Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Grayson County Records, 1800-1912 circa. Local government records collection, Grayson County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court records from Grayson County under accession number 44907.

Historical Information

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County by a statute adopted on 7 November 1792. The county court first met on 21 May 1793. A portion of Patrick County was added in 1810. The county seat is Independence.

Scope and Content

Grayson County Records, 1800-1912 circa, includes records from the following series: Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Court Records (includes petition for new courthouse, 1905); Fiduciary Records; Lunacy Records; Land Records (deeds)School Records (school reports, 1856-1857); Tax and Fiscal Records; Road and Bridge Records; Will of William D. Baldwin, 1898.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records -- Virginia -- Grayson County.

Geographical Names:

• Grayson County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

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