Welcome to Brooke County West Virginia History and Genealogy Presented by West Virginia Genealogy Trails a part of Genealogy Trails Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION!! If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Kim to become a host. Volunteer Information is available here. This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. Brooke County was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796. Part of the "Northern Panhandle" along with Hancock, Ohio and Marshall counties, its county seat is Wellsburg. Incorporated Communities Village of Beech Bottom -- Town of Bethany -- City of Follansbee City of Weirton (part) -- City of Wellsburg -- Village of Windsor Heights Brooke County Data BIOGRAPHIES BIRTH RECORDS CEMETERIES CENSUS RECORDS COUNTY RECORDS DEATH RECORDS HISTORY MARRIAGES MILITARY DATA NEWSPAPER GLEANINGS OBITUARIES WILLS Website Updates: Apr 2013: WW2 Casualties Dec 2012: Obituaries for Edginton, Doddridge, Carle, DeCamps, Hodgson, McColloch, Mendal, Moore, Ray, Tate, White; Black - Ray Marriage, Bothwell - Geoerge Marriage, Nutt - Buxton Marriage; Newspaper Data - Public Auction Sep 2012: List of Convicts Who have Received Executive Clemency May 2012: Major. James Miller Obituary Feb 2012: Hon. James Marrow jr. Biography, Judge Daniel Polsley Biography Jan 2012: Alexand SEARCH OUR SITES  Join our Genealogy Trails "Northeastern" States Mailing List to get email notices when our county sites are updated. For those researching in the States of : Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia   Surrounding Counties Hancock County (north) Ohio County (south) Washington County, Pennsylvania (east) Jefferson County, Ohio (west) WV Genealogy Trails Genealogy Trails National Site   Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.