Terra Alta Genealogy (in Preston County, WV)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Terra Alta are also found through the Preston County and West Virginia pages.


Terra Alta Birth Records

1804-1938 West Virginia Births Index Ancestry online

1853-1914 West Virginia Births Index MyHeritage online

Births of Preston County : 1868-1882 FamilySearch Library

Births, 1868-1970 FamilySearch Library

Births, Preston County : 1871-1882 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Birth Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Terra Alta Cemetery Records

Beatty Farm Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bucklew Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Valley Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cramer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Everly Cemetery Find a Grave online

Freeland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gordon Cemetery Portland District Find a Grave online

Messenger (Arnold) Find a Grave online

Oak Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pine Run Cemetery Find a Grave online

Shaw-Chidester Graveyard Find a Grave online

Sisler Cemetery at Mount Carmel Find a Grave online

Terra Alta Cemetery Find a Grave online

Whitehair Farm Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wilhelm Cemetery Find a Grave online

Terra Alta 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

Terra Alta Death Records

1853-1964 West Virginia Death Index & Certificates MyHeritage online

1853-1973 West Virginia Deaths Index Ancestry online

Deaths, 1868-1920, 1924-1969 FamilySearch Library

Deaths, Preston County : 1868-1886 FamilySearch Library

Deaths, Preston County : 1880-1886 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Death Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Terra Alta Histories and Genealogies

The past is a key to the future : a history of Terra Alta, West Virginia and its vicinity FamilySearch Library

Terra Alta Immigration Records

West Virginia Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 MyHeritage online

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

Terra Alta Land Records

Deed index, 1869-1960 FamilySearch Library

Deeds, 1854-1947 FamilySearch Library

Terra Alta Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, 1913 Library of Congress online

Terra Alta Marriage Records

1785-1971 West Virginia Marriages Index (selections) Ancestry online

Marriages, 1869-1970 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1921-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Terra Alta Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Terra Alta

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.

Preston County News. (Terra Alta, W. Va.) 1956-Current

Preston News. (Terra Alta, W. Va.) 1909-1917

Preston Republican. (Terra Alta, W. Va.) 1899-1948

Terra Alta Times. (Terra Alta, W. Va.) 1887-1890

Terra Alta Probate Records

1724-1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Terra Alta School Records

East Preston High School yearbooks, 1979, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Terra Alta High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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