Mercer County WV Genealogy

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Mercer Records by Type

Birth Records (9)
Cemetery Records (510)
Census Records (27)
Church Records (4)
City Directories (54)
Court Records (3)
Death Records (22)
Histories and Genealogies (14)
Immigration Records (1)
Land Records (3)
Map Records (16)
Marriage Records (13)
Military Records (3)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (51)
Probate Records (9)
School Records (10)
Tax Records (1)

Mercer County Records by City/Town

Athens Genealogy (31)
Beeson Genealogy (26)
Bluefield Genealogy (129)
Bluewell Genealogy (27)
Bramwell Genealogy (27)
Brush Fork Genealogy (24)
Camp Creek Genealogy (33)
Coaldale Genealogy (27)
Dunns Genealogy (27)
Egeria Genealogy (25)
Elgood Genealogy (37)
Flat Top Genealogy (34)
Gardner Genealogy (23)
Lamar Genealogy (24)

Lashmeet Genealogy (26)
Lerona Genealogy (32)
Lovern Genealogy (24)
Matoaka Genealogy (32)
McComas Genealogy (25)
Montcalm Genealogy (30)
Oakvale Genealogy (33)
Pettry Genealogy (36)
Princeton Genealogy (97)
Rock Genealogy (32)
Spanishburg Genealogy (30)
Speedway Genealogy (31)
Willowton Genealogy (28)

Overview of Mercer County Records

Mercer County was created in 1837 from Tazewell County, Virginia.
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 Mercer County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records starting in 1853, as well as probate and land records starting in 1837.
The Mercer County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records starting in 1837.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.