Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Radford (Va.) Court Records, 1896-1940. Local government records collection, Radford (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from the city of Radford under the accession number 50446.

Historical Information

The City of Radford, in Montgomery County, was at different times known as Lovely Mount, English Ferry, Ingles's Ferry, Central Depot, and Central City. The town of Central City was established in 1885 and incorporated in 1887. Its name was changed to Radford in 1890 to honor John Blair Radford, a prominent local citizen, and it was incorporated as a city in 1892.

Scope and Content

Radford (Va.) Court Records, 1896-1940, consist of twenty two boxes of chancery causes (1892-1940 circa), one box of oversize plats (1892-1940 circa), and one box of Commonwealth automobile confiscations (1927-1933).

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Radford (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records -- Virginia -- Radford.

Geographical Names:

• Radford (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
• Radford (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Confiscating -- Virginia -- Radford.
• Judicial records -- Virginia -- Radford.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Radford.
• Plats -- Virginia -- Radford.