Roanoke County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1910

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Roanoke County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1910. Local government records collection, Roanoke County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Roanoke County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Roanoke County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1910. Local government records collection, Roanoke County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Roanoke County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1910, consists of ten volumes of tax and court records including Personal Property Tax Books (1838-1842, 1853-1863, 1865-1873), Common Law Memorandum Book (1871 January-1887 July), Reservations of Title to Personalty (1890 February-1910 August), and Treasurer's Collection Book for townships of Big Lick, Catawba and Salem (1871-1874).

Biographical / historical:

Roanoke County was named for the Roanoke River. The name is an Indian word meaning shell money. The county was formed from Botetourt County in 1838, and part of Montgomery County was added later.

Acquisition information:
These volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Roanoke County under the accession number 50203.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
10 v.