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The Henrico County (Va.) Minutes of the Overseer of the Poor is one volume dated 1869-1891. The early minutes give the names of people receiving financial support, food, and clothing, and the burial of the deceased. The Board paid to send people to other counties. There is a list dated August 21, 1869 naming the people living in the Poor House. This list describes their health conditions and tells about their ability to work. The early part of the Minute Book describes the discussions of the Board. The Minutes of the Overseers changed in 1871 to being reports of expenditures and rarely names the persons recieving aid.

Henrico County (Va.) Muster Roll in the War with Germany, 1917-1918, is a listing of men who served in one of the several branches of the armed services during World War I. Information included in the muster roll includes name, address (name of town), age, color, selective service (date drafted), volunteers for army, navy and marine corps (date accepted and which branch), National Guard and naval militia (date and where mustered), rank, branch, and remarks which include notations about date discharged, reason and date of deaths, whether someone was a chaplain, etc.

Henrico County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1784-1899; undated, consist of loose naturalization records filed in the local court. Loose naturalization records may include affidavits, reports for naturalization, declarations of intent to become United States citizens, and notices of application for admission of citizenship. The reports are narrative accounts made by applicants summarizing their journey to the United States. The declarations of intent record the person's name, place of birth, age, country of previous citizenship, renunciation of allegiance and fidelity to the nation of which the person is currently a citizen, and the date the intention was sworn. Affidavits, signed by those who knew the applicant and could vouch for their loyalty to the United States, may also be filed with the reports and declarations.

Henrico County (Va.) Organization Records, 1875-1951 is comprised of various records created by groups in Henrico County. Represented records consist of minutes, a ledger, correspondence, member lists, and other loose records.

Henrico County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1795-1823 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Henrico County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1820-1835 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Henrico County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1823-1839 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Henrico County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1825-1835 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Henrico County (Va.) Record of Voters, 1902-1904, records the roll of registered voters in Henrico County. The volume is divided by precincts: Short Pump, Ridge Church, Shumakers, Westhampton, Hungary, Bruns, Jones, Barton Heights, Chestnut Hill, Seven Pines, Bakers, Howards Grove, Hardens Shop, Whitlocks, Town Hall, and Carters, and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

Henrico County (Va.) Road Books, 1853-1870, record the appointment of road surveyors and surveys of individual roads in Henrico County.