Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Craig County (Va.) Reel 34.

Preferred Citation

Craig County (Va.) County Court and Circuit Court Minute Books, 1863-1866. Local government records collection, Craig County 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 Craig County under the accession number 45448.

Historical Information

Craig County was named for Robert Craig, a nineteenth-century Virginia congressman. The county was formed from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (West Virginia) Counties in 1851. Parts of Monroe County were added in 1853 and 1856, part of Montgomery County was added in 1853, part of Alleghany County added in 1856, and part of Giles County added in 1858.

Scope and Content

Craig County (Va.) County Court and Circuit Court Minute Books, 1863-1866, consist of County Court Minute Books, 1863-1866 and a Circuit Court Minute Book, 1864-1866.

Along with closely related court records such as order books, minute books record all matters brought before the court when it was in session and may contain important information not found anywhere else. Generally minute books contain brief entries. A locality's loose papers are the raw materials from which this type of book was created. Like order books, a wide variety of information is found in its pages including: appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, records of legal disputes heard before the court, and matters related to the fiscal management of the court.

Related Material

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

Craig County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Mathews 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 web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Craig County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• County officials and employees--Virginia--Craig County.
• Public records--Virginia--Craig County.

Geographical Names:

• Craig County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records--Virginia--Craig County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Craig County.
• Minute books--Virginia--Craig County.

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