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Bland County (Va.) Records, 1861-1957, Local government records collection, Bland 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 Bland County.
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.
Bland County (Va.) Records, 1861-1957, includes miscellaneous records from the following series: Circuit Court Records, County Court Records, Justice of the Peace Records, Election Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Military and Pension Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Clerk's Records, Board of Supervisors, and Road and Bridge Records.
Additional Bland County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Commonwealth Causes, Road and Bridge Records, and Jury Records.
Commonwealth Causes, Road and Bridge Records, and Jury Records.
Judgments Confessed, Abstracts of Votes, and Constable's Returns
Judgments, Commonwealth Causes, Sleeping Papers, Disposed and Current Papers, Old Law Papers, Road and Bridge Records.
Constable's Returns and Dockets and Liquour License Reports.
Personal Papers of G. R. Repass [court clerk], 1895-1946; Health and Medical Records: Lunacy Papers, 1912-1936; Tax and Fiscal Records: Orders for Claims, 1902-1913; Marriage and Vital Statistics: Orders for Marriage Licenses, 1913-1925.
Birth and Death Lists, Certificates of Births and Deaths, Fiduciary Settlements, and Sale and Appraisement Bills Recorded.
Common Law Rule Docket (includes County and Circuit Court).
County Court Records: Pleas, 1861-1862; Military and Pension Records: Board of Exemption Minutes, 1862-1863; Board of Supervisors: Minute Book, 1870-1896.
Deeds and lists of heirs.
Deeds and lists of heirs.
Deeds and lists of heirs.