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West Virginia Vital Records. How to order them.
(birth certificates, death, marriage, divorce, deeds, etc.)

Pocahontas County Courthouse
900C Tenth Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954-1333
Phone: (304) 799-4549

Order records prior to 1917 from the Courhouse. You can phone -or- write them and they will bill you later (by enclosing a statement with your documents). They are usually very courteous and prompt. Note: For vital information from 1917 to current, order from WV Health Statistics Center (see next "More" below).

Note: These prices were in effect when last checked on August 27, 2001 - contact the Courthouse for current pricing/questions.



TIP:I had a good experience with County Courhouse and it was worth the small fee. I mailed a request, asking for any available records about my g-great-grandparents. I gave them their fullnames and what info I had on them (birth/death dates and locations). I received very helpful photo copies and certificates -- including a Certificate of Death, Cert of Marriage, photocopies of a land deed, and two estate assessments. ~Barbara

TIP: One of our volunteers suggested that when requesting marriage info, you should request the marriage application instead of the license as it gives personal information. <<Thanks for your help Marilyn>>

West Virginia Health Statistics Center (see their webpage for costing and details)
Vital Registration
Room 165
350 Capital
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-3701
Phone: (304) 558-2931

•Genealogy - Health Statistics Center
•Publications - Health Statistics Center
•Also contains a link to Vital Records Information and specifically Pocahontas Co.

Pocahontas County Free Libraries

The McClintic Library in Marlinton has a Genealogy Room and plans are underway to add similar resources to other library locations.

Microfilm holdings known to date (may not be entirely accurate):

• Rolls 1-23: Births, deaths, Index to marriages, marriages, wills, index to estates and estate settlements

• Births 1853-1969, Vols. 1-4
• Deaths 1853-1969, Vols. 1853 1969
• Marriages 1822-1969, Vols. 1-5
• 1930 Census of Pocahontas County
• Wills, 1822-1968, Vols. 1-19
• Pocahontas Times 1885-1977
  
  

Check your own local Public Library system. Many of them provide internet access from your home computer to FREE Federal Census Records and much more. All you need is a Library card (and an ID/Password they will give you)!

The HeritageQuest Online is designed specifically for patrons in public libraries. Check with your local Public Library system to see if/how you can access this valuable FREE Genealogy research tool.

TIP: I just recently started using HeritageQuest via my local Cleveland Public Library system. Previously, I subscribed to Ancestry.com and paid for Federal Census records and other data. I really like HeritageQuest. I access it from my home computer (slow dial-up connection) and it loads the actual Census records fairly quickly. The system is uncomplicated and very easy to use. Play around with the Search options; sometimes you don't have to be really specific which allows for just "fishing" for new info. <<Barbara Gramp, March 2005>>

Pocahontas County Commission
900 10th Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954
(304) 799-6063

Pocahontas Development Authority
PO Box 256
Marlinton, WV 24954
Phone: 304-799-6674
Fax: 304-799-6675

Pocahontas Co. Local Business Directory

VanReenen Funeral Home
Ivan VanReenen, Owner
James Smith, Manager
Marlinton, WV 24954

Office:(304) 799-4553
Home: (304) 799-4074