Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Wise County (Va.) Capitation Tax Lists, 1919-1964. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Wise County.

Historical Information

Wise County was named for Henry Alexander Wise, governor of Virginia from 1856 to 1860. It was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties.

Scope and Content

Wise (Va.) Capitation Tax Lists record by district for the years 1919, 1936, 1962, and 1964 the names of persons who have paid all state capitation or poll taxes for a particular year. These lists were required to be submitted to the circuit courts and the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Related Material

Capitation tax lists from the Virginia Dept. of Taxation, 1933-1965 (Accession 44325, 44468) Virginia. Dept. of Taxation.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Wise County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Taxation -- Virginia -- Wise County.

Geographical Names:

• Wise County (Va.) -- History -- 20th Century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Wise County.
• Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Wise County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data