A Guide to the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Road Board Record Book, 1914-1919 Spotsylvania County (Va.) Road Board Record Book, 1914-1919 1138552

A Guide to the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Road Board Record Book, 1914-1919

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1138552
Title
Spotsylvania County (Va.) Road Board Record Book, 1914-1919
Physical Characteristics
1 v. (295 p.)
Collector
Spotsylvania County Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Spotsylvania County (Va.) Road Board Record Book, 1914-1919. Local government records collection, Spotsylvania County. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This volume came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Spotsylvania County under the accession number 36174.

Historical Information

Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties by a statute adopted in 1720 to take effect on 1 May 1721. The county was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722.

Until 1869, the county court controlled construction, alteration of and maintenance of roads. Surveyors and viewers were appointed to carry out those duties, although after 1835 the courts had the option of appointing commissioners. The Virginia constitution of 1869 created overseers of the roads, whose duties passed in the twentieth century fo superintendents of roads.

Scope and Content

Spotsylvania County (Va.) Road Board Record Book, 1914-1919, is an original volume which records the minutes of the county's road board (comprised of an elected chairman and secretary, the superintendent of roads and two other members) meetings and the settlement of the superintendent of the roads accounts in each of the county's districts (Berkley, Chancellor, Courtland and Livingston) in the mid-twentieth century. Receipts submitted from the superintendent of roads for maintaining and repairing the county's roads were exhibited and recorded as proof of the individual district accounts and disbursements. Money was routinely collected from tolls set up on county roads. In one road board meeting, an agreement was reached to turn over county toll roads to the state on January 31, 1919. At this time, tolls would end. In essence, the road board served as an oversight committee for the superintendent of roads.

Related Material

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

Spotsylvania County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Spotsylvania County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Roads--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Spotsylvania County (Va.)--History--20th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Accounts--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.
  • Board of supervisors' records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.
  • County administrative records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.
  • Disbursements--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.
  • Financial records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.
  • Minutes--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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