Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Buchanan County (Va.) Capitation Tax Lists, 1937-1965 (bulk 1960-1965). Local government records collection, Buchanan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item 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.) Capitation Tax Lists include a list for 1937 and lists for 1960-1965.

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

Corporate Names:

• Buchanan County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Buchanan County

Geographical Names:

• Buchanan County (Va.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Buchanan County

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