Beckley Genealogy (in Raleigh County, WV)
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Beckley Birth Records
1804-1938 West Virginia Births Index Ancestry 
1853-1914 West Virginia Births Index MyHeritage
Births, deaths, 1853-1969 FamilySearch Library
Early births of Raleigh Co., WV FamilySearch Library
Raleigh County, West Virginia Birth Records, 1853-75 Ancestry
West Virginia, Birth Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Beckley Cemetery Records
American Legion Cemetery Find a Grave
Beckley Cemetery Find a Grave
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Billion Graves
Calfee Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Canada Smith Graveyard Find a Grave
Chambers Cemetery Find a Grave
Dempsey Cemetery Find a Grave
Greenwood Memorial Park Find a Grave
John R. Pack Cemetery Find a Grave
Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Oak Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Sebastians Cemetery Find a Grave
Short Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Sparriel Bailey Cemetery Find a Grave
Sparriel Bailey Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Stanley Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Sunset Memorial Park Find a Grave
Sunset Memorial Park Billion Graves
W.T. Warden Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Wildwood Cemetery Find a Grave
Williams Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Woods Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Wright Hunter Cemetery Find a Grave
Beckley Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Beckley Church Records
A part of the community : the history of the First United Methodist Church and the Raleigh Circuit FamilySearch Library
Beckley City Directories
Beckley (West Virginia) city directories FamilySearch Library
Beckley City Directory 1946 MyHeritage
Beckley, WV 1921-1924 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Beckley, WV; 1944, 1946, 1948 - 1950, 1952, 1954 -1955, 1957 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Beckley, West Virginia, city directory : including: Mabscott and Sprague FamilySearch Library
Beckley Death Records
1853-1964 West Virginia Death Index & Certificates MyHeritage
1853-1973 West Virginia Deaths Index Ancestry
Births, deaths, 1853-1969 FamilySearch Library
Melton Mortuary funeral home records FamilySearch Library
Obits [Raleigh County, West Virginia] : a series of books on obituaries from the old Beckley, West Virginia newspapers 1916-1933 FamilySearch Library
Obits from the files of the old Raleigh register newspaper, Beckley, West Virginia WorldCat
Obituaries (Raleigh County) WorldCat
Old Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home records FamilySearch Library
Raleigh County mine deaths, 1891-2000 FamilySearch Library
West Virginia, Death Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Beckley Histories and Genealogies
Beckley Immigration Records
Naturalization records, 1906-1961 FamilySearch Library
West Virginia Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 MyHeritage
West Virginia, Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 Ancestry
Beckley Land Records
Deeds, 1850-1903 FamilySearch Library
Beckley Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, 1911 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, 1914 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, 1918 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, 1922 Library of Congress
Beckley Marriage Records
1785-1971 West Virginia Marriages Index (selections) Ancestry
Marriages, 1890-1969; marriage index, 1850-1969 FamilySearch Library
West Virginia Compiled Marriage Records (includes Raleigh County 1865-1900) Ancestry
West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1921-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Beckley Military Records
History of Sewell Mountain, Fayette County, W.Va. (Lawrence, W. T. (Wilbur T.), 1917-2005) FamilySearch Library
Beckley Minority Records
Beckley Newspapers and Obituaries
1950 Centennial Edition of Beckley Post-Herald FamilySearch Library
Baltimore American (Beckley, West Virginia) 1938 FamilySearch Library
Beckley Evening Postﾠ(1924-1996) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Messengerﾠ(1910-1918) Newspaper Archive
Beckley News Digestﾠ(1953-1953) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Post Herald Raleigh Registerﾠ(1954-1977) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Post Herald and Raleigh Registerﾠ(1936-1979) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Post Herald and Raleigh Sunday Registerﾠ(1953-1968) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Post Heraldﾠ(1925-2009) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Post Reportﾠ(1937-2010) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Post-Herald 1930-1977 Newspapers.com
Beckley Post-Herald 1930-1977 (Beckley, West Virginia) Ancestry
Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register 1953-1977 Newspapers.com
Beckley Raleigh Register Beckley Post Heraldﾠ(1954-1968) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Raleigh Register and Post Heraldﾠ(1955-1968) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Raleigh Registerﾠ(1907-1991) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Registerﾠ(1938-2013) Newspaper Archive
Beckley Sunday Registerﾠ(1923-1956) Newspaper Archive
Messenger 1910-1918 Newspapers.com
Messengerﾠ(1910-1918) Newspaper Archive
Obits [Raleigh County, West Virginia] : a series of books on obituaries from the old Beckley, West Virginia newspapers 1916-1933 FamilySearch Library
Obits from the files of the old Raleigh register newspaper, Beckley, West Virginia WorldCat
Obituaries (Raleigh County) WorldCat
Post Herald and Registerﾠ(1954-1977) Newspaper Archive
Post Heraldﾠ(1929-1977) Newspaper Archive
Post-Herald and Register 1953-77 (Beckley, West Virginia) Ancestry
Raleigh Herald 1906-1918 Newspapers.com
Raleigh Heraldﾠ(1906-1918) Newspaper Archive
Raleigh Register 1910-1977 Newspapers.com
Raleigh Register 1910-77 (Beckley, West Virginia) Ancestry
Raleigh Registerﾠ(1910-1977) Newspaper Archive
Raleigh register (West Virginia) 1907-1913 FamilySearch Library
Register Heraldﾠ(1998-1998) Newspaper Archive
Register-Herald 08/28/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank
The Messenger (Beckley, West Virginia) 1910-1916 FamilySearch Library
The Raleigh herald 1906-1916 FamilySearch Library
Offline Newspapers for BeckleyAccording 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. Beckley Messenger. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1912-1918 Beckley Post Herald & Raleigh Register. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1953-1984 Independent Observer. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1934-1940s Messenger. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1909-1912 Post-Herald. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1925-1984 Raleigh County Index. (Raleigh C.H. [I.E. Beckley] W. Va.) 1880-1893 Raleigh Herald. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1900-1924 Raleigh Register. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1893-1984 Register Herald. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1984-Current Sunday Register. (Beckley, W. Va.) 1923-1953 |
Beckley Probate Records
Beckley School Records
Beckley High School - Echo Yearbook (Beckley, WV), 1923 E Yearbook
Beckley High School yearbook, 1923 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Beckley Middle School - Eaglets Yearbook (Beckley, WV), 1959 E Yearbook
Beckley Middle School yearbook, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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