Welcome to Brooke County West Virginia History and Genealogy Presented by West Virginia Genealogy Trails a part of Genealogy Trails Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION!! If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Kim to become a host. Volunteer Information is available here. This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. Brooke County was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796. Part of the "Northern Panhandle" along with Hancock, Ohio and Marshall counties, its county seat is Wellsburg. Incorporated Communities Village of Beech Bottom -- Town of Bethany -- City of Follansbee City of Weirton (part) -- City of Wellsburg -- Village of Windsor Heights Brooke County Data BIRTH DEATH MARRIAGES CENSUS BIOGRAPHIES HISTORY OBITUARIES NEWSPAPER DATA MILITARY DATA WILLS CEMETERIES   Website Updates: Jan 2012: Alexander Campbell Biography Dec 2011: David F. Stuart, M.D. Biography, Judge Thayer Melvin Biography, Hon. Waitman T. Willey, LL.D. Biography Nov 2011: Richard Henry Bishop Biography Oct 2011: Yeater Family Biography Apr 2011 Pensioners in Brooke and Hancock Counties Newspaper Article. Mar 2011 Thomas C. Wheeler Obituary Surrounding Counties Hancock County (north) Ohio County (south) Washington County, Pennsylvania (east) Jefferson County, Ohio (west) Back to WV Genealogy Trails Back to Genealogy Trails Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.