Welcome to Wirt County ...

Time Zone: Wirt County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Elizabeth is the Seat for Wirt County.

Wirt County was founded in 1848. Wirt was created by taking area from Jackson and Wirt Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wirt had a population of 5,821 people. This is an increase of 1.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,725 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wirt represented 0.31% of the total population of West Virginia.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to West Virginia
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  • Website for the West Virginia State Archives

• Websites specific to Wirt County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Wood County
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  • Ritchie County
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  • Calhoun County
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  • Roane County
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  • Jackson County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Wirt County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Wirt County