Pendleton County: Search a local researcher’s papers for clues missed by broad indexes.
Search a local researcher’s papers for clues missed by broad indexes. Start with the collection and request a specific item, place or date range before planning a visit.
Sources checked October 26, 2026. Based on public institutional descriptions and collection catalogs; no staff confirmation or onsite inspection. Confirm access before visiting.
Start with one connection.
Bring a person, a place, approximate years, and one question. A township, congregation, school, or employer may reveal records a surname search misses. The custodian can be outside the county.
Check the county for your research year.
A place may have belonged to a parent county before this county existed.
Use these dated holdings to choose a next search. This is a selection of cataloged collections, not a complete inventory of Pendleton County records.
A range is a lead, not a guarantee. Bars show the dates stated by the cited catalog or inventory. They do not establish uninterrupted coverage, complete reporting or online image access. Unmarked years mean not represented in this selection, not that records were destroyed. Indexes and abstracts still need to be followed to the underlying record.
Sources reviewed October 26, 2026. Blue shows cataloged holdings; rust identifies indexes or compiled publications where the source specifies them. Read the format label and access notes for each row.
1750180018501900195020002026
KDLA inventory entry
Deed books
Listed years: 1798–2017.
Source, access and coverage limits
Use KDLA’s record-request instructions and identify the county, record series, exact years and any book or page reference. Ask about indexes and the current custodian before ordering.
Keep in mind: These are selected inventory dates, not proof of complete or uninterrupted coverage or online images. Confirm the specific volume and any earlier jurisdiction; a range endpoint is not necessarily the first or last year of recordkeeping. Probate papers may be filed separately from will books.
Use KDLA’s record-request instructions and identify the county, record series, exact years and any book or page reference. Ask about indexes and the current custodian before ordering.
Keep in mind: These are selected inventory dates, not proof of complete or uninterrupted coverage or online images. Confirm the specific volume and any earlier jurisdiction; a range endpoint is not necessarily the first or last year of recordkeeping. Probate papers may be filed separately from will books.
Use KDLA’s record-request instructions and identify the county, record series, exact years and any book or page reference. Ask about indexes and the current custodian before ordering.
Keep in mind: These are selected inventory dates, not proof of complete or uninterrupted coverage or online images. Confirm the specific volume and any earlier jurisdiction; a range endpoint is not necessarily the first or last year of recordkeeping. Probate papers may be filed separately from will books.
Confirm the historical jurisdiction as well as the date. A record may be held outside today’s county, and an inventory’s ending year does not mean recordkeeping stopped.
Pendleton County Public Library: E. E. Barton papers
Search a local researcher’s papers for clues missed by broad indexes.
The library describes Barton family material, oral traditions and summaries of court, deed and marriage records.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Use the genealogy page and ask staff about the Barton material for a surname and date range.
A question you can ask
Which original court or deed record supports this Barton note?
Keep in mind
A researcher’s summary or oral tradition is a lead; obtain the original record when possible.
STOP 02 / Falmouth
Pendleton County Public Library: 1978 oral histories
Listen for schools, roads and workplaces in local memory.
The library lists seven local recordings covering farming, Falmouth businesses, schools, railroads and other community subjects.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Ask to use the genealogy-room computer and identify the interview topic or speaker from the library’s list.
A question you can ask
Which interview discusses the school or employer associated with this household?
Keep in mind
The recordings are memories, not a comprehensive directory of residents.
Leave a trail another researcher can follow.
Save the repository, collection title, dates, volume, page or item identifier, link, and the date you consulted it. Follow an index to the original record when possible. Keep uncertain names and inferred relationships visibly separate from what the source states.
Suggest a correction, an overlooked collection or an updated access detail. An official link or source helps us check it before making a change. Please leave out private family documents and sensitive personal information.