Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Bland County (Va.) Sheriff's Records, 1875-1925, 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.

Sheriffs appeared in Virginia when the original shires were formed in 1634. They originally had three functions: law enforcement, conduct of elections, and financial officer. The sheriff's duties have been curtailed over the years, but he is still the major law enforcing agent in a county.

Scope and Content

Bland County (Va.) Sheriff's Records, 1875-1925, consist of Sheriff's Returns of Lists of Voters and a Receipt Book.

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.

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