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The phrase "burned counties" was first used for research in Virginia where many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires, or during the Civil War.<sup>1</sup> The strategies for researching places where a local courthouse or repository was wiped out by flood, fire, war, or cleaning-streak clerks are useful in similar situations all around the United States, Canada, and throughout the world. | The phrase "burned counties" was first used for research in Virginia where many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires, or during the Civil War.<sup>1</sup> The strategies for researching places where a local courthouse or repository was wiped out by flood, fire, war, or cleaning-streak clerks are useful in similar situations all around the United States, Canada, and throughout the world. | ||
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|+ '''Burned Counties: A Partial List for Selected States'''<br>(as listed on the Internet at My[State]Genealogy.com)<br> | |+ '''Burned Counties: A Partial List for Selected States'''<br>(as listed on the Internet at My[State]Genealogy.com)<br> | ||
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