Bland County (Va.) Oversized Plat, 1959

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:

Bland County (Va.) Oversized Plat, 1959. Local government records collection, Bland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Bland County (Va.) Oversized Plat, 1959. Local government records collection, Bland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Plats are maps, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Information commonly found in plats are property boundaries, land features, and names of property owners.

This plat was made in connection with a land transaction, estate settlement or court case.

This particular plat was surveyed and drawn by a notable county surveyor, Eugene Mortimer Davidson.

Biographical / historical:

Bland County is said to be named for Richard Bland, a leader of colonial Virginia's resistance to Great Britain in the 1760s and 1770s. The county was formed from Giles, Wythe and Tazewell counties in 1861, and another part of Giles county was added in 1900,

Most loose records were destroyed by fire in 1888. All volumes and part of the chancery records were saved.

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