Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Grayson County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1972 (bulk 1965-1972). Local government Records collection, Grayson 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 Grayson County.

Historical Information

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County in 1792, and a part of Patrick County was added in 1810.

Scope and Content

Grayson County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1972 (bulk 1965-1972) contains Minutes consisting of papers and correspondence for the years 1965-1972. This collection also includes a record of Witnesses Before the Board of Supervisors (1905), Road Books (1891, 1902-1903), highway and road papers (1931-1945), and papers and correspondences related to the Catawba Sanatorium (1936-1938), Southwestern State Hospital (1936-1937), Virginia Emergency Relief Administration (1934-1936), and Virginia Home for Incurables (1936).

Related Material

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

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Public Records--Virginia--Grayson County

Geographical Names:

• Grayson County (Va.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government Records--Virginia--Grayson County

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