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Alleghany County, Virginia
Alleghany County was named for the Allegheny Mountains, although it has avariant spelling. It was formed from Bath County, Botetout County and Monroe County (West Virginia) Counties in 1822, and additional parts of Bath County (1823) and Monroe County (1843) were added. It area is 444 square miles, and the county seat is Covington. The former independent city of Clifton Forge reverted to the county in 2001. The population is 12,926 according to the 2000 census.
Allegheny, which is an old Indian word meaning "endless," was used to describe the mountains range known as the Applachians. It has been used to describe one specific range, starting in north central Pennsylvania and running south-southwest into the western part of Virginia. Part of the crest of this mountain forms the boundary line between the state of West Virginia and The Old Dominion.
Allegheny has been spelled a number of ways when taken from the Indian pronunciation, and used for counties, cities, towns, rivers and mountains. The only spelling using the second a is in the State of Virginia, and the county that borders the West Virginia border. This county and town (once found in the county on the railroad) lay claim to be the only ones spelled Alleghany.
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- History of Alleghany County
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Alleghany County Court, Probate and Tax Records
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Alleghany County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1822, Land Records from 1822, Probate Records from 1822 and Court Records from 1822 and is located at the County Courthouse on PO Box 670, 266 West Main Str., Ccovington, VA 24426; (540) 965-1730 .
Alleghany County Commissioner of the Revenue has Tax Records and is located at Alleghany Governmental Complex, 9212 Winterberry Avenue, Suite E, Covington, VA 24426; Main Phone Number (540) 863-6640.
Below is a list of online resources for Alleghany County Court Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Alleghany County Court Records.
- Order Alleghany County Court, Civil or Criminal Records Online
- Online Databases for Alleghany County Court, Land and Probate Records which include: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, Virginia County Records, Volume VI, Volume VII and Volume IX
- Alleghany County, Virginia Court Books at Amazon.com
Alleghany County, VA Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records
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How to obtain copies of Alleghany Co., Virginia vital records, such as Alleghany Co birth certificates, Alleghany Co death certificates, Alleghany Co marriage licenses & Alleghany Co divorce decrees.
Virginia Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events. They are prime sources for genealogical information. Vital Statistics include the official recordation of marriage certificates, birth certificates, and death certificates. Bible records, cemetery records, and church records are private sources that may supplement the official records.
Clifton Forge Health Department, 322 Jefferson Avenue, P. O. Box 15, Clifton Forge, VA 24422; Phone: (540) 862-4131
Covington Health Department, 321 Beech Street | P.O. Box 747, Covington, VA 24426; Phone: (540) 962-2173
- Alleghany Co Birth Certificate: available from June 1912 to present. Birth Certificates are issued or from the State office. Birth Certificates are public information 100 years after the date of the event
- Alleghany Co Death Certificates: available from June 1912 to present. Death Certificates are issued or from the State office. Death Certificates are public information 50 years after the date of the event
- Alleghany Co Marriage Certificate: available from 1853 to the present from the Clerk of Court in county where the marriage license was issued or from the State office. Marriage Certificates are public information 50 years after the date of the event.
- Alleghany Co Divorce Decrees: available from 1918 to the present from the Clerk of Court in county where the marriage license was issued or from the State office. Divorce Decrees are public information 50 years after the date of the event.
Order Virginia Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Divorce Decree and Marriage Certificates from the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records online, by Mail, by Phone, Fax, On-Line, or Credit Card or In Person. Due to limited resources they are unable to conduct geneology searches. Contact the Library of Virginia for assistance at http://www.lva.virginia.gov/.
Below is a list of online resources for Alleghany County Vital Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Alleghany County Vital Records.
- Virginia Vital Records from Archives.com: Virginia Birth Certificate, Virginia Marriage License, Virginia Divorce Decrees and Virginia Death Certificate.
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- Alleghany County, Virginia Birth, Marriage & Death Books at Amazon.com
- Virginia Genealogy Network - Facebook.com
- Virginia Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers - lists of state vital statistics available on microfilm.
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- Virginia Birth and Marriage (Husband-Wife) Indexes - statewide indexes beginning in 1853 on microfilm.
- Virginia Genealogy Network - Facebook.com
- Virginia County and City Records - contain local copies of vital statistics and marriage records prior to 1853 statewide recordation.
- Virginia Genealogy Network - Facebook.com
- Virginia Death Certificates, 1912-1939- microfilm index to materials available for use in The Library of Virginia only.
- Virginia Death Records Indexing Project - partially completed cooperative project with the Virginia Genealogical Society; goal is to create a statewide index to the 1853-1896 locality death registers.
- Virginia Genealogy Network - Facebook.com
- Early Virginia Marriage Records - Research Notes Number 26.
- Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers - personal name index to more than 51,000 marriage and obituary entries published between 1736 and 1982.
- Virginia Genealogy Network - Facebook.com
- Index to Virginia Marriage Records - a searchable database indexing marriage information from a variety of sources primarily covering the 1700's and 1800's.
- Marriage Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor- Richmond Enquirer (1804 - 1860) and the Richmond Visitor (1809 - 1810).
- Virginia Marriage Records
- Virginia Marriages before 1824
- Virginia Marriages to 1800
- Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
- Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929
- Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929
- Virginia Vital Records
Alleghany County Census Records
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Few, if any, records reveal as many details about individuals and families as do government census records. Substitute records can be used when the official census is unavailable
Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Alleghany County, Virginia are 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1910, 1920 and 1940. Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your family tree in Alleghany County are Industry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880.
Below is a list of online resources for Alleghany County Census Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Alleghany County Census Records.
- Alleghany County, VA Census Records at Archives.com
- Alleghany County, Virginia Census Books at Amazon.com
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1830 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1830 U.S. Census Guide
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- 1830 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1830.
1840 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1840 U.S. Census Guide
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- 1840 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1840.
1850 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1850 U.S. Census Guide
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- 1850 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1850.
1860 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1860 U.S. Census Guide
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- 1860 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1860. - Ancestry.com
1870 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1870 U.S. Census Guide
- 1870 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1870.
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1880 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1880 U.S. Census Guide
- 1880 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1880. (free search index and print images)
- Download Free US 1880 Census Extract Form
1890 Alleghany County, VA Census Records (destroyed by fire at the Commerce Dept on 10 January 1921)
- 1890 U.S. Census Guide
- 1890 Alleghany County, Virginia Census. This is a census population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1890. While much of this census was lost in a fire, Ancestry has gathered records from that time period to create an 1890 Census Substitute.
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1900 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1900 U.S. Census Guide
- 1900 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 June 1900.
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1910 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1910 U.S. Census Guide
- 1910 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 15 April 1910.
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1920 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1920 U.S. Census Guide
- 1920 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 January 1920.
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1930 Alleghany County, VA Census Records
- 1930 U.S. Census Guide
- 1930 Alleghany County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Alleghany County as of 01 April 1930.
- Download Free US 1930 Census Extract Form
Alleghany County, VA Military Records
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Military and civil service records provide unique facts and insights into the lives of men and women who have served their country at home and abroad.
Below is a list of online resources for Alleghany County Military Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Alleghany County Military Records.
- Virginia Military Dead Database - ongoing project indexing more than 700 sources and listing approximately 32,326 Virginians who have died in service.
- Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from the State of Virginia
- Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files from the State of Virginia
- Southern Claims - Approved - Virginia
- Southern Claims - Barred and Disallowed from the State of Virginia
- Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 from the State of Virginia
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia
- Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67 from the State of Virginia
- Alleghany County, Virginia Military Books at Amazon.com
- Military - The men and women called to serve their country in military duty are a source of pride to their families and to their nation. Now, with databases containing more than 16 million names and thousands of government records available to search, researching your veteran ancestors has become easier than ever before.
Alleghany County, VA Cemeteries & Graveyards
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There are many churches and cemeteries in Alleghany County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Alleghany County Tombstone Transcription Project.
Below is a list of online resources for Alleghany County Cemetery & Church Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Alleghany County Cemetery & Church Records.
- Cemetery Records at Archives.com
- Cemeteries in Alleghany County, VA
- The Virginia Baptist Historical Society
- L. T. Christian Funeral Home Records Database - indexes the client files contained in the forty-one cubic feet of records covering the period 1912-1986.
- Virginia Genealogy Network - Facebook.com
- J. Henry Brown Monuments Inc., Order Book - a searchable database indexing tombstone inscriptions covering the period 1899-1907. Many of the individuals listed were born before Virginia began keeping vital statistics in 1853.
- Alleghany County, Virginia Cemetery Books at Amazon.com
- Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection from findagrave.com
Alleghany County, VA Church & Bible Records
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Below is a list of online resources for Alleghany County Church & Bible Records. EMAIL US with websites links to Alleghany County Church & Bible Records Records.
