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Projects

• Berkeley County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Berkeley County WVGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Clarke County, VA  to the south
• Frederick County, VA  to the southwest
• Jefferson County, WV  to the east
• Morgan County, WV  to the west
• Washington County, MD  to the north

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Aler's history of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, West Virginia  1888     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Berkeley County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Berkeley County GEDCOM Index 
• Biographies of Berkeley County, WV      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Genealogies--Virginia--Berkeley County      (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Genealogies--West Virginia--Berkeley      (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Genealogies--West Virginia--Berkeley County      (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Genealogies--West Virginia--Martinsburg      (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants  A History of Frederick County, Virginia from Its Formation in 1738 to 1908. Compiled Mainly from Original Records of Old Frederick County, Now Hampshire, Berkeley, Shenandoah, Jefferson, Hardy, Clarke, Warren, Morgan and Frederick     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Cemeteries

• Berkeley County  West Virginia Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Berkeley County Cemeteries      (Source: ePodunk)
• Berkeley County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Berkeley County Cemetery Registration      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Cemeteries of Berkeley County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Cemetery around the Tomahawk Presbyterian Church 1806 - 2001      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (22)

Court and Legal Records

• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Berkeley County Lawyers     (Source: Google Book Search)

Directories

• Martinsburg City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Martinsburg City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Virginia Will Records  includes Berkeley County, W. Va. [Wills and Other Records]     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• West Virginia Estate Settlements  includes Berkeley County, 1722-1850     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• The Jewish Community of Martinsburg, West Virginia 

History (30)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Berkeley County Migrations Project 

Introduction and Guides

• Berkeley County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Berkeley County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Berkeley County Records      (Source: The Records Project)
• Berkeley County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Berkeley Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)
• Cyndi's List of West Virginia locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)

Land Records

• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1775-1800      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Adam Stephens House  Martinsburg, West Virginia
• Berkeley County history sources      (Source: West Virginia Archives and History)
• Berkeley County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• A Guide to West Virginia County Records on Microfilm  Berkeley County     (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Berkeley County, West Virginia     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

• Berkeley County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Berkeley County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Berkeley County, WV Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L Old Frederick County, Virginia. The boundaries of old Frederick County today encompass 12 counties: Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah and Page counties in Virginia; and Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Hardy and Grant counties in West Virginia.

  • OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• WVBERKEL-L Berkeley County genealogy

  • WVBERKEL-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WVBERKEL-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WVBERKEL-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (13)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Berkeley County, West Virginia     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1883 Pensioners on the Roll      (Source: Wayback Machine)
  • Hoke's Run Battle Summary  1861     (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)
  • Smithfield Crossing Battle Summary  1864     (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Berkeley County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Berkeley County, West Virginia  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Berkeley County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Berkeley County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Berkeley County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Southern Claims Commission  Bukeley County, Virginia     (Source: Footnote)
• Southern Claims Commission  Berkley County, West Virginia     (Source: Footnote)
• Southern Claims Commission  Berkeley County, West Virginia     (Source: Footnote)
• Southern Claims Commission  Berkeley County, Virginia     (Source: Footnote)

Newspaper Records

• Berkeley County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Herald-Mail Online      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Journal News  Martinsburg, West Virginia
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Berkeley County

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Berkeley County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Berkeley County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Berkeley County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Allegheny Regional Family History Society 
• Berkeley County Historical Society 
• General Adam Stephen Memorial Association 
• Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society 
• West Virginia Repositories & Historical Societies  Berkeley County     (Source: Wayback Machine)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (169)

Transportation and Industry

• Berkeley County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Building histories of Berkeley County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Berkeley County, West Virginia     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Berkeley County Death Records  1917 - 1955
• Berkeley County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Early West Virginia Settlers  includes Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia, 1781-1854     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia  1781 - 1854     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia  1781-1854     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia 1781-1854      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

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