Wirt County, West Virginia

This site is dedicated to the history of Wirt County, West Virginia.

The Cemetery Homepage is the repository for an ongoing cemetery indexing effort.

The Obituary Archive is the repository for Wirt County related obituaries.

Points of contact are known for a few of the cemeteries in Wirt County. Most of the cemeteries in the county are maintained by volunteers.


The History Homepage has a few articles on the history of Wirt County.

The School Homepage has a few articles on Wirt County Schools.

I came across a few pictures, likely from the families of Noffsinger, Stukey, Reeder, Moore, Archer, Lockhart, Burton, Low, Sheppard, Bowers, Sheets or others of the Limestone Area (Tucker District, Wirt County; Steele District (Rockport), Wood County; or Sandyville, Jackson County).


I hope the information and pictures you find here are useful. If you have any questions, information or would like copies of the pictures please contact Mark.


This site welcomes contributions. If you have an article or data you would like presented on the history of Wirt County, please contact Mark.

Courtney Ridge 10 October 2011
Courtney Ridge, 10 October 2011.