Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

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

Facts
Seat: Clifton Forge (Indep. City)
Organized: 1906
Parent County(s): Alleghany
Neighboring Counties
Alleghany
See County Maps
Courthouse
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Location Map
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Adoption

Incorporated City (former Independent City) Information

Description

The town of Clifton Forge is located in the southwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. William Lyle Alexander of Lexington owned a forge in the Rainbow Gorge near Iron Gate, and he named the forge “Clifton” in honor of his father’s estate in Lexington. Clifton Forge was an independent city from 1906 to 2001.[1][2]

Courthouse

For additional records, see Alleghany County.

Record Loss

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

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

For databases and indexes, see Virginia Bible Records.

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the City
See Virginia Cemeteries for more information.

Census Records

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

Church Records

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

For databases and immigrant groups, see Virginia Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

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

Local Histories

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.

Migration

Military Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

For online newspaper resources, see the Virginia Newspapers page.

Obituaries

Other Records

Periodicals

Probate Records

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

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records

Social Security Records

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.

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Research Facilities

Archives

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

Family History Centers

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Libraries

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

Museums

Societies

Listed below are societies in Clifton Forge (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.

Research Guides

References

  1. https://www.cliftonforgeva.gov/about/history/
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Clifton Forge, Virginia" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Forge,_Virginia (accessed 10 April 2025).