A Guide to the Buchanan County (Va.) Court Records, 1893-1915 Buchanan County (Va.)Court Records, 1893-1915 1123779, 1123801, 1123816

A Guide to the Buchanan County (Va.) Court Records, 1893-1915

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1123779, 1123801, 1123816


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1123779, 1123801, 1123816
Title
Buchanan County (Va.) Court Records, 1893-1915
Physical Characteristics
3 volumes.
Collector
Buchanan County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Buchanan County (Va.) Court Records, 1893-1915. Local government records collection, Buchanan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Buchanan County.

Historical Information

Buchanan County was named for the United States president James Buchanan and was formed from Tazewell and Russell Counties in 1858.

Records were destroyed by fire in 1885; records created after that date suffered extreme damage in a flood in 1977.

Scope and Content

Buchanan County (Va.) Court Records, 1893-1915, includes a County and Circuit Court Process Book; County and Circuit Court Common Law Executions, Volume 2; and Record of Forfeited Forthcoming Bonds.

Related Material

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

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

  • Public records--Virginia--Buchanan County
  • Geographical Names:

  • Buchanan County (Va.)--History
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia--Buchanan County

Contents List

Barcode number 1123779: Process Book, 1902-1915

Process is any means usded by the court ot acquire or execise jurisdiction over a person or specific property. This volume contains a list of the different processes used by the court.

Barcode number 1123801: Record of Forfeited Forthcoming Bonds, 1902

A forthcoming bond is a bond conditional on the forthcoming property to answer a judgment as may be entered in court. After giving a bond, the property remains in the posession of the debtor.

Barcode number 1123816: Common Law Executions, 1893-1914

Common Law Executions, Volume 2, contains a record executions issued in Common Law Court.