Brunswick County, Virginia Records

Brunswick County, Virginia (Map It) was created in December 17, 1720 from Prince George County, Parts of Isle of Wight County and Surry County were added in 1732. Brunswick county was named for the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed .

Brunswick County is bordered by Nottoway County (north), Dinwiddie County (northeast), Greensville County (east), Dinwiddie County (northeast), Warren County, North Carolina (south), Mecklenburg County (west), Lunenburg County (northwest).

Brunswick County Cities and Towns include Alberta, Brodnax and Lawrenceville.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old Virginia maps.

Brunswick County, Virginia Courthouse Records

The Brunswick County Courthouse is located in Lawrenceville, Virginia.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH . Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The Brunswick County record dates below are from the earliest date to present time. They may include records of land, estates, taxes, vital records, divorces, naturalizations, voter registration, military discharges and court records.

Authorized in 1720 but the government was not formed until 1732. The first pages of a number of early record books damaged by time.

• Brunswick County Clerk of Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1750, Land Records from 1732, Court Records from 1732 and Probate Records from 1732.
• Brunswick County Treasurer's Office
• Brunswick County Health Department
• County and City Research in Virginia Guides and Indexes

Brunswick County, Virginia Census Records

• Learn More: State of Virginia Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790 (destroyed), 1800 (destroyed), 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: Virginia Heads of families 1790: records of the state enumerations, 1782 to 1785
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Brunswick County, Virginia Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Virginia Vital Records
• Birth & Death Records: from January 1853 to December 1896 and since June 14, 1912 to present. The Virginia Archives has copies of surviving birth and death records for the period 1853 to 1896
• Marriage Records: from January 1853 to present. The Virginia Archives has copies of marriage records prior to 1936.
• Divorce Records: from January 1918 to present.
• Locations: Virginia Office of Vital Statistics, Virginia State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  2001 Maywill Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230

Brunswick County, Virginia Resources

• State of Virginia Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Virginia
• Brunswick Museum and Historical Society, Inc ., Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 837, Lawrenceville, VA 23868
• South Central Virginia Genealogical Society
• Meherrin Regional Library
• Brunswick County, Virginia Message Boards
• Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy Forum
• Brunswick County microfilmed holdings at The Library of Virginia
• Virginia Heritage - Guides to manuscript and Archival Collections in Brunswick Co. Virginia

Brunswick County, Virginia External Links

• Virginia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Virginia (1784 - 1922 )
• Brunswick County, Virginia Books - Amazon
• Using County and City Court Records in the Archives at the Library of Virginia
• Virginia County Records, Volume , VI, VII , IX, X The records in these series were compiled as part of a series known as the Virginia County Records . The volume includes wills, land grants, and marriage bonds as well as other miscellaneous information on early Virginia settlers.
• Brunswick Co., Virginia - FindaGrave
• Brunswick County History
• Brunswick County, Virginia Links - Cyndi's List
• Brunswick Co. VAGenweb
• Brunswick County, Virginia Ancestry Database Collections
• Virginia Revolutionary War Units
• Brunswick County, Virginia Military Records