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Craig County (Va.) Records, 1893-1965 (bulk 1934-1965) Local Government Records Collection, Craig County Court Records. The
Library of Virginia, Craig, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
The list of deeds recorded came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 21647.
The election records items came to the Library of Virginia in transfer of court papers from Craig County.
Craig County was named for Robert Craig, a nineteenth-century Virginia congressman. The county was formed from Botetourt,
Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (now in West Virginia) Counties in 1851, and several subsequent additions were made from Alleghany
(1856), Giles (1858), Monroe (1853 and 1856), and Montgomery (1853) Counties. The county seat is New Castle.