Cairo Genealogy (in Ritchie County, WV)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Cairo are also found through the Ritchie County and West Virginia pages.


Cairo Birth Records

1804-1938 West Virginia Births Index Ancestry online

1853-1914 West Virginia Births Index MyHeritage online

Births, marriages, deaths, 1843-1970 FamilySearch Library

Delayed reports of birth, 1877-1951 FamilySearch Library

Record of births in Ritchie County : 1853-1862, 1865-1872 FamilySearch Library

Record of births in Ritchie County : 1853-1865 FamilySearch Library

Register of births in Ritchie County : 1857 FamilySearch Library

Register of births, 1853-1974 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Birth Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Cairo Cemetery Records

Amick Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cairo IOOF Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cairo Masonic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Catholic Cemetery - Silver Run, WV US Gen Web Archives online

Echard Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lamp Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pine Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Michael's Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cairo Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Cairo Death Records

1853-1964 West Virginia Death Index & Certificates MyHeritage online

1853-1973 West Virginia Deaths Index Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, 1843-1970 FamilySearch Library

Death register, 1889-1969 FamilySearch Library

Deaths, Ritchie County : 1865-1874 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Death Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Cairo Histories and Genealogies

History of Grant District and Cairo high schools FamilySearch Library

Cairo Immigration Records

West Virginia, Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 Ancestry online

Cairo Land Records

Deeds, 1843-1903 FamilySearch Library

Cairo Map Records

Cairo 1899 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Cairo 1899 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Cairo 1899 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Map of Cairo, West Virginia 1899. Library of Congress online

Cairo Marriage Records

1785-1971 West Virginia Marriages Index (selections) Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, 1843-1970 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia Compiled Marriage Records (includes Ritchie County 1863-1900) Ancestry online

West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1921-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Cairo Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Cairo

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Cairo Enterprise. (Cairo, W. Va.) 1903-1941

Cairo Times. (Cairo, W. Va.) 1896-1905

Ritchie Democrat. (Cairo, W. Va.) 1877-1889

Cairo Probate Records

1724-1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Cairo School Records

History of Grant District and Cairo high schools FamilySearch Library


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