Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Wise County (Va.) Marriage Licenses, 1856-1912. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County under the Accession number 51391.

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 County (Va.) Marriage Licenses, 1856-1912, consists of marriage licenses.

Arrangement

Unprocessed.

Related Material

Additional Wise County Marriage Records and Vital Statistics may be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Wise County (Va.)--Circuit Court.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Wise County.
• Marriage licenses--Virginia--Wise County.
• Marriage records--Virginia--Wise County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data