Alleghany County (Va.) Records, circa 1890-1914

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

Summary

Creator:
Alleghany County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Alleghany County (Va.) Records, circa 1890-1914, consist of miscellaneous tax and fiscal records, election records, court records, military and pension records, and bonds/commissions/oaths.

Biographical / historical:

Alleghany County bears a variant spelling derived from the name of the Allegheny Mountains that pass along the county's western boundary. It was formed in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe (now in West Virginia) Counties. Subsequent additions were made from Monroe County in 1843 and Bath County in 1847. On 20 March 1991, the General Assembly authorized the consolidation of Alleghany County and the independent city of Clifton Forge into a new independent city of Alleghany. The citizens of both locales voted against the proposal on 5 May 1992, however, and the change did not take effect. In March 2001 Clifton Forge's citizens voted to relinquish city status, and Alleghany County regained the city (now town) of Clifton Forge on 1 July 2001. The county seat is Covington.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Alleghany County under the accession numbers 36878 and 36879.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1.45 cu.ft (2 boxes)