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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. |
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| The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the pre-1900 records for most counties. From {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Kanawha - Land and property|keywords|subject-id=815089520|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). | | The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the pre-1900 records for most counties. From {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Kanawha - Land and property|subject|subject-id=815089520|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). |
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| [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp Library of Virginia–Using the Collections] | | [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp Library of Virginia–Using the Collections] |