Hampshire County, West Virginia:
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Projects

• Hampshire County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Hampshire County WVGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Historic Hampshire County, West Virginia  West Virginia's Oldest County

Adjacent counties

• Allegany County, MD  to the north
• Frederick County, VA  to the southeast
• Grant County, WV  to the west
• Hardy County, WV  to the south
• Mineral County, WV  to the northwest
• Morgan County, WV  to the northeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (13)

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries of Hampshire County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Hampshire County  West Virginia Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Hampshire County Cemeteries      (Source: ePodunk)
• Hampshire County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Hampshire County Cemetery Registration      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (36)

Court and Legal Records

• Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia)  Volume 1, Minute Book Abstracts, 1788 - 1802     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia): Volume I--Minute Book Abstracts 1788-1802      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia): Volume I--Minute Book Abstracts 1788-1802      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Hampshire County, Virginia (now, West Virginia)  Volume 2, Minute Book Abstracts 1817 - 1823     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Hampshire County, Virginia (now, West Virginia): Volume II--Minute Book Abstracts 1817-1823      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hampshire County, Virginia (now, West Virginia): Volume II--Minute Book Abstracts 1817-1823      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Hampshire County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Estate Records

• Virginia Will Records  includes Hampshire County Wills     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Will Records  includes Hampshire County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• West Virginia Estate Settlements  includes Hampshire County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971      (Source: Family History Library)

• 1782

  • Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia  includes Synopsis of Wills, Books I-XXI     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• The Jews of Romney, West Virginia 

History (18)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Hampshire County Migrations Project 
• West Virginia Naturalization Records  1814-1991     (Source: Family History Library)

Introduction and Guides (10)

Land Records

• Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia  includes Grantor and Grantee Indexes     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Land Records  includes Hampshire County, W. Va., Deeds     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

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

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• POTOMAC-HIGHLANDS-L The Potomac Highlands mailing list is for the discussion of family histories in this area, including migration of our ancestors

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

• WVHAMPSH-L Hampshire County genealogy

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

Maps and Gazetteers (13)

Military Records and Histories

• 1840 US Federal Census of Pensioners      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Hampshire County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Hampshire County, WV Military Records      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Hampshire County, West Virginia     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1883 Pensioners on the Roll      (Source: Wayback Machine)
  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Hampshire County     (Source: Family History Library)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Hampshire County - Approved Claims, 1871-1880     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Hampshire County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• Revolutionary War

  • People Who Furnished Supplies During the Revolutionary War      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

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

• World War II

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Early West Virginia Settlers  includes Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Hampshire County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Hampshire County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Hampshire County Records, 1816-1923, Virginia/West Virginia      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hampshire County Records, 1816-1923, Virginia/West Virginia      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Migrations through Hampshire County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Hampshire County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Hampshire County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Hampshire Review  Recent Obituaries
• Hampshire Review  Romney, WV     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Hampshire Review      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Hampshire County

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Hampshire County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Hampshire County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• West Virginia--Hampshire County--Davey.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• West Virginia--Hampshire County--Romney.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• West Virginia--Hampshire County.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Capon Bridge School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Hampshire County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Hampshire County     (Source: Family History Library)

Societies

• Allegheny Regional Family History Society 
• Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society 
• West Virginia Repositories & Historical Societies  Hampshire County     (Source: Wayback Machine)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (215)

Tax Lists

• Hampshire County [West] Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists  1800 - 1814     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Hampshire County [West] Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800-1814      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hampshire County [West] Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800-1814      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Hampshire County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Hampshire County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Hampshire County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Hampshire County, West Virginia     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (10)

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