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| The [http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History Library] has custody of these records. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of these records, including: | | The [http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History Library] has custody of these records. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of these records, including: |
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| *'''1748-1912''' Land grants arranged by counties {{FHL|334356|item|disp=FHL film 521685, first of 56 films}}. | | *'''1748-1912''' Land grants arranged by counties {{FHL|334356|item|disp=FS Library film 521685, first of 56 films}}. |
| *'''1860-1875''' Land sales{{FHL|61196|item|disp=FHL film 558437–558440}}. | | *'''1860-1875''' Land sales{{FHL|61196|item|disp=FS Library film 558437–558440}}. |
| *'''1863-1889''' Plats and surveys {{FHL|58999|item|disp=FHL film 462959}} | | *'''1863-1889''' Plats and surveys {{FHL|58999|item|disp=FS Library film 462959}} |
| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25647 Sims index to land grants in West Virginia] at Ancestry ($) | | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25647 Sims index to land grants in West Virginia] at Ancestry ($) |
| The office of the state auditor published an index of all identifiable grantees from 1748 to the 1900s in: | | The office of the state auditor published an index of all identifiable grantees from 1748 to the 1900s in: |
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| Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1952. {{FHL|109038|item|disp=FHL book 975.4 R21w, film 1036828 items 3-4}} {{WorldCat|1485573|disp=At many libraries (WorldCat)}} The grantees are listed alphabetically within the county that issued the grant. The actual grants are on microfilm (see above). Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=DSOvSkTzTP0C Google Books] and at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/25647/ Ancestry.com]($) | | Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1952. {{FHL|109038|item|disp=FS Library book 975.4 R21w, film 1036828 items 3-4}} {{WorldCat|1485573|disp=At many libraries (WorldCat)}} The grantees are listed alphabetically within the county that issued the grant. The actual grants are on microfilm (see above). Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=DSOvSkTzTP0C Google Books] and at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/25647/ Ancestry.com]($) |
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| Information on boundary disputes and county formation data (including maps) is in: | | Information on boundary disputes and county formation data (including maps) is in: |
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| Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Making a State: Formation of West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1956. {{FHL|49225|item|disp=FHL book Q 975.4 R2s}} {{WorldCat|1851901|At many libraries(WorldCat)}} This includes a supplement to the Sims Index (see above). | | Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Making a State: Formation of West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1956. {{FHL|49225|item|disp=FS Library book Q 975.4 R2s}} {{WorldCat|1851901|At many libraries(WorldCat)}} This includes a supplement to the Sims Index (see above). |
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| '''Transfers of Land between Individuals''' | | '''Transfers of Land between Individuals''' |