Highland County (Va.) Records, 1862-1944 (1862-1885 bulk)

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:

Highland County (Va.) Records, 1862-1944 (1862-1885 bulk). Local Government Records Collection, Highland County County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Highland County (Va.) Records, 1862-1944 (1862-1885 bulk). Local Government Records Collection, Highland County County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Highland County (Va.) Records, 1862-1944 (1862-1885 bulk), include various records from the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Election Records, Circuit Court Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Town Records, and Miscellaneous Records

Records, List of Officers, School Trustee Oaths, Abstract Vote, Electoral Board, Notice of Candidacy, Report of Business in the Court.

List of Officers, School Trustee Oaths, Abstract Vote, Electoral Board, Notice of Candidacy Report of Business in the Court.

Appraisement and Sale Bills, State Personal Property Interrogatories, Tax Ticket, Papers, Estrays, List of Officers Meadowell Cheese Factory.

Physicians' Register, also List of Road Workers and Minutes of the Board of Supervisors.

Settlements.

Chancery causes, judgment accounts, deeds, town of Monterey correspondence

Biographical / historical:

Highland County was named for its mountainous terrain. It was formed from Bath and Pendleton (West Virginia) Counties in 1847.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Highland County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia. Some records in this collection may be located at the State Record Center. Contact Archives Research Services for access information direction and hours.
Physical description:
6 boxes and or volumes.