Hampshire County, West Virginia Records

Hampshire County, West Virginia (Map It) was created on December 13, 1753 from portions of Augusta County, Virginia and Frederick County, Virginia. The county was named after the County of Hampshire in England.

Hampshire County is bordered by Allegany County, Maryland (north), Morgan County (northeast), Frederick County, Virginia (east), Hardy County (south), Mineral County (west).

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

Hampshire County Cities and Towns include Augusta, Bloomery, Capon Bridge, Capon Springs, Delray, Green Spring, High View, Junction, Kirby, Lehew, Levels, Points, Purgitsville, Rio, Romney, Shanks, Slanesville, Springfield, Three Churches, Yellow Spring

Hampshire County, West Virginia Courthouse Records

The Hampshire County Courthouse is located in Romney, 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 Hampshire 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.

• Hampshire County Clerk has Birth / Death Records from 1865, Marriage Records from 1824, Land Records from 1757 and Probate Records from 1756.
• Hampshire County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1736.

Hampshire 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

Hampshire 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

Hampshire County, West Virginia Resources

• Hampshire County Historical Society, P.O. Box 549, Augusta, WV 26704
• Hampshire County Public Library
• Hampshire County, West Virginia Message Boards
• Hampshire County, West Virginia Genealogy Boards

Hampshire County, West Virginia External Links

• West Virginia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from West Virginia (1808 - 1904)
• Hampshire County, West Virginia Books - Amazon
• Hampshire County Marriages of the 1800s
• Hampshire County [West] Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800-1814
• Hampshire County Records, 1816-1923, Virginia/West Virginia
• Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia): Volume I--Minute Book Abstracts 1788-1802
• Hampshire County, Virginia (now, West Virginia): Volume II--Minute Book Abstracts 1817-1823
• Hampshire Co., West Virginia - FindaGrave
• Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants (Central West Va)
• History of Hampshire County, West Virginia : from its earliest settlement to the present
• Hampshire County Encyclopedia
• Hampshire County, West Virginia Links - Cyndi's List
• Hampshire Co. WVGenweb
• Hampshire County, West Virginia Ancestry Database Collections
• Hampshire County, West Virginia Military Records