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Preferred Citation

Botetourt County (Va.) Map and Plat of Old and Proposed Roads and Plat of Partition of R.F. Leonard's Lands, 1928-1929. Local government records collection, Botetourt County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This box came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Botetourt County.

Historical Information

Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor from 1768 to 1770. The county was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and a part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785. The county court first met on 13 February 1770.

Many of the loose records including pre-1830 chancery and pre-1854 judgments suffered tremendous water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on 15 December 1970. Because of the near loss of records, the General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975 for the purpose of preserving local records. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Scope and Content

Maps are a visual representation of an entire area or a part of an area, typically represented on a flat surface. Maps attempt to represent various things like physical features, roads, topography, etc.

Plats are maps, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Information commonly found in plats are property boundaries, land features, and names of property owners.

This map and plat were produced in connection with Botetourt County or State of Virginia road projects.

The plat of the partition of R.F. Leonard's lands was made in connection with a land transaction, estate settlement or court case.

Related Material

Additional Botetourt 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.

Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Botetourt 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 .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Botetourt County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Botetourt County.

Geographical Names:

• Botetourt County (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Botetourt County.

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