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Preferred Citation

Buchanan County (Va.) Board of Supervisors' Road Books, 1896-1916 (bulk 1908-1916). Local government records collection, Buchanan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Buchanan County.

Historical Information

Buchanan County was named for the United States president James Buchanan and was formed from Tazewell and Russell Counties in 1858.

The Board of Supervisors is the basic governing body of the county. County laws--called ordinances--may also be passed by this board. This form of government came into existence with the constitution of 1869 when the counties were divided into a minimum of three townships each, with a popularly elected supervisor from each township. When the township system was abolished in 1875, the counties were divided into magisterial districts. The Board of Supervisors are the current elected representatives of these districts and meet in regular monthly public sessions.

Records were destroyed by fire in 1885; records created after that date suffered extreme damage in a flood in 1977.

Scope and Content

Buchanan County (Va.) Board of Supervisors' Road Books, 1896-1916 (bulk 1908-1916), consist of an Accounts Book, Volume 3, and of an Accounts and Minutes Book. These records give information about the control, construction, alteration, and maintenance of the roads in Buchanan County.

Related Material

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

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Buchanan County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Buchanan County

Geographical Names:

• Buchanan County (Va.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Buchanan County

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