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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: | ||
*'''1748-1912''' Land grants arranged by counties {{ | *'''1748-1912''' Land grants arranged by counties {{FSC|334356|item|disp=FS Library film 521685, first of 56 films}}. | ||
*'''1860-1875''' Land sales{{ | *'''1860-1875''' Land sales{{FSC|61196|item|disp=FS Library film 558437–558440}}. | ||
*'''1863-1889''' Plats and surveys {{ | *'''1863-1889''' Plats and surveys {{FSC|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: | ||
Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1952. {{ | Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1952. {{FSC|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]($) | ||
Information on boundary disputes and county formation data (including maps) is in: | Information on boundary disputes and county formation data (including maps) is in: | ||
Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Making a State: Formation of West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1956. {{ | Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Making a State: Formation of West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1956. {{FSC|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). | ||
'''Transfers of Land between Individuals''' | '''Transfers of Land between Individuals''' | ||
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Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books (often titled land books). You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate clerk's office—usually the clerk of the circuit court. | Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books (often titled land books). You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate clerk's office—usually the clerk of the circuit court. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the pre-1900 records for most counties. From {{ | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the pre-1900 records for most counties. From {{FSC|427399|subject_id|disp=Kanawha County}} for example, the library has 200 microfilms of lease records (1865-1906), release books (1866-1909), trust deeds (1855-1910), deeds (1790-1946), and homesteads (1874-1944). | ||
'''Online Resources''' | '''Online Resources''' | ||
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