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Alleghany County (Va.) Election Records, 1912-1947, Local government records collection, Alleghany County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Alleghany County.
Alleghany County was named for the Allegheny Mountains, although it has a variant spelling. It was formed from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe (West Virginia) Counties in 1822, and additional parts of Bath (1823) and Monroe (1843) were added. It area is 444 square miles, and the county seat is Covington. The former independent city of Clifton Forge reverted to the county in 2001.
Alleghany County (Va.) Election Records, 1912-1947, consist of Rolls of Registered Voters for the town of Covington.
Additional Alleghany County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."