Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Shenandoah County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1851-1917, Local government records collection, Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County.

Historical Information

Shenandoah County was named for the Shenandoah River, which passed through the county. Shenandoah is an Indian word meaning beautiful daughter of the stars. The county was named Dunmore when it was formed from Frederick County in 1772. The present name was adopted in 1778. Its area is 507 square miles, and the county seat is Woodstock.

Scope and Content

Shenandoah County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1851-1917, consists of Chancery Issue Dockets, Chancery Issues Commencing Docket, Chancery Rule Dockets, Common Law and Chancery Issue Docket, Common Law Order Book, County Warrant Book, Docket, Execution Books, Fee Book, Final Process Books, Law Issues, Law Rules, Minute Book, Original Process Books, Rule Book, and Witness Attendance Books.

Related Material

Additional Shenandoah 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:

• Shenandoah County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Shenandoah County.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

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