Henry County (Va.) Records, circa 1805-1970

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

Background

Scope and content:

Henry County (Va.) Records, circa 1805-1970, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Criminal Records, Clerk's Records and Judgments), Military and Pension Records, Land Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Board of Supervisors Records, Treasurer's Records and Sheriff's Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Miscellaneous Records, Election Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Wills, School Records, Township Records, Business Records, Census Records, Organization Records and Justice of the Peace Records.

Biographical / historical:

Henry County was named for Patrick Henry, the first governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. The county was formed from Pittsylvania County in 1776. The county court first met on 20 January 1777. Part of Patrick County was added on 19 February 1858.

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