Harrisville Genealogy (in Ritchie County, WV)

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


Harrisville 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

Harrisville Cemetery Records

Bethany Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hardman Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Harrisville cemetery records (Harrisville, West Virginia) FamilySearch Library

IOOF Cemetery Find a Grave online

Index to cemetery readings at Ritchie County Library, Harrisville, West Virginia WorldCat

Index to cemetery readings at Ritchie County Library, Harrisville, West Virginia. Part I WorldCat

Index to cemetery readings at the Ritchie County Library, Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia, book I FamilySearch Library

Lloyd Brydie Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Masonic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Peter Moyers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Harrisville 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

Harrisville 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

Harrisville Immigration Records

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

Harrisville Land Records

Deeds, 1843-1903 FamilySearch Library

Harrisville Map Records

Map of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va. 1899. Library of Congress online

Harrisville 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

Harrisville Newspapers and Obituaries

The Pennsboro News 1979-1980, 1982-1984, 2006-2009, 2011-2020 Small Town Papers online

The Ritchie gazette (Harrisville, West Virginia) 1899-1900 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Harrisville

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 Standard. (Harrisville, W. Va.) 1947-1949

Gazette. (Harrisville, W. Va.) 1905-1949

Ritchie Gazette and the Cairo Standard. (Harrisville, W. Va.) 1950-Current

Ritchie Gazette. (Harrisville, W. Va.) 1873-1905

Ritchie Press. (Harrisville, W. Va.) 1859-1860s

Ritchie Standard. (Harrisville, W. Va.) 1895-1947

West Virginia Star. (Harrisville, W. Va.) 1869-1873

Harrisville Probate Records

1724-1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Harrisville School Records

Harrisville High School yearbook, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Harrisville High School yearbook, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985 Classmates online

Harrisville High School yearbooks, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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