Wise County (Va.) Records, circa 1850-1980, 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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Wise County (Va.) Records, circa 1850-1980, undated. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Wise County (Va.) Records, circa 1850-1980, undated. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Wise County (Va.) Records, circa 1850-1980, undated, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Criminal Records, Judgments, Clerks' Records, Chancery Records and Jury Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records, Military and Pension Records, Election Records, Organization Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Treasurers' Records, Board of Supervisors Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Overseers of the Poor Records), School Records, Business Records, Land Records, Miscellaneous Records and Marriage Records and Vital Statistics.

Biographical / historical:

Wise County was named for Henry Alexander Wise, governor of Virginia from 1856-1860. The county was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott and Russell counties.

Acquisition information:
These boxes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Wise County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia--21 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1(1016226) found at Library of Virginia.
Physical description:
22 boxes