A Guide to the Buchanan County (Va.) Land Records, 1853-1896 (bulk 1853-1865)
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Buchanan County (Va.) Land Records, 1853-1902 (bulk 1853-1865). Local government records collection, Buchanan 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 Buchanan County.
Historical Information
Buchanan County was named for the United States president James Buchanan and was formed from Tazewell and Russell Counties in 1858.
Records were destroyed by fire in 1885; records created after that date suffered extreme damage in a flood in 1977.
Scope and Content
Buchanan County (Va.) Land Records, 1853-1902 (bulk 1853-1865), consist of an Entry Book for 1853-1865. It also includes Indices for Deed Book C, 1887-1889; Deed Book F, 1888-1889; Deed Book G, 1889-1890; Deed Book H, 1889-1891; Deed Book I, 1900-1902; Deed Book K, 1889-1893; Deed Book L, 1892-1894; and Deed Book N, 1894-1896.
The Entry Book contains information that is part of the process of obtaining a land grant from the Virginia State Land Office. The first step, in receiving a land grant from the state, was to obtain a warrant from the Virginia State Land Office. Once the person got the warrant, they would file an entry with the county clerk for specific acreage to be set aside for surveying. The third step was to have a survey made. The fourth step was to send the warrant and survey to the Virginia State Land Office, which would result in receiving a Land Grant for the land.
Related Material
Additional Buchanan County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm"
See 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 .
Index Terms
- Buchanan County (Va.) Circuit Court
- Public records--Virginia--Buchanan County
- Buchanan County (Va.)--History
- Local government records--Virginia--Buchanan County
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Contents List
This is the original index for Deed Book C.
This is the original index to Deed Book F.
This is the orininal index to Deed Book G.
This is the original index to Deed Book H.
This is the orginal index to Deed Book I.
This is the original index for Deed Book K.
This is the original index to Deed Book L.
This is the orininal index to Deed Book N.
This is a record of land entries, which were claims to vacant land. The entry gave a description of the land, the name of the claiment, the number of acres, and an endorsement.