Arlington County (Va.) Records, circa 1784-1943, undated

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:
Arlington County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Arlington County (Va.) Records, circa 1784-1943, undated, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Marriage and Vital Statistics, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records and Overseers of the Poor Records), Road and Bridge Records, Court Records (subfield series include Personal Documentation Records, Chancery Records, Clerk's Records, Judgments, Criminal Records and Jury Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Organization Records, Wills, Business Records and Miscellaneous Records.

Biographical / historical:

Arlington County was originally named Alexandria County. The county was formed from a portion of Fairfax County that Virginia in 1789 ceded to the federal government for use as the site of a new national capital. In 1801 the area officially became part of the District of Columbia, although Congress named it Alexandria County. By an act of 9 July 1846, Congress returned the county to Virginia , and the General Assembly extended the commonwealth's jurisdiction over the region effective 20 March 1847. By an act of assembly passed 16 March 1920, the county's name was changed to Arlington, the name of the Custis family mansion (the home of Robert E. Lee), which is located in the county. An urban county, Arlington contains no incorporated towns or cities.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Arlington County under the accession numbers 24121 and 43749.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
7 boxes-- 5 (1154020, 1185586-1185589) found at Library of Virginia and 2 (1043662, 1209088) found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia.