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Clarke County, Virginia
Clarke County was named for George Rogers Clarke (spelled without an e), who helped win the Northwest Territory for Virginia during the Revolution. The county was formed from Frederick County in 1836, and part of Warren County was added in 1860. Its area is 174 square miles, and the county seat is Berryville. The population is 12,652 according to the 2000 census.
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Clarke County Court, Probate and Tax Records
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Clarke County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1836, Land Records from 1836, Probate Records from 1836 and Court Records from 1836 and is located at the County Courthouse on P. O. Box 189, 102 N. Church Street, Berryville, VA 22611-0189; 540/955-5116, Fax: 540/955-0284.
Clarke County Treasurer has Tax Records and is located at 101 Chalmers Court, P O Box 537, Berryville, VA 22611; (540) 955-5160.
Below is a list of online resources for Clarke County Court Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Clarke County Court Records.
- Order Clarke County Court, Civil or Criminal Records Online
- Clarke County Commissioner of Revenue
- Online Databases for Clarke 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
- Clarke County, Virginia Court Books at Amazon.com
Clarke County, VA Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records
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PLEASE READ FIRST!!! The information contained below is not guaranteed, as addresses and prices change frequently. It is recommended that you confirm the price and address by calling the vital records office before you place your order.
How to obtain copies of Clarke Co., Virginia vital records, such as Clarke Co birth certificates, Clarke Co death certificates, Clarke Co marriage licenses & Clarke 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.
Clarke County Health Department, 100 North Buchmarsh Street, Berryville, VA 22611; Phone: (540) 955-1033
- Clarke 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
- Clarke 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
- Clarke 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.
- Clarke 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 Clarke County Vital Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Clarke County Vital Records.
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- 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
Clarke 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 Clarke County, Virginia are 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County Census Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Clarke County Census Records.
- Clarke County, VA Census Records at Archives.com
- Clarke County, Virginia Census Books at Amazon.com
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1840 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1840 U.S. Census Guide
- Download Free US 1840 Census Extract Form
- 1840 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 June 1840.
1850 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1850 U.S. Census Guide
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- 1850 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 June 1850.
1860 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1860 U.S. Census Guide
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- 1860 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 June 1860. - Ancestry.com
1870 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1870 U.S. Census Guide
- 1870 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 June 1870.
- Download Free US 1870 Census Extract Form
1880 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1880 U.S. Census Guide
- 1880 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 June 1880. (free search index and print images)
- Download Free US 1880 Census Extract Form
1890 Clarke County, VA Census Records (destroyed by fire at the Commerce Dept on 10 January 1921)
- 1890 U.S. Census Guide
- 1890 Clarke County, Virginia Census. This is a census population of Clarke 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.
- Download Free US 1890 Census Extract Form
1900 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1900 U.S. Census Guide
- 1900 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 June 1900.
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1910 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1910 U.S. Census Guide
- 1910 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 15 April 1910.
- Download Free US 1910 Census Extract Form
1920 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1920 U.S. Census Guide
- 1920 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 January 1920.
- Download Free US 1920 Census Extract Form
1930 Clarke County, VA Census Records
- 1930 U.S. Census Guide
- 1930 Clarke County, Virginia Census - Census Population of Clarke County as of 01 April 1930.
- Download Free US 1930 Census Extract Form
Clarke 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.
During the Civil War, John S. Mosby, "the Gray Ghost" of the Confederacy, raided General Sheridan's supply train in the summer of 1864, in Berryville. The Battle of Cool Spring was fought in Clarke County on July 17th and 18th, 1864.
Below is a list of online resources for Clarke County Military Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Clarke 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
- Clarke 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.
Clarke County, VA Cemeteries & Graveyards
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There are many churches and cemeteries in Clarke County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Clarke County Tombstone Transcription Project.
Below is a list of online resources for Clarke County Cemetery & Church Records. EMAIL US with websites containing Clarke County Cemetery & Church Records.
- Cemetery Records at Archives.com
- 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.
- Clarke County, Virginia Cemetery Books at Amazon.com
- Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection from findagrave.com
Clarke County, VA Church & Bible Records
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