VIRGINIA RESEARCH LOCATIONS
Alexandria Library, Special Collections
Dorothy Starr Civil War Research Library ALLEGHANY
Charles P. Jones Memorial Library AMELIA
James L. Hamner Public Library AMHERST
Amherst County Historical Museum APPOMATTOX
Central Virginia Genealogical Association ARLINGTON
Arlington Historical Society
National Genealogical Society AUGUSTA
Augusta County Central Library
Waynesboro Public Library
William Thompson (1813-1909) Genealogical and Historical Society
Augusta County Geneaogical Society BATH BEDFORD
Bedford Historical Society, Inc. BLAND BOTETOURT
Botetourt County Central Library
Botetourt County Historical Society BRUNSWICK
Brunswick County Library BUCHANAN
Buchanan County Historical Society BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL
Avoca Museums & Historical Society
Staunton River Historical Society CAROLINE
Caroline Historical Society
[See VGS Newsletter June 1992 for details on this location.] CARROLL
Carroll County Historical Society CHARLES CITY
Charles City County Center for Local History
Thomas R. Williams CHARLOTTE City of Charlottesville
Central Virginia Genealogical Association City of Chesapeake
Norfolk County Historical Society CHESTERFIELD CLARKE City of Colonial Heights CRAIG CULPEPER
Culpeper Historical Society, Inc.
Museum of Culpeper History
Culpeper Town and County Library CUMBERLAND
Cumberland County Historical Society City of Danville
[See VGS Newsletter October 1992 for details on this location.] DICKENSON
Southwest Virginia Genealogical Society, Inc.
History Museum & Historical Society of Western Virginia DINWIDDIE
Annie L. Williams DUNMORE
(Name changed to Shenandoah) ELIZABETH CITY
ESSEX
Essex County Museum & Historical Society FAIRFAX
Mount Vernon Genealogical Society
Fairfax City Regional Library, Virginia Room
The Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia
Gum Springs Historical Society, Inc.
Falls Church Historical Commission
Gunston Hall Plantation Library and Archives
Burke Historical Society
Great Falls Historical Society
Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
Historic Vienna
McLean Historical Society
Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington
Seneca Road Historical Society FAUQUIER
Fauquier County Historical Society
Fauquier County Public Library, Virgiana Room FINCASTLE
Historic Fincastle, Inc. FLOYD FLUVANNA
Fluvanna County Historical Society
[See VGS Newsletter December 1997 for details on this location.] FRANKLIN
Franklin County Heritage Society
Franklin County Historical Society FREDERICK
Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society City of Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Regional Genealogical Society
Kenmore Association Library
Pearisburg Public Library
Gloucester Historical Society
Gloucester Genealogical Society
Gloucester Historical Commission
Galax-Carroll Regional Library
Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation
Robert C. Wrenn
Halifax County Regional Library
Piedmont Genealogical Society
South Central Virginia Genealogical Society
Tidewater Genealogical Society
[See VGS Newsletter August 2001 for details on this region.]
Page Memorial Library of History and Genealogy
Yvonne G. Smith
Henry County Historical Society
Highland County Public Library
[See VGS Newsletter June 2003 for details on this location.]
William E. Laine, Jr.
Helen S. Ward
King George County Museum and Research Center
Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library
Emmett M. Upshaw, Sr.
Foundation for Historic Christ Church
[See VGS Newsletter June 1997 for details on this location.]
Lynchburg College Library
Central Virginia Genealogical Association
Mathews Memorial Library
Southside Virginia Genealogical Society
Peggy W. Walton MONTGOMERY
Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
You might contact the Holland Family Society, that has connections in this
area. Inquires may be sent to either John Gabriel Holland or Patricia Holland.
AAHGS - Hampton Roads Chapter
The Mariner's Museum
Newport News-Warwick Historical Preservation Association of Virginia
Tidewater Genealogical Society
Genealogical Society of the Northern Neck
Nottoway County Historical Association
Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc.
Brawdus Martin Germanna Visitor Center
[See VGS Newsletter August 1992 for details on this area.]
Page Public Library
Patrick County Genealogical Society
Historic Blandford Cemetery Foundation, Inc.
Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society and Library
Pittsylvania County Historical Society
[See VGS Newsletter October 1992 for details on this location.]
Portsmouth Historical Association
Bishop Knott, Jr.
Historic Prince William, Inc.
Historic Dumfries, Inc.
The Manassas Museum
Prince William Public Library System
Princess Anne County - Virginia Beach Historical Society
Radford Public Library
Pulaski County Genealogy Club
[See VGS Newsletter February 2004 for details on this location.]
Rosa S. Forrester City of Richmond
Friends of the Virginia State Archives, Inc.
The Virginia Historical Society
Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia
Allen E. Roberts Masonic Library and Museum
Union Theological Seminary in Virginia Library
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Salem Historical Society
Catholic Historic Society of the Roanoke Valley
Rockbridge Historical Society
Leyburn Library
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Massanutten Regional Library
Bridgewater College
Eastern Mennonite University
[See VGS Newsletter August 1997 for details on this location.] RUSSELL
Russell County Historical Society
Harry C. Penley Top
Shenandoah County Historical Society
Shenandoah County Library
Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society
Smyth-Bland Regional Library
Walter Cecil Rawls Library and Museum
[See VGS Newsletter August 1998 for details on this location.]
Staunton Public Library
Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society Can provide referral to researchers. A $10 fee is required if research involves use of the index to loose papers, 1754-1870.
Virginia Beach Genealogical Society
Holston Territory Genealogical Society
Washington County Public Library
Bristol Public Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Jamestowne Settlement Library
Williamsburg Area Historical Society
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
Wise County Historical Society
Wythe County Genealogical & Historical Association
Wytheville Community College Library
York County Historical Society
York Historical Committee
York County Public Library
Tabb-York Public Library
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COUNTY/City
ORGANIZATION
ACCOMACK
1634, c.1663Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society
69 Market Street
Onancock, VA 23417
(804) 787-8012
ALBEMARLE
1744Albemarle County Historical Society
McIntire Building
200 Second Street, N.E.
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5245
(434) 296-1492
City of Alexandria
1749Alexandria Historical Society, Inc.
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-4577
[See VGS Newsletter October 1993 for details on this facility.]
Fort Ward Museum
4301 West Braddock Road
Alexandria, VA 22304-1008
(703) 838-4848
1822Alleghany Highlands Genealogical Society, Inc.
1101 North Rockbridge Avenue
Covington, VA 24426-1136
(540) 862-1659
406 West Riverside Street
Covington, VA 24426
(540) 962-3321
1734Amelia Historical Society
Box 113
Amelia, VA 23002
(804) 561-3180
P.O. Box 610
Amelia Court House, VA 23002
(804) 561-4559
1761Amherst County Public Library
803 Main Street
Amherst, VA 24521
(434) 946-9388
P.O. Box 741
Amherst, VA 24521
1845J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library
P.O. Box 789
106 Main Street
Appomattox, VA 24522
(434) 352-5340
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905-5583
Renamed From Alexandria
County (1846) in 1920Arlington County Central Library
Virginia Room
1015 North Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 228-5966
1805 S. Arlington Ridge Road
P.O. Box 402
Arlington, VA 22210
(703) 892-4204
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 525-0050
1738Augusta County Historical Society
P.O. Box 686
Staunton, VA 24401
Route 250 & Intersection 608
P.O. Box 600
Fishersville, VA 22939
(540) 885-3961
600 South Wayne Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-6746
Glenn W. Thompson, Jr.
P.O. Box 1391
Waynesboro, VA 22980-0933
c/o Mr. H. Price
2002 Lynhurst Rd.
Waynesboro, VA 22980-5226
1790Bath County Historical Society
P.O. Box 212
Warm Springs, VA 24484
(540) 839-2543
[See VGS Newsletter June 1996 for details on this organization.]
1753Bedford City/County Museum and Bedford Genealogical Society
201 East Main Street
Bedford, VA 24523
(540) 586-4520
[See VGS Newsletter December 1996 for details on this organization.]
149 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 602
Bedford, VA 24523
(540) 586-8188
1861Bland County Historical Society
6394 North Scenie Highway
Bastian, VA 24314
(276) 688-3438
1769(Also See Fincastle)
2220 Blue Ridge Boulevard
Roanoke, VA 24012
(540) 977-3433
P.O. Box 468
Fincastle, VA 24090-0468
(540) 473-8394
1720
Brunswick County Historical Society
86 Lew Jones Rd.
Alberta, VA 23621-2616
133 W. Hicks St.
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
1858
Buchanan County Public Library
Pot Town Road, Route 2, Box 3
Grundy, VA 24614
(540) 935-6581
Rt. 2, Box 3
Grundy, VA 24614
1761
Historic Buckingham
Buckingham, VA 23921
(434) 969-4431
1781
Campbell County Historical Society
P.O. Box 560
Rustburg, VA 24588
1514 Main St.
Altavista, VA 24517-1132
(434) 369-1076
Willie Hodges Booth Museum
P.O. Box 270
Brookneal, VA 24528
1728
Caroline County Central Library
117 Ennis Street
P.O. Box 9
Bowling Green, VA 22427
(804) 633-5455
P.O. Box 324
Bowling Green, VA 22427
(804) 633-6101
1842
Galax-Carroll Regional Library
608 West Stuart Drive
Galax, VA 24333
(540) 236-2042
P.O. Box 937
Hillsville, VA 24343
(703) 398-2253
1634
Charles City County Historical Society
16530 The Glebe Lane
Charles City, VA 23030
P.O. Box 128
10600 Courthouse Road
Charles City, VA 23030
(804) 652-1516
Clerk Charles City Circuit Court
P.O. Box 86
Charles City, VA 23030
(804) 829-9213
1764
Charlotte County Library
Charlotte Courthouse, VA 23923
(434) 542-5247
1762
University of Virginia
Alderman Library, Special Collections
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2498
(804) 924-3025
[See VGS Newsletter February/April 1992 for details on this facility.]
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905 22905-5583
(804) 293-9067
1963
Chesapeake Public Library
William McGhee Wallace Memorial Room
298 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320-5512
(757) 382-6461
298 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320-5512
(804) 547-6591
1749
Chesterfield County Historical Society of Virginia
10201 Iron Bridge Road
P.O. Box 40
Chesterfield, VA 23832
(804) 777-9663
[See VGS Newsletter August 1995 for details on this organization.]
1836
Clarke County Historical Association
Museum and Archives
Old Courthouse, North Wing
P.O. Box 306
Berryville, VA 22611
(540) 955-2600
1910
Colonial Heights Central Library
1000 Yacht Basin Drive
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
(804) 520-9384
1851
Craig County Historical Society
P.O. Box 206
New Castle, VA 24127
1749
Culpeper Genealogical Society
c/o Donna Boyd
P.O. Box 1293
Culpeper, VA 22701-6293
(540) 825-5466
P.O. Box 785
Culpeper, VA 22701
140 E. Davis Street
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 829-1749
271 Southgate Shopping Center
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-8691
1749
Cumberland County Central Library
Route 60, Box 98; P.O. Box 188
Cumberland, VA 23040-0098
(804) 492-5807
P.O. Box 188
Cumberland, VA 23040
(804) 492-4533
1793
Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society and Library
P.O. Box 2272
Danville, VA 24541-0272
(434) 799-5195, Ext. 8
1880
Jonnie B. Deel Memorial Library
P.O. Box 650
Clintwood, VA 24228
(703) 926-6617
P.O. Box 12485
Roanoke, VA 24026-2485
P.O. Box 1904
Roanoke, VA 24008
(540) 342-5770
1752
Dinwiddie County Historical Society
P.O. Box 146
Wilsons, VA 23849
Clerk Dinwiddie Circuit Court
P.O. Box 63
Dinwiddie, VA 23841
(804) 468-4540
(Extinct in 1952, see Hampton)
1692
Essex Public Library
Church Lane and Marsh Street(Highway 17)
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-4945
218 Water Lane
P.O. Box 404
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-4690
1742
Fairfax Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2290
Merrifield, VA 22116-2290
(703) 247-4304
(888) 828-4121, voice mail
Hollin Hall Senior Center
1500 Shenandoah Road
Alexandria, VA 22308
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
(703) 293-6383
(703) 293-2155 fax
P.O. Box 415
Fairfax, VA 22038-0415
(703) 246-2123
8100 Fordson Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22306
(703) 799-1198
300 Park Ave.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 241-5014
10709 Gunston Road
Mason Neck, VA 22079-3901
(703) 550-9220
P.O. Box 285
Burke, VA 22009
P.O. Box 56
Great Falls, VA 22066
10209 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 385-8414
P.O. Box 53
Vienna, VA 22183
c/o The McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
P.O. Box 31122
Bethesda, MD 20824-1122
(301) 654-5524
[formerly in Vienna VA]
625 Seneca Rd.
P.O. Box 32
Great Falls, VA 22066
1759
Fauquier County Heritage Society
P.O. Box 548
Marshall, VA 20116
[See VGS Newsletter December 1994 for details on this organization.]
P.O. Box 675
Warrenton, VA 22186
(703) 347-5525
11 Winchester Street
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540) 347-8750
(Extinct; Now Part of Kentucky)
James Early Cabin
121 East Murray Street
Fincastle, VA 24090
(540) 473-3077
1831
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library
125 Sheltman Street
Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-6965
1777
Fluvanna County Library
P.O. Box 548
Fork Union, VA 23055
(434) 842-2230
P.O. Box 8
Palmyra, VA 22963
1785
Franklin County Public Library
138 East Court Street
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
(540) 483-3098
Cheryl Ramsey, Secretary
810 Holley Road
Henry, VA 24102
(540) 365-2302
Box 905
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
1738
Handley Regional Library
100 West Piccadilly Street
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 662-9041
[See VGS Newsletter June 1998 for details on this facility.]
P.O. Box 2234
Winchester, VA 22604
1728
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
1201 Caroline Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 372-1160
P.O. Box 42013
Fredericksburg, VA 22404-2013
1201 Washington Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 373-3381
GILES
1806
Giles County Historical Society
P.O. Box 404
Pearisburg, VA 24134
(703) 921-1050
112 Tazewell Street
Pearisburg, VA 24134
(540) 921-2556
GLOUCESTER
1651
Gloucester Library
6382 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-2998
P.O. Box 1776
Gloucester, VA 23061
P.O. Box 367
Gloucester VA 23601
[See VGS Newsletter December 2002 for details on this organization.]
P.O. Box 1176
Gloucester, VA 23061
GOOCHLAND
1728
Goochland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 602
Goochland, VA 23063
(804) 556-3966
[See VGS Newsletter October 1994 for details on this organization.]
GRAYSON
1792
Grayson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 529
Independence, VA 24348-9529
(540) 773-9041
608 West Stuart Drive
Galax, VA 24333
(540) 236-2042
P.O. Box 679
Independence, VA 24348
GREENE
1838
Greene County Historical Society
P.O. Box 185
Stanardsville, VA 22973
GREENSVILLE
1780
Greensville County Genealogical Society
c/o Richardson Library
One Spring Street
Emporia, VA 23847
(434) 634-2539
Clerk Greensville Circuit Court
P.O. Box 631
Emporia, VA 23847
(434) 34-4215
HALIFAX
1752
South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History
1500 Wilborn Avenue
South Boston, VA 24592
(434) 572-9200
161 South Main Street
Halifax, VA 24558
(434) 476-3357
511 Patton Street, P.O. Box 2272
Danville, VA 24541-0272
(434) 799-5195, Ext. 8
P.O. Box 295
Charlotte Court House VA 23923
vascvgs@yahoo.com
City of Hampton
1680, 1908
Charles Taylor Arts Center
4205 Victory Boulevard
Hampton, VA 23669
(804) 727-1051
TGS Library
Old Warwick County Courthouse
14415 Old Courthouse Way
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 988-1055
email: VATGS@verizon.net
HANOVER
1720
Hanover County Historical Society
P.O. Box 91
Hanover, VA 23069
(804) 746-2377, Anne Geddy Cross
P.O. Box 323
17193 Mountain Rd.
Montpelier, VA 23192
HENRICO
1634
Henrico County Historical Society
1590 E. Parham Rd.
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 501-5682
hchsinfo@yahoo.com
Clerk Henrico Circuit Court
P.O. Box 27032
Richmond, VA 23273
(804) 672-4202
HENRY
1776
Bassett Branch Library
Historical Center
3964 Fairystone Park Highway
Bassett, VA 24055
(540) 629-9191
[See VGS Newsletter August 2002 for details on this facility.]
P.O. Box Drawer 432
Martinsville, VA 24114
HIGHLAND
1847
Highland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 63
McDowell, VA 24458
P.O. Box 519
Monterey, VA 24465
ISLE OF WIGHT
1634
No Society Information
Clerk Isle of Wight Circuit Court
P.O. Box 110
Isle of Wight, VA 23397
(757) 357-3191
JAMES CITY
1634
No Society Information
Clerk James City Circuit Court
P.O. Box 3045
Williamsburg, VA 23187
(757_ 229-2552
KING AND QUEEN
1691
King and Queen Historical Society
Howard Schmidt, Director
P.O. Box 10
St. Stephens Church, VA 23148
(804) 769-1041
KING GEORGE
1720
King George Historical Society
P.O. Box 424
King George, VA 22485
Old Jail
9483 Kings Highway (Route 3)
King George, VA 22485
(540) 775-3322
Route 3
King George, VA 22485
(540) 775-7951
KING WILLIAM
1701
King William Historical Society
1231 North Point Farm Road
King William, VA 23086
Clerk King William Circuit Court
P.O. Box 216
King William, VA 23086
(804) 769-2311
LANCASTER
1651
Mary Ball Washington Museum and Research Center
Route 3, P.O. Box 97
Lancaster, VA 22503-0097
(804) 462-7280
[See VGS Newsletter February 1997 for details on this facility.]
P.O. Box 24
Irvington, VA 22480
(804) 438-6855
LEE
1792
Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society
P.O. Box 231
Jonesville, VA 24263-0231
LOUDOUN
1757
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, VA 22075
(703) 779-1328
[See VGS Newsletter August 1996 for details on this facility.]
LOUISA
1742
Louisa County Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 1172
Louisa, VA 23093
LOWER NORFOLK
(See Norfolk County)
LUNENBURG
1745
[Proposed] Lunenburg Historical Society
General Delivery
Lunenburg, VA 23952
City of Lynchburg
1786
Jones Memorial Library
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
[See VGS Newsletter December 1995 for details on this facility.]
Archives and Special Collections
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 544-8441
MADISON
1792
Madison County Library
402 North Main Street
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-4720
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905-5583
MATHEWS
1790
Mathews County Historical Society, Inc.
1001 Brickbat
P.O. Box 855
Mathews, VA 23109
Main Street, P.O. Box 980
Mathews, VA 23109
(804) 725-5747
MECKLENBURG
1764
Southside Regional Library
Washington Street
Boydton, VA 23917
(434) 738-6580
South Hill, VA
MIDDLESEX
1673
No Society Information
Clerk Middlesex Circuit Court
P.O. Box 158
Saluda, VA 23149
(804) 758-5317
1776
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library
125 Sheltman Street
Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-6965
P.O. Box 12485
Roanoke, VA 24026-2485
300 South Pepper Street
Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-5644
NANSEMOND
1637, 1646
(Extinct; Independent City of Nansemond, 1972; Merge With Suffolk,
1974)
NELSON
1807
Nelson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 474
Lovingston, VA 22949
(434) 227-5526
NEW KENT
c.1654
New Kent Historical Society
P.O. Box 24
New Kent, VA 23214
(804) 932-8166
NEW NORFOLK
(Extinct; Divided in 1637 for Upper and Lower Norfolk counties)
City of Newport News
1880
Newport News Public Library
Martha Woodroof Hiden Virginiana Collection
110 Main Street
Newport News, VA 23601
(804) 591-4858
P.O. Box 2448
Newport News, VA 23609-2448
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606-3759
(757) 596-2222
TGS Library
Old Warwick County Courthouse
14415 Old Courthouse Way
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 988-1055
email: VATGS@verizon.net
NORFOLK
1691
(Extinct in 1963; See Chesapeake)
NORTHAMPTON
1634, 1643
Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3602
Salisbury, MD 21802-3602
(410) 742-3501
NORTHUMBERLAND
c.1645
Northumberland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 221
Heathsville, VA 22473
(804) 580-8581
[See VGS Newsletter April 1999 for details on this organization.]
P.O. Box 511
Heathsville, VA 22473-0221
NOTTOWAY
1788
Nottoway County Library
State Road 625
Nottoway, VA 23955
(434) 645-9310
503 7th St.
Blackstone, VA 23824
(434) 292-3381
ORANGE
1734
Orange County Historical Society, Inc.
130 Caroline Street
Orange, VA 22960-1533
(540) 672-5366
[See VGS Newsletter February 2000 for details on this organization.]
P.O. Box 279
Locust Grove, VA 22508-0279
(540) 825-1496
and the Evelyn Chandler Martin Research Library
2062 Germanna Highway
Locust Grove, VA 22508
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Page County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 734
Luray, VA 22835
100 Zerkel Street
Luray, VA 22835
(540) 743-6867
[See VGS Newsletter June 1999 for details on this organization.]
PATRICK
1790
Patrick County Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 1045
Stuart, VA 24171
(540) 694-2840
(540) 694-3895
P.O. Box 1016
Stuart, VA 24171
(276) 251-8356
email: famalpha@yahoo.com
City of Petersburg
1748
Petersburg National Battlefield Library
P.O. Box 549
Petersburg, VA 23804
(804) 732-6092
250 South Sycamore Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
PITTSYLVANIA
1766
Pittsylvania County Library
Center Street, P.O. Box 1049
Chatham, VA 24531
P.O. Box 2272
Danville, VA 24541
P.O. Box 1148
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-2172
City of Poquoson
1952
Poquoson Public Library
774 Poquoson Avenue
Poquoson, VA 23662
(804) 868-7931
City of Portsmouth
1752
Portsmouth Public Library or Portsmouth Genealogical Society
601 Court Street, P.O. Box 7062
Portsmouth, VA 23707-0062
(804) 393-8501
221 North St.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
(757) 393-0241
POWHATAN
1777
Powhatan County Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 562
Powhatan, VA 23139
PRINCE EDWARD
1753
Longwood College Library
201 High Street
Farmville, VA 23909-1897
(434) 395-2633
PRINCE GEORGE
1702
No Society Information
Clerk Prince George Circuit Court
P.O. Box 98
Prince George, VA 23875
(804) 733-2640
PRINCE WILLIAM
1730
Prince William County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2019
Manassas, VA 20108-0812
P.O. Box 1731
Woodbridge, VA 22195-1731
The Weems-Botts Museum
P.O. Box 26
Dumfries, VA 22026
(703) 670-2660
(703) 221-3346
9101 Prince William Street, P.O. Box 560
Manassas, VA 22110
(703) 368-1873
Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC) for Genealogy and Local History
Bull Run Regional Library
8051 Ashton Avenue
Manassas, VA 20109
(703) 792-4540
[See VGS Newsletter October 2001 for details on this organization.]
PRINCESS ANNE
1691
(Extinct in 1963; also See Virginia Beach)
2040 Potters Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
PULASKI
1839
Wilderness Road Regional Museum and New River Historical Society
P.O. Box 373
Newbern, VA 24126
(540) 674-4835
30 First Street
Radford, VA 24141
(540) 731-3621
P.O. Box 1299
Pulaski VA 24301-1299
[OLD] RAPPAHANNOCK
1656
(Extinct in 1692 to form Essex and Richmond counties)
RAPPAHANNOCK
1833
Rappahannock Historical Society
P.O. Box 261
Washington, VA 22747-0261
(540) 675-1163
RICHMOND
1692
No Society Information
Clerk Richmond Circuit Court
P.O. Box 1000
Warsaw, VA 22572
(804) 333-3781
1742
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219-1905
(804) 692-3500
P.O. Box 4804
Richmond, VA 23220
428 North Boulevard, P.O. Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 358-4901
[See VGS Newsletter October 1995 for details on this organization.]
P.O. Box 29178
Richmond, VA 23242-0178
4115 Nine Mile Road
Richmond, VA 23223-4926
(804) 222-3110
3401 Brook Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 278-4310
204 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23230
email: apva@apva.org
ROANOKE
1838
Roanoke Valley Historical Society Museum and Library
One Market Square, P.O. Box 1904
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 342-5770
Box 201
Salem, VA 24153
email:
City of Roanoke
1852
Roanoke City Public Library
706 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 981-2475
3288 Somerset Street, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24014
ROCKBRIDGE
1778
Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society (RAGS)
P.O. Box 92
Rockbridge Baths, VA 24473
http://www.angelfire.com/va/rockbridge/index.html
101 East Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 464-1058
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 463-8640
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 464-7228
ROCKINGHAM
1778
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
P.O. Box 716 (Bowman & High Streets)
Dayton, VA 22821
(formerly Rockingham Public Library)
174 S. Main St.
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 434-4475
1-800-594-BOOK
Alexander Mack Memorial Library
East College Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812
(540) 828-5410
Menno Simons Historical Library and Archives
1200 Park Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22801-2462
(540) 432-4177
1786
Russell County Public Library
203 N.W. Main Street, P.O. Box 247
Lebanon, VA 24266
(540) 889-8044
P.O. Box 313
Honaker, VA 24260
(703) 873-5246
City of Salem
1806
Salem Historical Society
c/o Salem Museum
801 E. Main St.
Salem, VA 24153
(703) 389-6760
SCOTT
1814
No Society Information
Clerk Scott Circuit Court
104 E. Jackson St., Suite 2
Gate City, VA 24251
(540) 386-3801
SHENANDOAH
Originally called Dunmore,
1772; Name Changed 1778
Central Virginia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905-5583
c/o Shenandoah County Library
514 Stoney Creek Boulevard
Edinburg, VA 22824
(540) 984-8200
514 Stoney Creek Boulevard
Edinburg, VA 22824
(540) 984-8200
P.O. Box 2234
Winchester, VA 22604
SMYTH
1832
Smyth County Historical Society
P.O. Box 574
Marion, VA 24354
(540) 783-2745
118 South Sheffey Street
Marion, VA 24354
(540) 783-2323
SOUTHAMPTON
1749
Southampton County Historical Society
c/o Milton T. Futrell
P.O. Box 407
Courtland, VA 23837
22511 Main Street
Courtland, VA 23837
(434) 653-2821
SPOTSYLVANIA
1720
Spotsylvania Historical Association
P.O. Box 64
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
(703) 582-7167
STAFFORD
1664
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
2001 Parkway Boulevard
Stafford, VA 22554
(540) 659-4909
City of Staunton
1761
Museum of American Frontier Culture Library
1250 Richmond Road, P.O. Box 810
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 332-7850
1 Churchville Avenue
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 332-3906
City of Suffolk
1742
Suffolk Public Library
443 Washington Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
(804) 934-7686
P.O. Box 1255
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 539-2781
SURRY
c.1652
Surry County Historical Society and Museum
84 Main St.; P.O. Box 262
Surry, VA 23883
SUSSEX
1753
Gary M. Williams
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Sussex, VA 23884
TAZEWELL
1799
Tazewell County Historical Society
Greever House
100 East Main Street, P.O. Box 916
Tazewell, VA 24651
(540) 988-4069
UPPER NORFOLK
1637
(Extinct; Renamed Nansemond, 1646; Now City of Suffolk)
City of Virginia Beach
1906
Virginia Beach Public Library
Local History Collection
4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 431-3001
P.O. Box 62901
Virginia Beach, VA 23466-2901
WARREN
1836
Laura Virginia Hale Archives
Warren Heritage Society
101 Chester Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
(703) 636-1446
WARROSQUYOAKE
(Renamed Isle of Wight County in 1637)
WARWICK [RIVER]
1634, 1643
(Extinct in 1952; See Newport News)
WASHINGTON
1776
Historical Society of Washington County
P.O. Box 484
Abingdon, VA 24212
P.O. Box 433
Bristol, VA 24203-0433
VATNGENSOC@aol.com
Oak Hill and Valley Streets
Abingdon, VA 24210
(540) 676-6222
701 Goode Street
Bristol, VA 24201
(540) 669-9444
WESTMORELAND
1653
Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society Library
Westmoreland County Museum
Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 716
Montross, VA 22520
(804) 493-8440
City of Williamsburg
1633
College of William and Mary
Earl Gregg Swem Library
P.O. Box 7894
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
(757) 221-3067
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
313 1st Street, P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
(757) 565-8500
[See VGS Newsletter June 2000 for details on this organization.]
Route 359, P.O. Drawer 1607
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 253-7336
285 Neck-O-Land Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 229-2158
City of Winchester
1752
(Also See Frederick County)
1340 S. Pleasant Valley Rd.
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 662-5780
WISE
1856
The Historical Society of Southwest Virginia
P.O. Box 3877
Wise, VA 24293
(Wise County Courthouse, archives and office location)
P.O. Box 368 (mailing address)
Wise, VA 24293
WYTHE
1789
Wythe County Historical Society
Frisby Smith, President
450 Church Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
(540) 228-3872
P.O. Box 1601
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 228-2445
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
(540) 223-4742
[See VGS Newsletter October 1996 for details on this facility.]
YORK
1634, 1643
(Also See Poquoson)
P.O. Box 770
Yorktown, VA 23692
P.O. Box 1345
Yorktown, VA 23692
8500 George Washington Memorial Highway
Yorktown, VA 23092
(757) 890-3377
100 Long Green Blvd.
Yorktown, VA 23693
(757) 890-5100
WEST VIRGINIA
Morgan County Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 52
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Wesley E. Pippenger