Alleghany County (Va.) Court Records, 1822-1944

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.) Court Records, 1822-1944, consist of Chancery papers, Chancery Bond Book, Chancery Docket Books, Common Law Executions Books, Execution Books, Executions, Judgments, and a Process Book.

Biographical / historical:

Alleghany County was named for the Allegheny Mountains, although it has a variant spelling. It was formed from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe (West Virginia) Counties in 1822, and additional parts of Bath (1823) and Monroe (1843) were added. It area is 444 square miles, and the county seat is Covington. The former independent city of Clifton Forge reverted to the county in 2001.

The records in this collection were created by the County Court, Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, and Circuit Court.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Alleghany County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the following accession numbers: 36874, 36748, 36755, 36880, 36756, 36751, and 36752.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
18 boxes and/or volumes