If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Access Genealogy – West Virginia
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – West Virginia
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Chronicling America – West Virginia
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library
- Cyndi’s List – West Virginia
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – West Virginia
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Library of Appalachia
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – West Virginia
- Documenting the American South
- e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – West Virginia
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – West Virginia
- Glenville State University Digital Collections
- Google Books – West Virginia
- Hathitrust – West Virginia
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – West Virginia
- Internet Archive – West Virginia
- LDS Genealogy – West Virginia
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Library of Virginia
- Linkpendium – West Virginia
- Marshall University Digital Collections
- Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives and Records Administration (Archives I)
- National Archives at College Park, Maryland (Archives II)
- National Archives at Philadelphia
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – West Virginia
- Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Patriot and Grave Registry
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – West Virginia
- Shepherd University Digital Collections
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- University of Charleston Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – West Virginia
- US GenWeb Archives – West Virginia
- Washington National Records Center
- West Virginia Division of Culture and History
- West Virginia State University Digital Collections
- West Virginia University Digital Collections
- West Virginia University Libraries Digital Collections
- West Virginia University Regional History Center
- West Virginia Wesleyan College Digital Collections
Here is the list of over 2,740 curated West Virginia genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
