Alleghany County (Va.) Deed Books, 1880-1981

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

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Creator:

Alleghany County (Va.) Circuit Court

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Alleghany County (Va.) Deed Books, 1880-1981, consist of Deed Books 8-245 and oversize deed items.

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.

Acquisition information:

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Alleghany County under the accession number 36753.

Physical location:

State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia

Physical description:

43 boxes

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Public records--Virginia--Alleghany County.
Local government records--Virginia--Alleghany County.