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Nottoway County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1864-1925. Local government records collection, Nottoway 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 Nottoway County.
Nottoway County was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe. The word nadowa, anglicized to nottoway, means snake, or enemy. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1788.
Many records were destroyed or heavily mutilated in 1865 by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.
Nottoway County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1864-1925, includes Tax and Fiscal Tax and Fiscal Records, 1864-1925; Deliquent Tax Lists, 1872; Insolvent Capitation and Personal Property Tax List, 1872; License Reports, 1871 and October 1878; Liquor License Returns, 1878-1884; Petitions for and against Liquor Licenses, 1874-1904; and Liquor Licenses, 1866-1904.
Additional Nottoway County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Nottoway County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Nottoway County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .
Deliquent Tax Lists, 1872; Insolvent Capitation and Personal Property Tax List, 1872; License Reports, 1871 and October 1878; Liquor License Returns, 1878-1884
Tax and Fiscal Records
Tax and Fiscal Records
Petitions for and against Liquor Licenses, 1874-1904 and Liquor Licenses, 1866-1904