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Guide to '''Richmond County Virginia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records. | Guide to '''Richmond County Virginia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records. | ||
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Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records 1853-1895, <br>marriage records from 1853, divorce, probate and land <br>records from 1693<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Richmond County, Virginia. Page 720 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records 1853-1895, <br>marriage records from 1853, divorce, probate and land <br>records from 1693<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Richmond County, Virginia. Page 720 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. | |||
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. | |||
==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
{{Fire}}Many courthouse records are missing for unknown reasons. By 1793 wills prior to 1699 were already gone. Order books 1794-1816 and loose papers before 1781 are also missing.<ref name="lost">[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn30_lostrecords.pdf Lost Records Localities: Counties and Cities with Missing Records] in ''Library of Virginia'' (accessed 4 April 2014).</ref><br><br> | |||
*Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890 | *Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890 | ||
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For a list of record loss in Virginia counties see: [http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/va-counties.html#courthouse Virginia Counties with Burned Courthouses] | For a list of record loss in Virginia counties see: [http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/va-counties.html#courthouse Virginia Counties with Burned Courthouses]. | ||
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== Richmond County, Virginia Places/Localities == | == Richmond County, Virginia Places/Localities == | ||
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== Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy Resources == | == Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy Resources == | ||
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==== Getting Started ==== | ==== Getting Started ==== | ||
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==== Genealogy ==== | ==== Genealogy ==== | ||
More than 300 genealogies have been published about Richmond County families. To view a list, visit [[Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy|Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy]]. | More than 300 genealogies have been published about Richmond County families. To view a list, visit [[Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy|Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy]]. | ||
==== Gazetteers ==== | ==== Gazetteers ==== | ||
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*Richmond County, Virginia [http://www.rivahresearch.com/richmondcty/richmondcounty.html USGENWEB] | *Richmond County, Virginia [http://www.rivahresearch.com/richmondcty/richmondcounty.html USGENWEB] | ||
*{{FHL|Virginia%2C+Richmond|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | *{{FHL|Virginia%2C+Richmond|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
*[http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/richmond-county.html Richmond County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101) | *[http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/richmond-county.html Richmond County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101) | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Neck "Northern Neck,"] ''Wikipedia.'' | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Neck "Northern Neck,"] ''Wikipedia.'' | ||
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/VA/misc.html#VA-NORTHERN-NECK RootsWeb Mailing List: VA-NORTHERN-NECK-L] | *[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/VA/misc.html#VA-NORTHERN-NECK RootsWeb Mailing List: VA-NORTHERN-NECK-L] | ||