Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Greene County (Va.) Records, 1869-1945. Local government records collection, Greene County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Greene County.

Historical Information

Greene County was named for Nathanael Greene, commmanding general of the Continental Army in the South during part of the Revolutionary War. Greene County was formed from Orange County in 1838.

Deed Book 1, 1838-1841, was lost during the Civil War when it was removed from the courthouse. Some court records, primarily volumes, suffered water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on 24 October 1979.

Scope and Content

Greene County (Va.) Records, 1869-1945, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Criminal Records, Chancery Records and Clerk's Records), Election Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Officials' Oaths and Land Records: Copies of Deeds.

Related Material

Additional Greene County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Greene County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Greene County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection .

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Greene County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Greene County.

Geographical Names:

• Greene County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

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