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[[Image:Bristol library.jpg|350px|right|Bristol public library]]  
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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:''' [mailto:genealogy@bristol-library.org genealogy@bristol-library.org] (for simple genealogy questions)<ref>[https://bristol-library.org/contact/ Bristol Library Contact information]</ref> <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="resources">[http://www.bristol-library.org/resources Resources] in ''Bristol Public Library'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com] <br>  


'''Address:'''
'''Address:'''<ref name="resources" />


:701 Goode Street <br>  
:701 Goode Street <br>  
:Bristol, VA 24201-4199<br><br>
:Bristol, VA 24201-4199<br><br>


'''Telephone:''' 540-645-8780<br>'''Fax:''' 276-669-5593<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="resources" /> &nbsp;540-645-8780<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;276-669-5593<br>  


'''Hours:''' Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri and Sat 9am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm. <br>  
'''Hours:'''<ref name="resources" /> &nbsp;Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri and Sat 9am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm. <br>  


'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''  
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''  
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[https://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library] Avoca Branch Library, children, teens, learning lab, library foundation, resources, about us, and special events.<br>  
*[http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library] Avoca Branch Library, children, teens, learning lab, library foundation, resources, about us, and special events.<br>  
*[http://libraries.etsu.edu/ Catalog online][[Image:Logo wcmasthead en.png|right|120px|Logo wcmasthead en.png]] of four libraries including Bristol Public: search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, and ISBN, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].
*[http://libraries.etsu.edu/ Catalog online] of four libraries including Bristol Public: search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, and ISBN.


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref name="DB105">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 105. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Their collections includes a file for local cemeteries, and local history file, regional history books, county courthouse records, family histories, Civil War records, censuses and census indexes. Emphasis is primarily on Tennessee and Virgina, and to a lesser degree on Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The library is less than its own length away from the Tennessee-Virginia state line, so their collection reflects both states well.<ref>[http://www.bristol-library.org/Resources/GenealogyLocal-History Genealogy/Local History] in ''Bristol Public Library'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref>  
They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' &nbsp;along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref> Their collections includes a file for local cemeteries, and local history file, regional history books, county courthouse records, family histories, Civil War records, censuses and census indexes. Emphasis is primarily on Tennessee and Virgina, and to a lesser degree on Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The library is less than its own length away from the Tennessee-Virginia state line, so their collection reflects both states well.<ref>[http://www.bristol-library.org/Resources/GenealogyLocal-History Genealogy/Local History] in ''Bristol Public Library'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref>  


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*[https://bristol-library.org/reference/genealogylocal-history/ Genealogy/Local History] HeritageQuestOnline access, musical heritage, local genealogy organizations, genealogy research information, military resources, and American Indian genealogy.
*[http://www.bristol-library.org/Resources/GenealogyLocal-History Genealogy/Local History] HeritageQuestOnline access, musical heritage, local genealogy organizations, genealogy research information, military resources, and American Indian genealogy.
*[http://www.bristol-library.org/site/files/Genalogy_Tips_for_Beginners.pdf Genealogy tips for beginners] (pdf) how to begin, and local Virginia and Tennessee resources.


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, is the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] has moved to the '''Main Reading Room''', but services remiain unchanged.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>  
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, is the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] has moved to the '''Main Reading Room''', but services remiain unchanged.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>  
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>
*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]] records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref>  
*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]], PA, records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref>  
*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/genealogy.html Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 13 February 2014).</ref>  
*[[National Archives at Atlanta]], GA, records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/genealogy.html Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 13 February 2014).</ref>  
*[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref name="VDH">[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref><br>  
*[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref name="VDH">[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref><br>  
*[[Virginia Historical Society]], Richmond, county records, militia lists, bounty lands, tax lists, poll lists, genealogies, newspapers, Bibles, and a huge index to Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky settlers.<ref name="DB113" /><br>  
*[[Virginia Historical Society]], Richmond, county records, militia lists, bounty lands, tax lists, poll lists, genealogies, newspapers, Bibles, and a huge index to Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky settlers.<ref name="DB113" /><br>
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records,censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.<ref>[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref>
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records,censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.<ref>[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref>


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.roanokeva.gov/WebMgmt/ywbase61b.nsf/DocName/$virginiaroom Roanoke County Public Library], VA, very good for southwest Virginia, including family folders, books, genealogies, and indexes.<ref name="DB113" /><br>
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City,&nbsp;450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.<ref>Based on updated statistics from [[Family History Library]] in ''FamilySearch Research Wiki'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>
*[[Handley Regional Library]], Winchester, VA, records of Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Penn. to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref>
*[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]], Santa Cruz, Calif., the SCGS's '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee''''', and '''''West Virginia ''''' families.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref><br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>Based on updated statistics from [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in ''FamilySearch Research Wiki'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.vawd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia] federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases.<ref>[http://www.vawd.uscourts.gov/ Welcome] in ''United States District Court: Western District of Virginia'' (accessed 24 February 2014).</ref>  
*<br>  
*[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee] federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases.<ref>[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ Home] in ''United States District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee'' (accessed 24 February 2014).</ref>
*County Vital Records Office
 
*City Vital Records Office
''Bristol, Virginia (Independent City)''
*County Archives
 
*County Orphan's Court
*[http://recordsproject.com/county/virginia/bristol.asp Bristol Public Record Information Online] Births, marriages, deaths, obituaries and cemteries.<ref>[http://recordsproject.com/county/virginia/bristol.asp Bristol Public Record Information Online] in ''The Records Project'' (accessed 24 February 2014).</ref>
*County Probate Court
*[http://www.deeds.com/recorder/virginia/bristol/ Bristol City Recorder] land records.<ref>[http://www.deeds.com/recorder/virginia/bristol/ Bristol County Recorder Information] in ''Deeds.com'' (accessed 24 February 2014).</ref>
*County Recorder
*[http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/bristol/home.html Bristol Circuit Court] probate records.<ref>[http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/bristol/home.html Bristol Circuit Court] in ''Virginia's Judicial System'' (accessed 24 February 2014).</ref>
*County Coroner
*[http://www.bristolhistoricalassociation.com/ Bristol Historical Association] landmarks, photos, links, and newsletters.<ref>[http://www.bristolhistoricalassociation.com/ Home] in ''Bristol Historical Association'' (accessed 25 February 2014).</ref>
*U.S. District Court
 
*County and local historical societies
''Washington County, Virginia''
*County and local genealogical societies
 
*Public Libraries
*[http://washcovaclerk.com/node/8 Washington County Circuit Court Clerk] deed, birth, marriage, divorce, death, and probate records.<ref>[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/VA_Washington.htm Washington County, Virginia Free Public Records Directory] in ''Free Public Records Search Directory'' (accessed 24 February 2014). </ref>
*Museums and heritage societies
*[http://hswcv.org/ Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia] history, cemeteries, links, preservation, library.<ref>[http://hswcv.org/index.html Home] in ''Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia'' (accessed 24 February 2014).</ref>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]  
 
*State Vital Records Office
''Sullivan County, Tennessee''
*State Historical Society  
 
*State Genealogical Society  
*[https://secure.tncountyclerk.com/marriagelookup/index.php?countylist=82 Sullivan County Clerk marriage license search online].  
*University Libraries
*[http://www.historicsullivan.com/archives_whatwehave.htm Sullivan County Archives and History Center: What We Have] births, marriages 1863-1899, deaths 1908-1955, surname files, probates 1830-2001, deeds 1775-present, cemeteries, census, military, American Indians, newspapers, and tax lists.<ref>[http://www.historicsullivan.com/archives_whatwehave.htm Sullivan County Archives and History Center: What We Have] in ''Sullivan County, Tennessee Department of Archives and Tourism'' (accessed 24 February 2014).</ref>
*Church archives
*[https://www.facebook.com/sullivancountyhistoricalsociety Sullivan County Historical and Genealogical Society] Facebook page for preserving history and genealogy in east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]
*[http://www.sullivancountytn.gov/node/15 Sullivan County Chancery Court] wills from 1838.<ref name="TSLA">[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/county/factsullivan.htm Sullivan County] in ''Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties'' (accessed 25 February 2014).</ref> <ref>[http://www.sullivancountytn.gov/node/15 Sullivan County Chancery Court] in ''Sullivan County, Tennessee'' (accessed 25 February 2014).</ref><br>
*[http://www.sullivancountytn.gov/node/16 Sullivan County Circuit Court Clerk] circuit court minutes from 1879.<ref name="TSLA" /> <ref>[http://www.sullivancountytn.gov/node/16 Sullivan County Circuit Court Clerk] in ''Sullivan County, Tennessee'' (accessed 25 February 2014).</ref><br>
 
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: in Virginia:''''' [[Grayson County, Virginia|Grayson]], [[Russell County, Virginia|Russell]], [[Scott County, Virginia|Scott]], [[Smyth County, Virginia|Smyth]], [[Washington County, Virginia|Washington]], '''''in Tennessee:''''' [[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter]], [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson]], [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan]], [[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington]], and '''''in North Carolina:''''' [[Ashe County, North Carolina|Ashe]].
*[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/ Office of Vital Records], Richmond, marriage, divorce and death after 50 years, birth after 100 years.<ref name="VDH" /><br>
*[http://www.vgs.org/ Virginia Genealogical Society], Richmond, events, publications, and research aids.<ref>[http://www.vgs.org/ Home] in ''Virginia Genealogical Society'' (accessed 25 February 2014).</ref>
*[[Knox County Public Library|Knox County Public Library]], Knoxville, Internet genealogy databases, 75,000 books, genealogies, ''First Families of Tennessee'', manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos.<ref>[http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref>
*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/ East Tennessee Historical Society], Knoxville, calendar, events, museum, research, and newsletter.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/ Home] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 25 February 2014).</ref>
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Maryland Archives and Libraries|Maryland]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[North Carolina Archives and Libraries|North Carolina]], [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]], and [[West Virginia Archives and Libraries|West Virginia]].
*[[New York Public Library]] international genealogy, heraldry, personal and family names (in Roman alphabets), family papers, Dorot Jewish collection, maps, periodicals, American history at national, state, and local levels.<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/107590 Genealogical Research at The New York Public Library] in ''New York Public Library'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Bristol Public Library
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  bplref@yahoo.com

Address:[1]

701 Goode Street
Bristol, VA 24201-4199

Telephone:[1]  540-645-8780
Fax:  276-669-5593

Hours:[1]  Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri and Sat 9am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm.

Map, directions, and public transportation:

Internet sites and databases:

  • Bristol Public Library Avoca Branch Library, children, teens, learning lab, library foundation, resources, about us, and special events.
  • Catalog online of four libraries including Bristol Public: search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, and ISBN.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia  along the Great Valley Road into Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina.[2] Their collections includes a file for local cemeteries, and local history file, regional history books, county courthouse records, family histories, Civil War records, censuses and census indexes. Emphasis is primarily on Tennessee and Virgina, and to a lesser degree on Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The library is less than its own length away from the Tennessee-Virginia state line, so their collection reflects both states well.[3]

Guides[edit | edit source]

  • Genealogy/Local History HeritageQuestOnline access, musical heritage, local genealogy organizations, genealogy research information, military resources, and American Indian genealogy.
  • Genealogy tips for beginners (pdf) how to begin, and local Virginia and Tennessee resources.

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Bristol Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.[4]
  • Library of Congress, Washington, DC, is the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. The Local History and Genealogy Reading Room has moved to the Main Reading Room, but services remiain unchanged.[5]
  • National Archives at Philadelphia records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.[6]
  • National Archives at Atlanta records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.[7]
  • Library of Virginia, Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.[8] [9]
  • Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, county records, militia lists, bounty lands, tax lists, poll lists, genealogies, newspapers, Bibles, and a huge index to Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky settlers.[8]
  • Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, African Americans, vital records,censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.[10]

Similar Collections

  • Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.[11]

Neighboring Collections


  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Resources in Bristol Public Library (accessed 21 February 2014).
  2. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.
  3. ↑ Genealogy/Local History in Bristol Public Library (accessed 21 February 2014).
  4. ↑ Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC in National Archives (accessed 31 December 2013).
  5. ↑ The Collections in Local History and Genealogy Reading Room in Library of Congress (accessed 31 December 2013).
  6. ↑ Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia in National Archives (accessed 20 December 2013).
  7. ↑ Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region in National Archives (accessed 13 February 2014).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.
  9. ↑ Genealogy in Virginia Department of Health (accessed 4 January 2014).
  10. ↑ Research and Collections in Tennessee Archives and Libraries (accessed 23 May 2010).
  11. ↑ Based on updated statistics from Family History Library in FamilySearch Research Wiki (accessed 31 December 2013).
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Independent
Cities
Extinct Counties/Cities
Counties
gone to KY
Counties
gone to WV
Barbour • Berkeley • Boone • Braxton • Brooke • Cabell • Calhoun • Clay • Doddridge • Fayette • Gilmer • Greenbrier • Hampshire • Hancock • Hardy • Harrison • Jackson • Jefferson • Kanawha • Lewis • Logan • Marion • Marshall • Mason • McDowell • Mercer • Monongalia • Monroe • Morgan • Nicholas • Ohio • Pendleton • Pleasants • Pocahontas • Preston • Putnam • Raleigh • Randolph • Ritchie • Roane • Taylor • Tucker • Tyler • Upshur • Wayne • Webster • Wetzel • Wirt • Wood • Wyoming
Colonial
Parishes
Abingdon • Accomac • Accomack • Albemarle • Amherst • Antrim • Appomattox • Argall's Gift • Augusta • Bath • Beckford • Berkeley • Blisland • Blount Point • Botetourt • Boutracy • Bristol • Bromfield • Brunswick • Bruton • Camden • Cameron • Charles City • Charles • Charles River • Chickacoan • Chickahominy • Chippokes • Chiskiack • Chotank • Christ Church (Lancaster Co.) • Christ Church (Middlesex Co.) • Chuckatuck • Cople • Cornwall • Cumberland • Dale • Denbigh • Dettingen • Drysdale • East • Elizabeth City • Elizabeth River • Fairfax • Fairfield • Farnham • Flowerdew Hundred • Fluvanna • Frederick • Fredericksville • Hamilton • Hampton • Hanover • Harrop • Henrico • Hog Island • Hungars • James City • Jordan's Journey • Kecoughtan • Kingston • King William • Lancaster • Lawnes Creek • Lee • Leeds • Lexington • Littleton • Lower (Elizabeth City Co.) • Lower (Isle of Wight Co.) • Lower (Lancaster Co.) • Lower (Nansemond Co.) • Lower (Northampton Co.) • Lower (Stafford Co.) • Lower (Upper Norfolk Co.) • Lower Suffolk • Lunenburg • Lynnhaven • Machodick • Manchester • Marston • Martin's Brandon • Martin's Hundred • Meherrin • Middle Plantation • Middletowne • Montgomery • Mulberry Island • New Poquoson • Newport • Nomini • Norborne • Northampton • North Farnham • Nottoway (Prince Edward Co.) • Nottoway (Southampton Co.) • Nutmeg Quarter • Occohannock • Overwharton • Patrick • Petsworth • Piankatank • Piscataway • Poropotank • Portsmouth • Potomac • Raleigh • Richmond • Rockbridge • Rockingham • Russell • St. Andrew's • St. Anne's (Albemarle Co.) • St. Anne's (Essex and Caroline Cos.) • St. Asaph's • St. Brides • St. David's • St. George's (Accomack Co.) • St. George's (Spotsylvania Co.) • St. James Northam • St. James Southam • St. James's (Goochland Co.) • St. James's (Mecklenburg Co.) • St. John's • St. Luke's • St. Margaret's • St. Mark's • St. Martin's • St. Mary's • St. Mary's Whitechapel • St. Patrick's • St. Paul's (Hanover Co.) • St. Paul's (King George Co.) • St. Peter's • St. Stephen's (King and Queen Co.) • St. Stephen's (Northumberland Co.) • St. Thomas • Shelburne • Sittenburne • Smith's Hundred • South • Southampton • South Farnham • Southwark • Stafford • Stanley Hundred • Stratton Major • Suffolk • Tillotson • Trinity (Lancaster Co.) • Trinity (Louisa Co.) • Truro • Upper (Elizabeth City Co.) • Upper (Isle of Wight Co.) • Upper (Lancaster Co.) • Upper (Nansemond Co.) • Upper (Northampton Co.) • Upper (Stafford Co.) • Upper Suffolk • Varina • Wallingford • Ware • Warrosquyoake • Warwick • Washington (Westmoreland Co.) • Washington (Washington Co.) • Waters Creek • West • West and Shirley • Westbury • Westover • Weyanoke • Wicomico • Wilmington • York • Yorkhampton
Major
Repositories
Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Archives (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library
Migration
Routes
Routes: Chesapeake Bay • James River • Potomac River • Rappahannock River • York River • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad • Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) • Great Indian Warpath • Great Trading Path • Great Valley Road • Kanawha Trail • King's Highway • National Road (Cumberland Road) • New River and Southern Trail • Occaneechi Path • Old Cherokee Path • Old Northwestern Turnpike • Pamunkey-New River Trail • Pioneer Road • Richmond Road • Richmond-Williamsburg Road • Saura-Saponi Trail • Secondary Coast Road • Upper Road • Wilderness Road • Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail • Ports: Atlantic Coast Ports • Accomack • Alexandria • Belvoir Plantation • Bermuda Hundred • Dumfries • Falmouth • Fredericksburg • Hampton • Jamestown • Leedstown • Norfolk • Port Royal • Portsmouth • South Quay • Suffolk • Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) • Urbanna • Williamsburg • Yorktown
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Migration
Routes
Cumberland River · Mississippi River · Tennessee River · Cumberland Trace · Black Fox Trail · Bolivar and Memphis Trail · Butterfield Overland Mail · Catawba Trail · Chattanooga-Willstown Road · Nickajack Trail · Cisco and Middle Tennessee Trail · Cumberland and Great Lake Trail · Cumberland and Ohio Falls Trail · Federal Road · Great Indian Warpath · Great South Trail · Great Trading Path · Great Valley Road · Jackson's Military Road · Jonesboro Road · Kentucky Road · West Tennessee Trail · Maysville Turnpike · Memphis, Pontotoc and Mobile Trail · Mississippi and Tennessee River Trail · Nashville Road · Nashville-Saline River Trail · Chickasaw Trail · Old Cherokee Path · Tennessee, Ohio and Great Lakes Trail · Unicoi Trail · West Tennessee Chickasaw Trail · Wilderness Road · Illinois Central Railroad
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