A Guide to the Rockingham (Va.) plat and survey, 1846
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the Library of Virginia
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Rockingham County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1846, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Historical Information
Created in 1778. A courthouse fire in 1787 destroyed wills and estate records, primarily. In June 1864 during the Civil War, court records (mostly volumes) were removed from the courthouse and loaded on a wagon to be taken to place of safety on or beyond the Blue Ridge. The wagon was overtaken by Union troops near Port Republic and set on fire, which was put out by local citizens. Many order books, deed books, will books, and fiduciary books, however, were lost or severely damaged by the fire. The loose records that remained at the courthouse were undamaged. Pre-1865 records including deeds and wills were rerecorded following an act of assembly passed in November 1884.
Scope and Content
Rockingham County (Va.) plat and survey, 1846, of 2 acres and 2 rools done on behalf of Jeremiah Caldwell.
Related Material
Rockingham County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Rockingham Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localites Database found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Index Terms
- Rockingham County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Rockingham County.
- Rockingham County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Land surveys--Virginia--Rockingham County.
- Plats--Virginia--Rockingham County.
- Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Rockingham County (Va.)--History--19th century.