Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Smyth County (Va.) Capitation Tax Lists, 1948-1964. Local government records collection, Smyth County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Smyth County.

Historical Information

Smyth County was named for Alexander Smyth, a congressman from Virginia in 1832 when the county was formed from Washington and Wythe counties.

Scope and Content

Smyth (Va.) Capitation Tax Lists record by district for the years 1948, 1962, and 1964 the names of persons who have paid all state capitation or poll taxes for a particular year. These lists were required to be submitted to the circuit courts and the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Related Material

Capitation tax lists from the Virginia Dept. of Taxation, 1933-1965 (Accession 44325, 44468) Virginia. Dept. of Taxation.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Smyth County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Taxation -- Virginia -- Smyth County.

Geographical Names:

• Smyth County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Smyth County.
• Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Smyth County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data