Greene County (Va.) Organization Records, 1838-1976

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:

Greene County (Va.) Organization Records, 1838-1976, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Greene County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Extent:
0.45 cubic feet (1 box)
Creator:
Greene County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Greene County (Va.) Organization Records, 1838-1976, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Greene County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Greene County (Va.) Organization Records, 1838-1976 is comprised of various records created by groups in Campbell County. Represented records largely consist of unprocessed loose records. These records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Includes boxes containing material identified as organization records. These records may be flat filed or foldered but not fully processed.

Biographical / historical:

Context for Record Type: Organization Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These organization records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, organization records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These organization record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History: Greene County was named for Nathanael Greene, commanding general of the Continental army in the South during part of the Revolutionary War. It was formed from Orange County in 1838. The county seat is Stanardsville.

Lost Locality Notes:Created in 1838. Deed Book 1, 1838-1841, was lost during the Civil War when it was removed from the courthouse. Some court records, primarily volumes, suffered water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on 24 October 1979.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Greene County under an undated accession.
Processing information:

Prior to 2025, the various organization records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large organization record for the locality. Since 2025, these records additionally include identified but not processed records.

Encoded by J. Taylor: September 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

  • Series I: Greene County (Va.) Organization Records, 1838-1976 [UNPROCESSED]

Physical location:
Library of Virginia