Mingo County, West Virginia:
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Projects

• Mingo Co., WV, Homepage      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Mingo County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Buchanan County, VA  to the south
• Lincoln County, WV  to the north
• Logan County, WV  to the northeast
• Martin County, KY  to the west
• McDowell County, WV  to the southeast
• Pike County, KY  to the southwest
• Wayne County, WV  to the northwest
• Wyoming County, WV  to the east

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

• The Big Sandy Valley  A History of the People and Country     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Big Sandy Valley      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Big Sandy Valley  A History of the People And Country From the Earliest Settlement To the Present Time (1887)     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• The Big Sandy Valley  A History of the People and Country     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Mingo Co, West Virginia, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Mingo County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Mingo County, West Virginia      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Mingo County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Curry Cemetery  Elk Creek, West Virginia
• Mingo County  West Virginia Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Mingo County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Mingo County Cemetery Registration      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes

• Mingo Co. Census Records      (Source: Census Online)
• Mingo County Federal Census Index      (Source: us-census.org)
• West Virginia Census Books and CDs      (Source: SK Publications)     ($)

• 1900

  • 1900 Federal Census  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • United States Census, 1900  Mingo County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• 1910

  • 1910 Federal Census  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Mingo County on Reel 2547      (Source: Internet Archive)

• 1940

  • 1940 Federal Census  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • National Archives Official 1940 Census Website  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)

Court and Legal Records

• Mingo County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Estate Records

• Mingo County, West Virginia Wills Records      (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• West Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985  includes Mingo County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (23)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• West Virginia, Naturalization Records  1814-1991     (Source: FamilySearch)
• West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of West Virginia locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Mingo County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Mingo County online history resources      (Source: West Virginia Archives and History)
• Mingo County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)

Land Records

• Mingo County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Genealogy Department  Williamson Public Library
• Library Directory for Mingo County, West Virginia      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Mingo County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mingo County history sources      (Source: West Virginia Archives and History)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• WV-MetroValley The Metro Valley region

  • WV-MetroValley Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• WVMINGO Mingo County genealogy

  • WVMINGO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Individual County Chronologies  Mingo County     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Mingo County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Mingo County Post Offices 
• Mingo County Postal Covers      ($)
• Mingo County, West Virginia 1911 Map      (Source: My Genealogy Hound)

Military Records and Histories

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Mingo County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Mingo County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Mingo County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Williamson Daily News  Jan 1, 1948 - Sep 30, 2000     (Source: Google News Archive)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Mingo County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mingo County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Mingo County Courthouse 
• Mingo County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Pictures of Williamson 

School Records and Histories

• Gilbert School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Matewan School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• The Mingo County Genealogical Society 

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

• Our Family Genealogy Pages  includes Baisden
• Growing Up in Bloody Mingo, West Virginia  Andrew Chafin     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Growing Up in Bloody Mingo, West Virginia  by Andrew Chafin     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• The Chapmans  Middle New River Settlements     (Source: Kinyon Digital Library)
• Combs &c. Families of Mingo County, VA 
• Biography of Wells Goodykoontz  Who's Who in Finance, Banking and Insurance, 1920-1922     (Source: Google Books)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Mingo County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mingo County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• The National Coal Heritage Area 
• Patents  Mingo County, West Virginia     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Mingo County Death Records  1914, 1917 - 1955
• Mingo County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Mingo County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

Wiki

• Mingo County, West Virginia Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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