Learn More: State of West Virginia Vital Records
• Birth & Death Records: from January 1917 to present
• Marriage Records: from 1921 to present.
• Divorce Records: from 1968 to present
• Locations: West Virginia Office of Vital Statistics
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Vital Registration, Division of Health, 350 Capitol St, Rm 165, Charleston, WV 25301-3701; (304) 558-2931; Info: (304) 558-2931

Greenbrier County, West Virginia Resources

• Greenbrier Historical Society
• Greenbrier County, West Virginia Message Boards
• Greenbrier County, West Virginia Genealogy Boards

Greenbrier County, West Virginia External Links

• West Virginia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from West Virginia (1808 - 1904)
• Greenbrier County, West Virginia Books - Amazon
• Greenbrier Co., West Virginia - FindaGrave
• Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800
• Greenbrier County Encyclopedia
• Greenbrier County, West Virginia Links - Cyndi's List
• Greenbrier Co. WVGenweb
• Greenbrier County, West Virginia Ancestry Database Collections
• Greenbrier County, West Virginia Military Records