Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Bland County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1863-1925, Local government records collection, Bland 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 Bland County.

Historical Information

Bland County is said to have been named for Richard Bland, a leader of colonial Virginia's resistance to Great Britain in the 1760s and 1770s. It was formed from Giles, Wythe, and Tazewell Counties in 1861, and another part of Giles was added in 1900. Its area is 369 square miles, and the county seat is Bland.

Scope and Content

Bland County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1863-1925, consist of Common Law Rule Docket, Chancery Docket, Common Law Cases, Circuit Court Chancery Rule Docket, and Fee Books.

Related Material

Additional Bland County 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:

• Bland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Bland County.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Bland County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data