A Guide to the Northumberland County (Va.) Land Records, circa 1834-1915
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Northumberland County (Va.) Land Records, circa 1834-1915. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Northumberland County under the accession number 43283.
Historical Information
Northumberland County probably was named for the English county . It was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.
Scope and Content
Northumberland County (Va.) Land Records, circa 1834-1915 consist of a petition to establish a boundry line (1915), a petition to establish a mill (1837), a petition for oyster planting grounds (1896), and three plats (1834, 1886, 1899).
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.
Related Material
Additional Northumberland County Land Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Additional Northumberland County Land Records may be found at the Northumberland County Courthouse and the Library of Virginia.
Index Terms
- Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court
- Land subdivision -- Virginia -- Northumberland County
- Northumberland County (Va.)--History
- Land records--Virginia--Northumberland County
- Local government records--Virginia--Northumberland County
- Mills (buildings)--Virginia--Northumberland County
- Oysters--Virginia--Northumberland County
- Plats--Virginia--Northumberland County