Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fluvanna County (Va.) Minute Books, 1805-1934. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Fluvanna County.

Historical Information

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century term for the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was orginally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. Its area is 282 square miles, and the county seat is Palmyra.

Scope and Content

Fluvanna County (Va.) Minute Books, 1805-1934, along with closely related court records such as order books, record all matters brought before the court when it was in session and may contain important information not found anywhere else. Generally minute books contain brief entries. A locality's loose papers are the raw materials from which this type of book was created. Like order books, a wide variety of information is found in its pages including: appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, records of legal disputes heard before the court, and matters related to the fiscal management of the court.

Arrangement

Chronological by entry date.

Related Material

Additional Fluvanna County records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Fluvanna County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Fluvanna County.

Geographical Names:

• Fluvanna County (Va.)--history.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
• Minute books--Virginia--Fluvanna County.

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