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GENEALOGICAL OR HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
by County or City

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COUNTY/City ORGANIZATION
ACCOMACK
1634, c.1663

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Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society
69 Market Street
Onancock, VA 23417
(804) 787-8012

Genealogy and History of the Eastern Shore (GHOTES)

ALBEMARLE
1744

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Albemarle County Historical Society
McIntire Building
200 Second Street, N.E.
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5245
(434) 296-1492
City of Alexandria
1749

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Alexandria Historical Society, Inc.
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Alexandria Library, Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-4577
[See VGS Newsletter October 1993 for details on this facility.]

Dorothy Starr Civil War Research Library
Fort Ward Museum
4301 West Braddock Road
Alexandria, VA 22304-1008
(703) 838-4848

ALLEGHANY
1822

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Alleghany Highlands Genealogical Society, Inc.
1101 North Rockbridge Avenue
Covington, VA 24426-1136
(540) 862-1659

Charles P. Jones Memorial Library
406 West Riverside Street
Covington, VA 24426
(540) 962-3321

AMELIA
1734

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Amelia Historical Society
Box 113
Amelia, VA 23002
(804) 561-3180

James L. Hamner Public Library
P.O. Box 610
Amelia Court House, VA 23002
(804) 561-4559

AMHERST
1761

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Amherst County Public Library
803 Main Street
Amherst, VA 24521
(434) 946-9388

Amherst County Historical Museum
P.O. Box 741
Amherst, VA 24521

APPOMATTOX
1845

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J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library
P.O. Box 789
106 Main Street
Appomattox, VA 24522
(434) 352-5340

Central Virginia Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905-5583

ARLINGTON
Renamed From Alexandria
County (1846) in 1920

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Arlington County Central Library
Virginia Room
1015 North Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 228-5966

Arlington Historical Society
1805 S. Arlington Ridge Road
P.O. Box 402
Arlington, VA 22210
(703) 892-4204

National Genealogical Society
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 525-0050

AUGUSTA
1738

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Augusta County Historical Society
P.O. Box 686
Staunton, VA 24401

Augusta County Central Library
Route 250 & Intersection 608
P.O. Box 600
Fishersville, VA 22939
(540) 885-3961

Waynesboro Public Library
600 South Wayne Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-6746

William Thompson (1813-1909) Genealogical and Historical Society
Glenn W. Thompson, Jr.
P.O. Box 1391
Waynesboro, VA 22980-0933

Augusta County Geneaogical Society
c/o Mr. H. Price
2002 Lynhurst Rd.
Waynesboro, VA 22980-5226

BATH
1790

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Bath County Historical Society
P.O. Box 212
Warm Springs, VA 24484
(540) 839-2543
[See VGS Newsletter June 1996 for details on this organization.]

BEDFORD
1753

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Bedford 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.]

Bedford Historical Society, Inc.
149 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 602
Bedford, VA 24523
(540) 586-8188

BLAND
1861

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Bland County Historical Society
6394 North Scenie Highway
Bastian, VA 24314
(276) 688-3438

BOTETOURT
1769

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(Also See Fincastle)

Botetourt County Central Library
2220 Blue Ridge Boulevard
Roanoke, VA 24012
(540) 977-3433

Botetourt County Historical Society
P.O. Box 468
Fincastle, VA 24090-0468
(540) 473-8394

BRUNSWICK
1720

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Brunswick County Historical Society
86 Lew Jones Rd.
Alberta, VA 23621-2616

Brunswick County Library
133 W. Hicks St.
Lawrenceville, VA 23868

BUCHANAN
1858

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Buchanan County Public Library
Pot Town Road, Route 2, Box 3
Grundy, VA 24614
(540) 935-6581

Buchanan County Historical Society
Rt. 2, Box 3
Grundy, VA 24614

BUCKINGHAM
1761

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Historic Buckingham
Buckingham, VA 23921
(434) 969-4431

CAMPBELL
1781

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Campbell County Historical Society
P.O. Box 560
Rustburg, VA 24588

Avoca Museums & Historical Society
1514 Main St.
Altavista, VA 24517-1132
(434) 369-1076

Staunton River Historical Society
Willie Hodges Booth Museum
P.O. Box 270
Brookneal, VA 24528

CAROLINE
1728

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Caroline County Central Library
117 Ennis Street
P.O. Box 9
Bowling Green, VA 22427
(804) 633-5455

Caroline Historical Society
P.O. Box 324
Bowling Green, VA 22427
(804) 633-6101

[See VGS Newsletter June 1992 for details on this location.]

CARROLL
1842

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Galax-Carroll Regional Library
608 West Stuart Drive
Galax, VA 24333
(540) 236-2042

Carroll County Genealogy Club

Carroll County Historical Society
P.O. Box 937
Hillsville, VA 24343
(703) 398-2253

CHARLES CITY
1634

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Charles City County Historical Society
16530 The Glebe Lane
Charles City, VA 23030

Charles City County Center for Local History
P.O. Box 128
10600 Courthouse Road
Charles City, VA 23030
(804) 652-1516

Thomas R. Williams
Clerk Charles City Circuit Court
P.O. Box 86
Charles City, VA 23030
(804) 829-9213

CHARLOTTE
1764

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Charlotte County Library
Charlotte Courthouse, VA 23923
(434) 542-5247

City of Charlottesville
1762

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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.]

Central Virginia Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905 22905-5583
(804) 293-9067

City of Chesapeake
1963

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Chesapeake Public Library
William McGhee Wallace Memorial Room
298 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320-5512
(757) 382-6461

Norfolk County Historical Society
298 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320-5512
(804) 547-6591

CHESTERFIELD
1749

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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.]

CLARKE
1836

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Clarke County Historical Association
Museum and Archives
Old Courthouse, North Wing
P.O. Box 306
Berryville, VA 22611
(540) 955-2600

City of Colonial Heights
1910

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Colonial Heights Central Library
1000 Yacht Basin Drive
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
(804) 520-9384

CRAIG
1851

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Craig County Historical Society
P.O. Box 206
New Castle, VA 24127

CULPEPER
1749

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Culpeper Genealogical Society
c/o Donna Boyd
P.O. Box 1293
Culpeper, VA 22701-6293
(540) 825-5466

Culpeper Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 785
Culpeper, VA 22701

Museum of Culpeper History
140 E. Davis Street
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 829-1749

Culpeper Town and County Library
271 Southgate Shopping Center
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-8691

CUMBERLAND
1749

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Cumberland County Central Library
Route 60, Box 98; P.O. Box 188
Cumberland, VA 23040-0098
(804) 492-5807

Cumberland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 188
Cumberland, VA 23040
(804) 492-4533

City of Danville
1793

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Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society and Library
P.O. Box 2272
Danville, VA 24541-0272
(434) 799-5195, Ext. 8

[See VGS Newsletter October 1992 for details on this location.]

DICKENSON
1880

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Jonnie B. Deel Memorial Library
P.O. Box 650
Clintwood, VA 24228
(703) 926-6617

Southwest Virginia Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 12485
Roanoke, VA 24026-2485

History Museum & Historical Society of Western Virginia
P.O. Box 1904
Roanoke, VA 24008
(540) 342-5770

DINWIDDIE
1752

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Dinwiddie County Historical Society
P.O. Box 146
Wilsons, VA 23849

Annie L. Williams
Clerk Dinwiddie Circuit Court
P.O. Box 63
Dinwiddie, VA 23841
(804) 468-4540

DUNMORE

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(Name changed to Shenandoah)

ELIZABETH CITY

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(Extinct in 1952, see Hampton)

ESSEX
1692

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Essex Public Library
Church Lane and Marsh Street(Highway 17)
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-4945

Essex County Museum & Historical Society
218 Water Lane
P.O. Box 404
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-4690

FAIRFAX
1742

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Fairfax Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2290
Merrifield, VA 22116-2290
(703) 247-4304
(888) 828-4121, voice mail

Mount Vernon Genealogical Society
Hollin Hall Senior Center
1500 Shenandoah Road
Alexandria, VA 22308

Fairfax City Regional Library, Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
(703) 293-6383
(703) 293-2155 fax

The Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia
P.O. Box 415
Fairfax, VA 22038-0415
(703) 246-2123

Gum Springs Historical Society, Inc.
8100 Fordson Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22306
(703) 799-1198

Falls Church Historical Commission
300 Park Ave.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 241-5014

Gunston Hall Plantation Library and Archives
10709 Gunston Road
Mason Neck, VA 22079-3901
(703) 550-9220

Burke Historical Society
P.O. Box 285
Burke, VA 22009

Great Falls Historical Society
P.O. Box 56
Great Falls, VA 22066

Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
10209 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 385-8414

Historic Vienna
P.O. Box 53
Vienna, VA 22183

McLean Historical Society
c/o The McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101

Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington
P.O. Box 31122
Bethesda, MD 20824-1122
(301) 654-5524
[formerly in Vienna VA]

Seneca Road Historical Society
625 Seneca Rd.
P.O. Box 32
Great Falls, VA 22066

FAUQUIER
1759

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Fauquier County Heritage Society
P.O. Box 548
Marshall, VA 20116
[See VGS Newsletter December 1994 for details on this organization.]

Fauquier County Historical Society
P.O. Box 675
Warrenton, VA 22186
(703) 347-5525

Fauquier County Public Library, Virgiana Room
11 Winchester Street
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540) 347-8750

FINCASTLE

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(Extinct; Now Part of Kentucky)

Historic Fincastle, Inc.
James Early Cabin
121 East Murray Street
Fincastle, VA 24090
(540) 473-3077

FLOYD
1831

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Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library
125 Sheltman Street
Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-6965

FLUVANNA
1777

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Fluvanna County Library
P.O. Box 548
Fork Union, VA 23055
(434) 842-2230

Fluvanna County Historical Society
P.O. Box 8
Palmyra, VA 22963

[See VGS Newsletter December 1997 for details on this location.]

FRANKLIN
1785

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Franklin County Public Library
138 East Court Street
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
(540) 483-3098

Franklin County Heritage Society
Cheryl Ramsey, Secretary
810 Holley Road
Henry, VA 24102
(540) 365-2302

Franklin County Historical Society
Box 905
Rocky Mount, VA 24151

FREDERICK
1738

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Handley Regional Library
100 West Piccadilly Street
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 662-9041
[See VGS Newsletter June 1998 for details on this facility.]

Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2234
Winchester, VA 22604

City of Fredericksburg
1728

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library
1201 Caroline Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 372-1160

Fredericksburg Regional Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 42013
Fredericksburg, VA 22404-2013

Kenmore Association Library
1201 Washington Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 373-3381

GILES
1806

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Giles County Historical Society
P.O. Box 404
Pearisburg, VA 24134
(703) 921-1050

Pearisburg Public Library
112 Tazewell Street
Pearisburg, VA 24134
(540) 921-2556

GLOUCESTER
1651

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Gloucester Library
6382 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-2998

Gloucester Historical Society
P.O. Box 1776
Gloucester, VA 23061

Gloucester Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 367
Gloucester VA 23601
[See VGS Newsletter December 2002 for details on this organization.]

Gloucester Historical Commission
P.O. Box 1176
Gloucester, VA 23061

GOOCHLAND
1728

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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

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Grayson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 529
Independence, VA 24348-9529
(540) 773-9041

Galax-Carroll Regional Library
608 West Stuart Drive
Galax, VA 24333
(540) 236-2042

Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation
P.O. Box 679
Independence, VA 24348

GREENE
1838

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Greene County Historical Society
P.O. Box 185
Stanardsville, VA 22973
GREENSVILLE
1780

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Greensville County Genealogical Society
c/o Richardson Library
One Spring Street
Emporia, VA 23847
(434) 634-2539

Robert C. Wrenn
Clerk Greensville Circuit Court
P.O. Box 631
Emporia, VA 23847
(434) 34-4215

HALIFAX
1752

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South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History
1500 Wilborn Avenue
South Boston, VA 24592
(434) 572-9200

Halifax County Regional Library
161 South Main Street
Halifax, VA 24558
(434) 476-3357

Piedmont Genealogical Society
511 Patton Street, P.O. Box 2272
Danville, VA 24541-0272
(434) 799-5195, Ext. 8

South Central Virginia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 295
Charlotte Court House VA 23923
vascvgs@yahoo.com

City of Hampton
1680, 1908

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Charles Taylor Arts Center
4205 Victory Boulevard
Hampton, VA 23669
(804) 727-1051

Tidewater Genealogical Society
TGS Library
Old Warwick County Courthouse
14415 Old Courthouse Way
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 988-1055
email: VATGS@verizon.net

[See VGS Newsletter August 2001 for details on this region.]

HANOVER
1720

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Hanover County Historical Society
P.O. Box 91
Hanover, VA 23069
(804) 746-2377, Anne Geddy Cross

Page Memorial Library of History and Genealogy
P.O. Box 323
17193 Mountain Rd.
Montpelier, VA 23192

HENRICO
1634

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Henrico County Historical Society
1590 E. Parham Rd.
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 501-5682
hchsinfo@yahoo.com

Yvonne G. Smith
Clerk Henrico Circuit Court
P.O. Box 27032
Richmond, VA 23273
(804) 672-4202

HENRY
1776

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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.]

Henry County Historical Society
P.O. Box Drawer 432
Martinsville, VA 24114

HIGHLAND
1847

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Highland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 63
McDowell, VA 24458

Highland County Public Library
P.O. Box 519
Monterey, VA 24465

[See VGS Newsletter June 2003 for details on this location.]

ISLE OF WIGHT
1634

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No Society Information

William E. Laine, Jr.
Clerk Isle of Wight Circuit Court
P.O. Box 110
Isle of Wight, VA 23397
(757) 357-3191

JAMES CITY
1634

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No Society Information

Helen S. Ward
Clerk James City Circuit Court
P.O. Box 3045
Williamsburg, VA 23187
(757_ 229-2552

KING AND QUEEN
1691

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King and Queen Historical Society
Howard Schmidt, Director
P.O. Box 10
St. Stephens Church, VA 23148
(804) 769-1041
KING GEORGE
1720

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King George Historical Society
P.O. Box 424
King George, VA 22485

King George County Museum and Research Center
Old Jail
9483 Kings Highway (Route 3)
King George, VA 22485
(540) 775-3322

Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library
Route 3
King George, VA 22485
(540) 775-7951

KING WILLIAM
1701

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King William Historical Society
1231 North Point Farm Road
King William, VA 23086

Emmett M. Upshaw, Sr.
Clerk King William Circuit Court
P.O. Box 216
King William, VA 23086
(804) 769-2311

LANCASTER
1651

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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.]

Foundation for Historic Christ Church
P.O. Box 24
Irvington, VA 22480
(804) 438-6855

LEE
1792

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Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society
P.O. Box 231
Jonesville, VA 24263-0231
LOUDOUN
1757

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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

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Louisa County Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 1172
Louisa, VA 23093

[See VGS Newsletter June 1997 for details on this location.]

LOWER NORFOLK

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(See Norfolk County)
LUNENBURG
1745

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[Proposed] Lunenburg Historical Society
General Delivery
Lunenburg, VA 23952
City of Lynchburg
1786

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Jones Memorial Library
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
[See VGS Newsletter December 1995 for details on this facility.]

Lynchburg College Library
Archives and Special Collections
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 544-8441

MADISON
1792

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Madison County Library
402 North Main Street
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-4720

Central Virginia Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905-5583

MATHEWS
1790

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Mathews County Historical Society, Inc.
1001 Brickbat
P.O. Box 855
Mathews, VA 23109

Mathews Memorial Library
Main Street, P.O. Box 980
Mathews, VA 23109
(804) 725-5747

MECKLENBURG
1764

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Southside Regional Library
Washington Street
Boydton, VA 23917
(434) 738-6580

Southside Virginia Genealogical Society
South Hill, VA

MIDDLESEX
1673

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No Society Information

Peggy W. Walton
Clerk Middlesex Circuit Court
P.O. Box 158
Saluda, VA 23149
(804) 758-5317

MONTGOMERY
1776

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Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library
125 Sheltman Street
Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-6965

Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 12485
Roanoke, VA 24026-2485

Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
300 South Pepper Street
Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-5644

NANSEMOND
1637, 1646

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(Extinct; Independent City of Nansemond, 1972; Merge With Suffolk, 1974)

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.

NELSON
1807

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Nelson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 474
Lovingston, VA 22949
(434) 227-5526
NEW KENT
c.1654

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New Kent Historical Society
P.O. Box 24
New Kent, VA 23214
(804) 932-8166
NEW NORFOLK

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(Extinct; Divided in 1637 for Upper and Lower Norfolk counties)
City of Newport News
1880

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Newport News Public Library
Martha Woodroof Hiden Virginiana Collection
110 Main Street
Newport News, VA 23601
(804) 591-4858

AAHGS - Hampton Roads Chapter
P.O. Box 2448
Newport News, VA 23609-2448

The Mariner's Museum
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606-3759
(757) 596-2222

Newport News-Warwick Historical Preservation Association of Virginia

Tidewater Genealogical Society
TGS Library
Old Warwick County Courthouse
14415 Old Courthouse Way
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 988-1055
email: VATGS@verizon.net

NORFOLK
1691

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(Extinct in 1963; See Chesapeake)
NORTHAMPTON
1634, 1643

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Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3602
Salisbury, MD 21802-3602
(410) 742-3501

Genealogy and History of the Eastern Shore (GHOTES)

NORTHUMBERLAND
c.1645

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Northumberland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 221
Heathsville, VA 22473
(804) 580-8581
[See VGS Newsletter April 1999 for details on this organization.]

Genealogical Society of the Northern Neck
P.O. Box 511
Heathsville, VA 22473-0221

NOTTOWAY
1788

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Nottoway County Library
State Road 625
Nottoway, VA 23955
(434) 645-9310

Nottoway County Historical Association
503 7th St.
Blackstone, VA 23824
(434) 292-3381

ORANGE
1734

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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.]

Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc.
P.O. Box 279
Locust Grove, VA 22508-0279
(540) 825-1496

Brawdus Martin Germanna Visitor Center
and the Evelyn Chandler Martin Research Library
2062 Germanna Highway
Locust Grove, VA 22508

[See VGS Newsletter August 1992 for details on this area.]

PAGE
1831

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Page County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 734
Luray, VA 22835

Page Public Library
100 Zerkel Street
Luray, VA 22835
(540) 743-6867
[See VGS Newsletter June 1999 for details on this organization.]

PATRICK
1790

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Patrick County Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 1045
Stuart, VA 24171
(540) 694-2840
(540) 694-3895

Patrick County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1016
Stuart, VA 24171
(276) 251-8356
email: famalpha@yahoo.com

City of Petersburg
1748

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Petersburg National Battlefield Library
P.O. Box 549
Petersburg, VA 23804
(804) 732-6092

Historic Blandford Cemetery Foundation, Inc.
250 South Sycamore Street
Petersburg, VA 23803

PITTSYLVANIA
1766

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Pittsylvania County Library
Center Street, P.O. Box 1049
Chatham, VA 24531

Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society and Library
P.O. Box 2272
Danville, VA 24541

Pittsylvania County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1148
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-2172

[See VGS Newsletter October 1992 for details on this location.]

City of Poquoson
1952

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Poquoson Public Library
774 Poquoson Avenue
Poquoson, VA 23662
(804) 868-7931
City of Portsmouth
1752

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Portsmouth Public Library or Portsmouth Genealogical Society
601 Court Street, P.O. Box 7062
Portsmouth, VA 23707-0062
(804) 393-8501

Portsmouth Historical Association
221 North St.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
(757) 393-0241

POWHATAN
1777

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Powhatan County Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 562
Powhatan, VA 23139
PRINCE EDWARD
1753

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Longwood College Library
201 High Street
Farmville, VA 23909-1897
(434) 395-2633
PRINCE GEORGE
1702

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No Society Information

Bishop Knott, Jr.
Clerk Prince George Circuit Court
P.O. Box 98
Prince George, VA 23875
(804) 733-2640

PRINCE WILLIAM
1730

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Prince William County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2019
Manassas, VA 20108-0812

Historic Prince William, Inc.
P.O. Box 1731
Woodbridge, VA 22195-1731

Historic Dumfries, Inc.
The Weems-Botts Museum
P.O. Box 26
Dumfries, VA 22026
(703) 670-2660
(703) 221-3346

The Manassas Museum
9101 Prince William Street, P.O. Box 560
Manassas, VA 22110
(703) 368-1873

Prince William Public Library System
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

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(Extinct in 1963; also See Virginia Beach)

Princess Anne County - Virginia Beach Historical Society
2040 Potters Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

PULASKI
1839

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Wilderness Road Regional Museum and New River Historical Society
P.O. Box 373
Newbern, VA 24126
(540) 674-4835

Radford Public Library
30 First Street
Radford, VA 24141
(540) 731-3621

Pulaski County Genealogy Club
P.O. Box 1299
Pulaski VA 24301-1299

[OLD] RAPPAHANNOCK
1656

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(Extinct in 1692 to form Essex and Richmond counties)
RAPPAHANNOCK
1833

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Rappahannock Historical Society
P.O. Box 261
Washington, VA 22747-0261
(540) 675-1163

[See VGS Newsletter February 2004 for details on this location.]

RICHMOND
1692

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No Society Information

Rosa S. Forrester
Clerk Richmond Circuit Court
P.O. Box 1000
Warsaw, VA 22572
(804) 333-3781

City of Richmond
1742

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The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219-1905
(804) 692-3500

Friends of the Virginia State Archives, Inc.
P.O. Box 4804
Richmond, VA 23220

The Virginia Historical Society
428 North Boulevard, P.O. Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 358-4901
[See VGS Newsletter October 1995 for details on this organization.]

Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia
P.O. Box 29178
Richmond, VA 23242-0178

Allen E. Roberts Masonic Library and Museum
4115 Nine Mile Road
Richmond, VA 23223-4926
(804) 222-3110

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia Library
3401 Brook Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 278-4310

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
204 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23230
email: apva@apva.org

ROANOKE
1838

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Roanoke Valley Historical Society Museum and Library
One Market Square, P.O. Box 1904
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 342-5770

Salem Historical Society
Box 201
Salem, VA 24153
email:

City of Roanoke
1852

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Roanoke City Public Library
706 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 981-2475

Catholic Historic Society of the Roanoke Valley
3288 Somerset Street, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24014

ROCKBRIDGE
1778

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Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society (RAGS)
P.O. Box 92
Rockbridge Baths, VA 24473
http://www.angelfire.com/va/rockbridge/index.html

Rockbridge Historical Society
101 East Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 464-1058

Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 463-8640

Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 464-7228

ROCKINGHAM
1778

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Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
P.O. Box 716 (Bowman & High Streets)
Dayton, VA 22821

Massanutten Regional Library
(formerly Rockingham Public Library)
174 S. Main St.
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 434-4475
1-800-594-BOOK

Bridgewater College
Alexander Mack Memorial Library
East College Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812
(540) 828-5410

Eastern Mennonite University
Menno Simons Historical Library and Archives
1200 Park Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22801-2462
(540) 432-4177

[See VGS Newsletter August 1997 for details on this location.]

RUSSELL
1786

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Russell County Public Library
203 N.W. Main Street, P.O. Box 247
Lebanon, VA 24266
(540) 889-8044

Russell County Historical Society
P.O. Box 313
Honaker, VA 24260
(703) 873-5246

City of Salem
1806

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Salem Historical Society
c/o Salem Museum
801 E. Main St.
Salem, VA 24153
(703) 389-6760
SCOTT
1814

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No Society Information

Harry C. Penley
Clerk Scott Circuit Court
104 E. Jackson St., Suite 2
Gate City, VA 24251
(540) 386-3801

SHENANDOAH

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Originally called Dunmore, 1772; Name Changed 1778

Central Virginia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5583
Charlottesville, VA 22905-5583

Shenandoah County Historical Society
c/o Shenandoah County Library
514 Stoney Creek Boulevard
Edinburg, VA 22824
(540) 984-8200

Shenandoah County Library
514 Stoney Creek Boulevard
Edinburg, VA 22824
(540) 984-8200

Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2234
Winchester, VA 22604

SMYTH
1832

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Smyth County Historical Society
P.O. Box 574
Marion, VA 24354
(540) 783-2745

Smyth-Bland Regional Library
118 South Sheffey Street
Marion, VA 24354
(540) 783-2323

SOUTHAMPTON
1749

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Southampton County Historical Society
c/o Milton T. Futrell
P.O. Box 407
Courtland, VA 23837

Walter Cecil Rawls Library and Museum
22511 Main Street
Courtland, VA 23837
(434) 653-2821

SPOTSYLVANIA
1720

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Spotsylvania Historical Association
P.O. Box 64
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
(703) 582-7167
STAFFORD
1664

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library
2001 Parkway Boulevard
Stafford, VA 22554
(540) 659-4909
City of Staunton
1761

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Museum of American Frontier Culture Library
1250 Richmond Road, P.O. Box 810
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 332-7850

[See VGS Newsletter August 1998 for details on this location.]

Staunton Public Library
1 Churchville Avenue
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 332-3906

City of Suffolk
1742

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Suffolk Public Library
443 Washington Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
(804) 934-7686

Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society
P.O. Box 1255
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 539-2781

SURRY
c.1652

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Surry County Historical Society and Museum
84 Main St.; P.O. Box 262
Surry, VA 23883
SUSSEX
1753

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Gary M. Williams
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Sussex, VA 23884

Can provide referral to researchers. A $10 fee is required if research involves use of the index to loose papers, 1754-1870.

TAZEWELL
1799

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Tazewell County Historical Society
Greever House
100 East Main Street, P.O. Box 916
Tazewell, VA 24651
(540) 988-4069
UPPER NORFOLK
1637

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(Extinct; Renamed Nansemond, 1646; Now City of Suffolk)
City of Virginia Beach
1906

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Virginia Beach Public Library
Local History Collection
4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 431-3001

Virginia Beach Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 62901
Virginia Beach, VA 23466-2901

WARREN
1836

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Laura Virginia Hale Archives
Warren Heritage Society
101 Chester Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
(703) 636-1446
WARROSQUYOAKE

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(Renamed Isle of Wight County in 1637)
WARWICK [RIVER]
1634, 1643

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(Extinct in 1952; See Newport News)
WASHINGTON
1776

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Historical Society of Washington County
P.O. Box 484
Abingdon, VA 24212

Holston Territory Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 433
Bristol, VA 24203-0433
VATNGENSOC@aol.com

Washington County Public Library
Oak Hill and Valley Streets
Abingdon, VA 24210
(540) 676-6222

Bristol Public Library
701 Goode Street
Bristol, VA 24201
(540) 669-9444

WESTMORELAND
1653

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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

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College of William and Mary
Earl Gregg Swem Library
P.O. Box 7894
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
(757) 221-3067

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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.]

Jamestowne Settlement Library
Route 359, P.O. Drawer 1607
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 253-7336

Williamsburg Area Historical Society
285 Neck-O-Land Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 229-2158

City of Winchester
1752

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(Also See Frederick County)

Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
1340 S. Pleasant Valley Rd.
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 662-5780

WISE
1856

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The Historical Society of Southwest Virginia
P.O. Box 3877
Wise, VA 24293

Wise County Historical Society
(Wise County Courthouse, archives and office location)
P.O. Box 368 (mailing address)
Wise, VA 24293

WYTHE
1789

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Wythe County Historical Society
Frisby Smith, President
450 Church Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
(540) 228-3872

Wythe County Genealogical & Historical Association
P.O. Box 1601
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 228-2445

Wytheville Community College Library
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
(540) 223-4742
[See VGS Newsletter October 1996 for details on this facility.]

YORK
1634, 1643

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(Also See Poquoson)

York County Historical Society
P.O. Box 770
Yorktown, VA 23692

York Historical Committee
P.O. Box 1345
Yorktown, VA 23692

York County Public Library
8500 George Washington Memorial Highway
Yorktown, VA 23092
(757) 890-3377

Tabb-York Public Library
100 Long Green Blvd.
Yorktown, VA 23693
(757) 890-5100

WEST VIRGINIA

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Morgan County Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 52
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Updated: February 26, 2008
Wesley E. Pippenger