Charlottesville (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

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Charlottesville (Independent City)

Guide to Charlottesville (Independent City), Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Virginia Online Genealogy Records

Facts Seat: Charlottesville (Indep. City) Organized: 1902 Parent County(s): Albemarle Neighboring Counties Albemarle See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

Independent City Information

Description

The city of Charlottesville is located in the west-central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named in honor of Princess Charlotte, who became queen of England when she married King George III in 1761.

Courthouse

Charlottesville (Independent City) Courthouse
315 E High St
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 434-970-3766
Charlottesville (Independent City) Courthouse

For additional records, see Albemarle County.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this Independent City.

Boundary Changes

Parent County(s): Created from Albemarle County on July 10, 1902. County Seat: Charlottesville Independent City Virginia Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library Interactive Map of Virginia County Formation History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes

Resources

Bible Records

For databases and indexes, see Virginia Bible Records.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• Cutten, George Barton. The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1952. Available at FS Library. [Includes a section on Charlottesville silversmiths.]

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Charlottesville (Independent City), Virginia online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find A Grave VA USGenWeb Tombstone project None listed Virginia Gravestones.org Billion Graves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Catalog WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the City	Find A Grave
See Virginia Cemeteries for more information.

Census Records

For databases, indexes, and information online, see Virginia Census.

Emigration and Immigration

For databases and immigrant groups, see Virginia Emigration and Immigration

During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding one British alien living in Charlottesville.

Land and Property Records

For land indexes, records, and databases, see Virginia Land and Property, including Colonial and State Land Grants.

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

County and state maps, historical and more current, are valuable research tools. For map collections, online and in libraries, see Virginia Maps.

Military Records

Civil War
Civil War records for Charlottesville were kept by the city.

World War II

• Gertrude Dana Parlier and other ; edited by W. Edwin Hemphill, Pursuits of war : the people of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Second World War Charlottesville, Virginia : Albemarle County Historical Society (Virginia), c1948 FS Library 975.548 M2p

Newspapers

For online newspaper resources, see the Virginia Newspapers page.

• 1855-1880 Jeffersonian Republican (Charlottesville, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).

Probate Records

For statewide probate records, indexes, and databases, see Virginia Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1652-1900 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 at Ancestry ($) — index & images

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

For additional online collections and the value and use of Virginia's tax lists in your research, see Virginia Taxation.

Vital Records

For additional indexes, databases, and details, see Virginia Vital Records.

• 1853-1935 Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)

Marriage

• 1785-1940 Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
• 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry ($) — index
• 1888-1929 Virginia Marriages 1851-1929 at Ancestry ($).

Death

• 1853-1896 Deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society.
• 1853-1911 Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 at Ancestry ($) — index & images

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Charlottesville (Independent City). For state-wide facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers

• Charlottesville Virginia FamilySearch Center

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Charlottesville (Independent City). For state-wide library facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Charlottesville (Independent City). For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Virginia Societies.

Websites

• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.