Place:Wetzel, West Virginia, United States

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Name	Wetzel
Alt names	Wetzel	source: Getty Vocabulary Program
Type	County
Coordinates	39.583°N 80.667°W
Located in	West Virginia, United States (1863 - )
Also located in	Virginia, United States (1846 - 1863)
See also	Tyler, West Virginia, United States	Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

source: Family History Library Catalog

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Wetzel County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,583. Its county seat is New Martinsville. The county, founded in 1846, is named for Lewis Wetzel, a famous frontiersman and Indian fighter. Its northern border aligns with the Mason-Dixon line, but is to the west of the line's western terminus.

1 Timeline
2 Population History
3 Cemeteries
4 Research Tips

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Timeline

Date	Event	Source
1845	Marriage records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1846	County formed	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1846	Court records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1846	Land records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1847	Probate records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850	First census	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850	No significant boundary changes after this year	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1854	Birth records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1863	Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia	Source:Wikipedia

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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Census Year	Population
1850	4,284
1860	6,703
1870	8,595
1880	13,896
1890	16,841
1900	22,880
1910	23,855
1920	23,069
1930	22,334
1940	22,342
1950	20,154
1960	19,347
1970	20,314
1980	21,874
1990	19,258

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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States

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Research Tips

Wetzel County has a very good USGenWeb site which has two maps of interest. One is the County map showing the county's relationship to surrounding counties and the second is a map showing all the districts within the county.

Wetzel County Cemetery Index

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