Jackson County WV Genealogy
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Overview of Jackson County Records
- Jackson County was created in 1831 from Kanawha, Mason, and Wood counties.
- 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 Jackson County Clerk has birth and death records starting in 1853, marriage records starting in 1831, land records starting in early 1831, probate records starting in 1861, and military records starting in 1918.
- The Jackson County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records starting in 1831.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.