In the year 1818 this county was established. Virginia Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas is said to be the man after whom the county is called so. Covering an area around 654 sq mi in the state of West Virginia, the county is home to 26K people. More than 10K households and 7K family units are based in this region. Summers Ville is the largest County and the largest city of this county.

This county stands out to be home to different types of races including White, Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Pacific Islanders, Asian and many more.

The vast records site of Nicholas County, WV, bears all the concealed information that one has long awaited for before the advent of internet. Immense information on Birth and death certificate index, marriage and divorce decree, adoption records, obituary, burial, census data, naturalization, immigration data, marriage volume number, land assessment and probate data, real estate, last will documents of the testator, civil court public lookup documents, World War I and II information, American War information, and the likes are altogether incorporated within the vital and public records archive of this county website. Hence it becomes easier to establish your own genealogical roots and family history in a much more advanced way than ever.