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Greene County (Va.) Health and Medical Records 1878-1898, consist of Mental Health Records, which may include warrants, bonds, orders, petitions, depositions, reports, etc. for or by justices of the peace and others regarding the mental condition of individuals who were released to the recognizance of a family member or who were committed to a mental hospital. Fiduciary records such as estate inventories of a person judged insane may also be present. Records reference the Central Lunatic Asylum in Petersburg and the Lunatic Asylum in Staunton.

Greene County (Va.) Deeds, 1756-1979 (bulk 1901-1979) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, deeds of trust, and deeds of emancipation. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats. Except for a few years early in the eighteenth century, slaves in Virginia were considered personal property and consequently were not usually sold by deed. However, they were often transferred in deeds of gift or were the property listed in mortgages and deeds of trust.

Greene County (Va.) Birth Records, 1912-1917, consist of birth records.

Greene County (Va.) Board of School Commissioners Reports, 1839-1860. These records contain treasurer's records (bonds and accounts), minutes, and annual reports documenting disbursement of the county allotment for public education from the state Literary Fund. The reports contain information on the number of schools in the county, the number of poor children in need of aid to education, the number of poor children educated with money from the Literary Fund, and salaries paid to teachers.

Greene County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1838-1961 consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Greene County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1833-1934, consist of military service records, accounts and vouchers, and claims for reimbursement by civilians and service members. A portion of these records are unprocessed. Records include:

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.

Greene County (Va.) Tax Receipt and Memorandum Books of Dr. Joseph Smith, 1868-1874. The receipt book is a bound volume of receipts for taxes received by Joseph Smith in 1869. The volume also contains fragmentary notes, in the front covers and on two loose papers, pertaining to county court business. Included is a list of witnesses called for a grand jury. The memorandum book is a pocket memo book with handwritten notes and accounts, 1868-1874, and printed advertisements for commercial medicines marketed by R.V. Pierce, M.D., of Buffalo, New York.