Welcome to West Virginia Genealogy Trails

Welcome to West VA Genealogy Trails

Welcome to Lewis County WV
History and Genealogy

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Established in 1816, the county seat is Weston

Incorporated Cities and Towns
* Jane Lew * Weston

Unincorporated Communities
* Aberdeen * Alkires Mills * Alum Bridge * Arnold * Aspinall * Bablin * Bealls Mills
* Ben Dale * Bennett * Berlin * Brownsville * Butchersville * Camden * Churchville
* Copley * Cox Town * Crawford * Emmart * Freemansburg * Gaston * Georgetown
* Homewood * Horner * Ireland * Jackson Mill * Jacksonville * Kitsonville
* Lightburn * McGuire Park * Orlando * Pickle Street * Roanoke * Turnertown
* Walkersville * Valley Chapel * Vadis

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Online Data

Biographies

Births

Cemeteries

Census

Church Histories/Records

County Records

History

Deaths

Family Bibles

Extinct Towns

Marriages

Military Records

Newspapers

Obituaries

Government Officers

Wills/Legal Records 

Website Updates:
Dec 2012: George Elmore Rohrbough Biography, Gideon Cookman Biography, Bennett-Maxwell Marriage, Margaret Bennett Obituary, A. D. Chidlster Obituary, John Collins Obituary, Mrs. S. Dawson Obituary, Hattie Farris Obituary, Henry Plesher Obituary, Mrs. Wm. G. Harrison Obituary, Kane Obituary, Ed McDonnell Obituary, Patrick Tierney Obituary, Mrs. Newton Pateson Obituary, J. N. Camden Obituary

Sep 2012: Newspapers - Pardons; Last Wound of T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Jun 2012: Military News - Pensions Granted
Feb 2012: Judge John brannon Biography; Hon. Andrew Edmiston, LL. B. Biography

Jan 2012: Linn Family Biography; John M. Hamilton Biography; Johnson Newton Camden Biography; Judge Edwin S. Duncan Biography

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Surrounding Counties

Braxton County (southwest)

Doddridge County (northwest)

Harrison County (north)

Gilmer County (west)

Upshur County (east)

Webster County (south)


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