Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Bedford County (Va.) Oversized Plats and Plans, 1852-1928, undated. Local government records collection, Bedford 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 Bedford County.

Historical Information

Bedford County was named probably for John Russell, fourth duke of Bedford, who served as secretary of state for the southern department from 1748 to 1751 and had general supervision of colonial affairs. The county was formed from Lunenburg County in 1753, and parts of Albemarle and Lunenburg counties were added in 1755. The county court first met on 5 May 1754.

Scope and Content

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. These plats and plans were produced in connection with Bedford County or State of Virginia road and/or bridge projects.

Prior to 1869, the county court controlled construction, alteration of and maintenance to road and bridges. These earlier records are found in the county's Local government records collection under the series Road and Bridge Records. In 1869, the state constitution created overseers of the roads under the purview of the county's Board of Supervisors. From 1869 to the present, these records are then found in the county's Local government records collection under the series and subseries County Administration Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records.

Related Material

Additional Bedford 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

Corporate Names:

• Bedford County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Bedford County.

Geographical Names:

• Bedford County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

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