Welcome to   Mason County,West Virginia Genealogy Trails Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Hello, my name is Nancy Piper and I am your West Virginia State host. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please email me. Please include the County (and State) you are submitting data for. THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web-authoring skills, consider joining us! Get the details on our Volunteer Page. [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage is required.] This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.   MASON  COUNTY DATA Biographies Birth Records Cemeteries County History County Records Census Death Records Marriage Records Military Records Newspaper Gleanings Obituaries and Death Notices Miscellaneous Data Past Updates     Recent Updates July 2024 Government News: Jacob Bird Appointment (1872) Misc. News: Samuel Hawk Pension (1897) Postal News: Robert Rea Appointment (1897) News-Fires: Jacob Clines' Home Destroyed (1886) SEARCH OUR SITES SUBMIT YOUR DATA Mason County was founded in 1804, the county was named for George Mason, one of the principal architects of the 1776 Virginia Constitution. The county seat is Point Pleasant. Incorporated Cities and Towns Hartford City (Town) Henderson (Town) Leon (Town) Mason (Town) New Haven (Town) Point Pleasant (City) Unincorporated Communities Ambrosia -- Apple Grove -- Arbuckle -- Arlee -- Ashton Beech Hill -- Capehart -- Clifton -- Couch -- Elmwood -- Gallipolis Ferry Glenwood -- Greer -- Grimms Landing -- Hogsett -- Letart Mercers Bottom -- Sassafras -- West Columbia -- Wyoma  Join our Genealogy Trails "Northeastern" States Mailing List to get email notices when our county sites are updated. For those researching in the States of : Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia SURROUNDING COUNTIES Meigs County, Ohio (north) Jackson County (east) Putnam County (southeast) Cabell County (southwest Gallia County, Ohio (west) Genealogy Trails National Site Copyright © Genealogy Trails document.write(cy); All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.