Tazewell County (Va.) Records, 1800-1945

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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Tazewell County (Va.) Records, 1800-1945. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Tazewell County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Tazewell County (Va.) Records, 1800-1945. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Tazewell (Va.) County Records, 1800-1945, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Criminal Records, Court Finance and Clerks' Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Land Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Fiduciary Records, Election Records, Military and Pension Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Sheriffs' Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Commissioner of Revenue Records), Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Road and Bridge Records, Miscellaneous Records and School Records.

Biographical / historical:

Tazewell County was named for Henry Tazwell, US senator from Virginia from 1794 until his death in 1799. The county was formed from Wythe and Russell counties by an act passed on 19 Dec 1799 to take effect on 1 May 1800. The county court first met on 3 June 1800. Several additions to the county were made from Logan , 1834 (now in West Virginia), Russell, 1807 and 1835, Wythe, 1826 and Washington, 1826.

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