Easily find vital records offices across the United States
Easily find vital records offices across the United States
Vital records in West Virginia are maintained by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage & divorce certificates. Many records prior to the dates listed below are available from the local county health departments where the event occurred, but they are incomplete since no laws were yet established which required the records to be maintained.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services can provide:
| Record Type | Available From |
|---|---|
| West Virginia Birth Records | January 1917 – 2024 |
| West Virginia Death Records | January 1917 – 2024 |
| West Virginia Divorce Records | 1968 – 2024 |
| West Virginia Marriage Records | 1921 – 2024 |
| County | Year Founded |
|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | 1843 |
| Berkeley County, WV | February 10, 1772 |
| Boone County, WV | 1847 |
| Braxton County, WV | 1836 |
| Brooke County, WV | 1797 |
| Cabell County, WV | January 2, 1809 |
| Calhoun County, WV | 1856 |
| Clay County, WV | 1858 |
| Doddridge County, WV | 1845 |
| Fayette County, WV | February 28, 1831 |
| Gilmer County, WV | 1845 |
| Grant County, WV | 1866 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | October 20, 1777 |
| Hampshire County, WV | December 13, 1753 |
| Hancock County, WV | January 15, 1848 |
| Hardy County, WV | 1786 |
| Harrison County, WV | May 3, 1784 |
| Jackson County, WV | March 1, 1831 |
| Jefferson County, WV | January 8, 1801 |
| Kanawha County, WV | October 5, 1789 |
| Lewis County, WV | 1816 |
| Lincoln County, WV | 1867 |
| Logan County, WV | January 12, 1824 |
| Marion County, WV | January 14, 1842 |
| Marshall County, WV | March 12, 1835 |
| Mason County, WV | 1804 |
| McDowell County, WV | February 28, 1858 |
| Mercer County, WV | March 17, 1837 |
| Mineral County, WV | 1866 |
| Mingo County, WV | 1895 |
| Monongalia County, WV | October 7, 1776 |
| Monroe County, WV | 1799 |
| Morgan County, WV | 1820 |
| Nicholas County, WV | 1818 |
| Ohio County, WV | October 7, 1776 |
| Pendleton County, WV | December 4, 1787 |
| Pleasants County, WV | 1851 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | 1821 |
| Preston County, WV | January 19, 1818 |
| Putnam County, WV | March 11, 1848 |
| Raleigh County, WV | 1850 |
| Randolph County, WV | October 16, 1787 |
| Ritchie County, WV | 1843 |
| Roane County, WV | 1856 |
| Summers County, WV | 1871 |
| Taylor County, WV | 1844 |
| Tucker County, WV | March 7, 1856 |
| Tyler County, WV | 1814 |
| Upshur County, WV | 1851 |
| Wayne County, WV | January 18, 1842 |
| Webster County, WV | 1860 |
| Wetzel County, WV | 1846 |
| Wirt County, WV | January 19, 1848 |
| Wood County, WV | December 21, 1798 |
| Wyoming County, WV | 1850 |
