Records Available:

Marriage Records beginning 1853
Birth Records beginning 1853
Wills beginning 1853
Deaths beginning 1853
Deeds beginning 1848
Discharge Papers beginning in early 1900's
Civil War Cemetery Records
Appraisements

When requesting document copies, send $5 per document for Marriage, Birth or Death Records.
Other documents such as Deeds, Appraisements, etc. are $1.50 for the first 2 pages and $1 per
page thereafter. Use a money order, as they will not accept a personal check. Also remember
to send a SASE and remember to say, "Thank You".

Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 454
Newell, WV 26050-0454
(304) 387-2467

Physical location is 717 Washington Street, Newell, WV
Hours of operation:
Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thursday Evening Hours 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Evenings and weekends by appointment only
Membership is $15 per year, newsletter is published quarterly.
Holdings of Society is 50+ pages long, for $4.50.
Holdings cover WV, OH, and PA counties in and around the northern panhandle of WV

LOCAL LIBRARIES CONTAINING
HANCOCK COUNTY RECORDS:

Swaney Memorial Library
Court Street
New Cumberland, WV 26047
(304) 564-3471

Mary H. Weir Library
3442 Main Street
Weirton, WV 26062
(304) 748-8510

Schiappa Branch Library
of Jefferson County, OH
(This library has an extensive collection of Ohio Valley documents,
4000+ genealogy books)
4141 Mall Drive
Steubenville, OH 43952
(740) 264-6166

Weirton Historic Landmarks Commission
200 Municipal Plaza
Weirton, WV 26062
(304)748-5826
Chairman: Shari Pepper

Hancock Historical Museum and
Hancock County Convention & Visitors Bureau
1008 Ridge Avenue
New Cumberland, WV 26047
1-(304)-564-4800

Weirton Area Museum and Culture Center
3393 Main Street
Weirton, WV 26062
Contact Museum: Secretary

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