Welcome to Pendleton County West Virginia
History and Genealogy

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Pendleton County was created in 1788 from parts of Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham Counties and named for Edmund Pendleton, a distinguished statesman and jurist of Virginia. Its county seat is Franklin.

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.

Pendleton County Data Online

1890 Veteran's Census - Donated by Shauna Williams

NEW!!
Look Ups

Marji Turner (marjisangels@bellsouth.net) has offered to do lookups for the following:

1) Marriages of Pendleton County, VA [now WV]

1788-1853 Revised by Jackie Puffenberger

2) Grave Register Pendleton Co, WV 1977 by The

Pendleton County Historical Society, Inc.

3) Grave Register II Pendleton Co, WV 1980 by The

Pendleton County Historical Society, Inc.

4) Pendleton County (West) Virginia Deedbook Records,

1788-1813 by Rick Toothman

5) Pendleton County (West) Virginia Probate Records:

Wills, 1788-1866; Inventories, Sale Bills, Settlements,

1788-1846 by Rick Toothman

Surrounding Counties

Grant County (north)

Rockingham County, Virginia (east)

Pocahontas County (southwest)

Hardy County (northeast)

Augusta County, Virginia (south)
Highland County, Virginia (south)

Randolph County (west)

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