Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Nelson County (Va.) Records, 1811-1959. Local government records collection, Nelson County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

A receipt (found in Barcode 0007313242), in a file folder marked "Military and Pension Records", was transferred to the Virginia State Library (now The Library of Virginia) under the accession number 33162c.

Items 0007313241 and 0007313242 came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Nelson County under the accession number 42148.

The volumes and items in additional box came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Nelson County.

Historical Information

Nelson County was formed in 1807 from Amherst County. The county was named for Thomas Nelson Jr., governor of Virginia from June to November 1781.

Scope and Content

Nelson County (Va.) Records, 1811-1959, consist of the following Local Record categories: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Business Records, County Administrative Records (including Board of Supervisors and Commissioner of Revenue records), Court Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Health and Medical Records, Military and Pension Records, Miscellaneous Records, Organization Records, Road and Bridge Records, Tax and Fiscal Records and Wills.

Related Material

Additional Nelson County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Nelson County.

Geographical Names:

• Nelson County (Va.) History.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.
• Nelson County (Va.) County Court.
• Nelson County (Va.) Superior Court of Chancery.
• Nelson County (Va.) Superior Court of Law.

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