Giles County (Va.) Records, 1806-1932

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

Background

Scope and content:

Giles County (Va.) Records, 1806-1932, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Clerk's Records: Correspondence and Criminal Records: Commonwealth Causes), Tax and Fiscal Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Overseers of the Poor Records), Land Records, Election Reoords, Road and Bridge Records and Fiduciary Records. Chancery Records have been pulled.

Biographical / historical:

Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, a US Senator, Representative and Governor of Virginia. The county was formed in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia) and Tazewell counties. Additional land was added from Wythe County (1808), Tazewell County (1826 and 1836), Monroe County (now in West Virginia) (1829) and Mercer County (now in West Virginia) (1841).

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Giles County.
Physical location:
State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 box