Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Arlington County (Va.) Indexes to Plats and Plat Book 1, circa 1869-1938, undated. Local government records collection, Arlington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Arlington County.

Historical Information

Arlington County was originally named Alexandria County. The county was formed from a portion of Fairfax County that Virginia in 1789 ceded to the federal government for use as the site of a new national capital. In 1801 the area officially became part of the District of Columbia, although Congress named it Alexandria County. By an act of 9 July 1846, Congress returned the county to Virginia, and the General Assembly extended the commonwealth's jurisdiction over the region effective 20 March 1847. The county's name was changed by an act of assembly passed on 16 March 1920 to Arlington, the name of the Custis family mansion (the home of Robert E. Lee), which is located in the county.

Scope and Content

Plats are maps, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Information commonly found in plats are property boundaries, land features, and names of property owners. These plats were made in connection with a land transaction, estate settlement or court case.

Related Material

Additional Arlington 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.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Arlington County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Arlington County.

Geographical Names:

• Arlington County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

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