A Guide to the Tazewell County (Va.) Records, 1800-1945
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Tazewell County (Va.) Records, 1800-1945. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These boxes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Tazewell County.
Historical Information
Tazewell County was named for Henry Tazwell, US senator from Virginia from 1794 until his death in 1799. The county was formed from Wythe and Russell counties by an act passed on 19 Dec 1799 to take effect on 1 May 1800. The county court first met on 3 June 1800. Several additions to the county were made from Logan , 1834 (now in West Virginia), Russell, 1807 and 1835, Wythe, 1826 and Washington, 1826.
Scope and Content
Tazewell (Va.) County Records, 1800-1945, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Criminal Records, Court Finance and Clerks' Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Land Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Fiduciary Records, Election Records, Military and Pension Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Sheriffs' Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Commissioner of Revenue Records), Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Road and Bridge Records, Miscellaneous Records and School Records.
Related Material
Additional Tazewell 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.
Index Terms
- Tazewell County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Tazewell County.
- Tazewell County (Va.)--History.
- Local government records--Virginia--Tazewell County.
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Contents List
Court Records (Judgments: Executions, Criminal Records, Court Finance) 1890-1907; Clerk's Records, 1934; Tax and Fiscal Records, 1899-1945; Land Records, 1903; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1904; Fiduciary Records, 1903; Election Records, 1879, 1899; Military and Pension Records, 1889
Land Records, 1899-1916, Survey of Precincts, 1838; Court Records: Judgments: Summons, Writs, Criminal Records: Warrants, Court Finance, 1832-1922, Clerks' Records, 1867, 1925-1926; County Administrative Records: Sheriffs' Records: Bonds, 1815-1837; Tax and Fiscal Records: Claims, 1851, 1903, Insolvent Lists, 1836-1844, Delinquent Land Tax Lists, 1837-1846, Delinquent Tax Tickets, 1852, 1872, Fox scalps, 1851, Capitation Tax List, 1908; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1812-1825, 1865; Election Records, 1808, 1825, 1865, 1896, 1903; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Register of Births and Deaths, 1893; Road and Bridge Records, 1851; Miscellaneous Records: Estrays, 1875-1876; Fiduciary Records, 1922.
Road and Bridge Records, 1800-1868; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records Road and Bridge Records, 1869-1883; Court Records: Judgments: Attachments, Subpoenas, Summons, Depositions, Criminal Records: Warrants, Clerks' Records, 1838-1927; Election Records, 1857-1909; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: 1805-1873; Fiduciary Records: Appraisements, Orphans' Bonds, Estate Records, Guardian Records, Dower Assignments, 1829-1927; Tax and Fiscal Records: 1842-1914; County Administrative Records: Commissioner of Revenue Records, 1852; Land Records, 1846-1916; School Records, 1854: Miscellaneous Records: Correspondence, 1922.
County Administrative Recods: Road and Bridge Records, 1888, 1899; Court Records (Criminal Records, Notices, Judgments: Executions 1882-1908, Clerks' Records, 1910 ; Tax and Fiscal Records, 1899-1922; Election Records, 1907-1911, 1914; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1899, 1903; Fiduciary Records, 1903-1904; Land Records, 1899.