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Greene County (Va.) Organization Records, 1838-1976. Local government records collection, Greene County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer from Greene County.
Greene County was named for Nathanael Greene, commanding general of the Continental army in the South during part of the Revolutionary War. It was formed from Orange County in 1838. The county seat is Stanardsville.
Deed Book 1, 1838–1841, was lost during the Civil War when it was removed from the courthouse. Some court records, primarily volumes, suffered water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on October 24, 1979.
Greene County (Va.) Organization Records, 1838-1976, typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.
Additional Greene County records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Greene County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Greene County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection .
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .