{"id":5352,"date":"2016-05-14T23:20:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T23:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=5352"},"modified":"2016-05-14T23:20:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T23:20:10","slug":"wood-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/westvirginia\/wood-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood County, West Virginia Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Wood County, West Virginia Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Wood County, West Virginia Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wood County, West Virginia<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Wood+County,+WV\/\" title=\"Wood County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on <strong>December 21, 1798 <\/strong>from portions of <a href=\"\/westvirginia\/harrison-county\/\" title=\"Harrison County, West Virginia\">Harrison County<\/a>. The county was named  in honor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Wood_(governor)\" title=\"James Wood\">James Wood<\/a> (1747-1813), Governor of Virginia.  <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Wood County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/ohio\/washington-county\/\" title=\"Washington County, Ohio\">Washington County, Ohio<\/a> (north), <a href=\"\/westvirginia\/pleasants-county\/\" title=\"Pleasants County, West Virginia\">Pleasants County<\/a> (northeast), <a href=\"\/westvirginia\/ritchie-county\/\" title=\"Ritchie County, West Virginia\">Ritchie County<\/a> (east), <a href=\"\/westvirginia\/wirt-county\/\" title=\"Wirt County, West Virginia\">Wirt County<\/a> (southeast), <a href=\"\/westvirginia\/jackson-county\/\" title=\"Jackson County, West Virginia\">Jackson County<\/a> (south), <a href=\"\/ohio\/meigs-county\/\" title=\"Meigs County, Ohio\">Meigs County, Ohio<\/a> (southwest), <a href=\"\/ohio\/athens-county\/\" title=\"Athens County, Ohio\">Athens County, Ohio<\/a> (west).  <\/p>\n\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/westvirginia\/#West_Virginia_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\" title=\"Map of  Wood County, West Virginia\">Map of  Wood County, West Virginia<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Wood County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Belleville, Boaz, Davisville, Fort Neal, Lubeck, Mineral Wells, New  England, North Hills, Parkersburg, Rockport, Vienna, Walker,  Washington, Waverly, Williamstown          \t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Wood County, West Virginia Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/states\/_images\/states\/wv\/Wood_County_West_Virginia_Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Wood County, West Virginia Courthouse\" title=\"Wood County, West Virginia Courthouse\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/><em>Wood County, WV Courthouse<br><\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.woodcountywv.com\/\" title=\"Wood County Courthouse\">Wood County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/parkersburgcity.com\" title=\"Parkersburg, West Virginia\">Parkersburg, West Virginia<\/a>.   The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in\u00a0Wood\u00a0county. 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 <a href=\"\/virginia\/\" title=\"Virginia State Records\">Virginia State Records<\/a> for Info and links for years prior to 1863.<\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.woodcountywv.com\/page\/page14.php\" title=\"Wood County Clerk\">Wood County Clerk<\/a>  has <strong>Birth \/ Death Records<\/strong> from <strong>1853<\/strong>, <strong>Marriage Records<\/strong> from <strong>1800<\/strong>, <strong>Land Records<\/strong> from <strong>1798<\/strong> and <strong>Probate Records<\/strong> from <strong>1800<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.woodcountywv.com\/page\/page45.php\" title=\"Wood County Clerk of Circuit Court\">Wood County Clerk of Circuit Court<\/a>   has <strong>Court Records<\/strong> from <strong>1798<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n  <\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Wood County, West Virginia Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/westvirginia\/\" title=\"State of West Virginia Census Records\">State of West Virginia Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1800-census\/\" title=\"1800 U.S. Federal Census\">1800<\/a> <em>(destroyed)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1810-census\/\" title=\"1810 U.S. Federal Census\">1810<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1820-census\/\" title=\"1820 U.S. Federal Census\">1820<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1830-census\/\" title=\"1830 U.S. Federal Census\">1830<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1840-census\/\" title=\"1840 U.S. Federal Census\">1840<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1850-census\/\" title=\"1850 U.S. Federal Census\">1850<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1860-census\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census\">1860<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1870-census\/\" title=\"1870 U.S. Federal Census\">1870<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Census Reconstructed Records:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=WV-ReconstructedCensus&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/2234\" title=\"U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820\">1660-1820<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=WV-Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/3578\" title=\"Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890\">Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census  Slave Schedules:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/1850slavecensus\/\" title=\"1850 U.S. Federal Census  Slave Census\">1850<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/1860slavecensus\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census  Slave Census\">1860<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Wood County, West Virginia Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/westvirginia\/\" title=\"State of West Virginia Vital Records\">State of West Virginia Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth &amp; Death Records:<\/strong> from January 1917 to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage Records:<\/strong> from 1921 to present. <\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Divorce Records:<\/strong> from 1968 to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.wvdhhr.org\/bph\/hsc\/vital\/\" title=\"West Virginia Office of Vital Statistics\">West Virginia Office of Vital Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/westvirginia-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.wvdhhr.org\/bph\/hsc\/vital\/forms\/birthfm.pdf\" title=\"Birth Certificate\">Birth Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.wvdhhr.org\/bph\/hsc\/vital\/forms\/marriage.pdf\" title=\"Marriage Certificate\">Marriage Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.wvdhhr.org\/bph\/hsc\/vital\/forms\/deathfm.pdf\" title=\"Death Certificate\">Death Certificate<\/a>\u00a0Applications.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong>\u00a0 Vital Registration, Division of Health, 350 Capitol St, Rm 165, Charleston, WV 25301-3701; (304) 558-2931; Info: (304) 558-2931<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Wood County, West Virginia   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n\t\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/parkersburg.lib.wv.us\/\" title=\"Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library\">Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Wood County Historical and Preservation Society<\/strong>,               P.O. Box 565,               Parkersburg, WV 26102; (304) 295-9777<\/li>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=WV-MessageBoards-TextLink&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.wood\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Wood County, West Virginia Message Boards\">Wood County, West Virginia Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/genealogy.com\/forum\/regional\/states\/topics\/wv\/wood\/\" title=\"Wood County, West Virginia Genealogy Forum\">Wood County, West Virginia Genealogy Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Wood County, West Virginia External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/westvirginia-newspaper\/\" title=\"West Virginia Historical Newspapers\">West Virginia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/westvirginianewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from West Virginia (1808 - 1904)\">Historical Newspapers from West Virginia (1808 - 1904)<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&tag=raogk-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c055cc73635c0d39cc8048ee9d427558&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=Wood%20county%20West Virginia\" title=\"Wood County, West Virginia Books - Amazon\">Wood County, West Virginia Books - Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=WV-DatabaseText&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/29156\" title=\"The Grave Creek inscribed stone\">The Grave Creek inscribed stone<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&amp;CScnty=3117\" title=\"Wood Co., West Virginia - FindaGrave\">Wood Co., West Virginia - FindaGrave<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.wvencyclopedia.org\/articles\/1339\" title=\"Wood County Encyclopedia\">Wood County Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/wv\/counties\/wood\/\" title=\"Wood County Links - Cyndi's List\">Wood County, West Virginia Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/sites.rootsweb.com\/~wvwood\/index.htm\" title=\"Wood Co.- WVGenweb\">Wood Co. WVGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=WV-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/West Virginia\/Wood\/\" title=\"Wood County, West Virginia Data Collections\">Wood County, West Virginia Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7727563-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/westvirginia?&xid=1114&keywords=Wood+County\" title=\"Wood County, West Virginia Military Records\">Wood County, West Virginia Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Wood County, West Virginia End-->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3373,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5352"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5352\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}