Morgan County WV Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Morgan Records by Type Birth Records (12) Cemetery Records (82) Census Records (29) Church Records (3) City Directories (2) Court Records (20) Death Records (19) Histories and Genealogies (9) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (12) Map Records (14) Marriage Records (15) Military Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (10) Newspapers and Obituaries (19) Probate Records (21) School Records (3) Tax Records (5)

Overview of Morgan County Records

• Morgan County was created in 1820 from Berkeley and Hampshire 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 Morgan County Clerk has birth records starting in 1865, marriage records starting in 1820, death records starting in 1865, probate records starting in 1820, land records starting in 1820, some marriage records starting in 1820, and probate records starting in 1820.
• The Morgan County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records starting in 1820.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.