Kanawha County, West Virginia

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Kanawha is a county in West Virginia. It was formed in 1788 from the following county/ies: Greenbrier/Montgomery. Kanawha began keeping birth records in 1853, marriage records in 1792, and death records in 1853. It began keeping land records in 1790, probate records in 1789, and court records in 1773. For more information, contact the county at 407 Virginia St. East, Charleston 25301-2524. On the attached map, Kanawha one is located at C6.

For information about the state of West Virginia see West Virginia Family History Research.

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