Harrison County WV Genealogy

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Harrison Records by Type

Birth Records (12)
Cemetery Records (428)
Census Records (36)
Church Records (13)
City Directories (69)
Court Records (17)
Death Records (19)
Histories and Genealogies (27)
Immigration Records (4)
Land Records (16)
Map Records (28)
Marriage Records (27)
Military Records (7)
Miscellaneous Records (4)
Newspapers and Obituaries (89)
Probate Records (16)
School Records (31)
Tax Records (4)

Harrison County Records by City/Town

Bridgeport Genealogy (68)
Clark Genealogy (37)
Clarksburg Genealogy (231)
Enterprise Genealogy (43)
Goodhope Genealogy (39)
Hepzibah Genealogy (37)
Johnstown Genealogy (37)
Lost Creek Genealogy (52)
Lumberport Genealogy (47)
Marshville Genealogy (37)

Nutter Fort Genealogy (37)
Quiet Dell Genealogy (40)
Reynoldsville Genealogy (38)
Salem Genealogy (57)
Sardis Genealogy (39)
Shinnston Genealogy (59)
Wallace Genealogy (42)
West Milford Genealogy (50)
Wilsonburg Genealogy (39)
Wyatt Genealogy (37)

Overview of Harrison County Records

Harrison County was created in 1784 from Monongalia County.
Birth records for 1917 and later, marriage records for 1921 and later, and death records for 1917 and later can be obtained from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources .
The Harrison County Clerk has birth and death records starting in 1853, marriage records starting in 1784, probate records starting in 1788, and land records starting in 1786.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.