Dinwiddie County, Virginia Records

Dinwiddie County, Virginia (Map It) was created in May 1, 1752 from Prince George County . Dinwiddie county was named for Robert Dinwiddie, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia .

Dinwiddie County is bordered by Nottoway County (west), Amelia County (northwest), Chesterfield County (north), Prince George County (east), Greensville County (south), Sussex County (southeast), Brunswick County (southwest).

Dinwiddie County Cities and Towns include Ammon, Carson, Church Road, DeWitt, Dinwiddie (County Seat), Edgehill (Petersburg), Ford, McKenney, Sutherland and Wilsons.

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

Dinwiddie County, Virginia Courthouse Records

The Dinwiddie County Courthouse is located in Dinwiddie, 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 Dinwiddie 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.

County court records prior to 1833 were destroyed in 1865. One plat book, one order book, and one judgment book survive.

• Dinwiddie County Clerk of Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1850, Land Records from 1755, Court Records from 1704 and Probate Records from 1789.
• Dinwiddie Health Department, 14006 Boydton Plank Road, Post Office Box 185, Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841; (804) 469-3771
• County and City Research in Virginia Guides and Indexes

Dinwiddie 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

Dinwiddie 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

Dinwiddie County, Virginia Resources

• State of Virginia Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Virginia
• Dinwiddie County Historical Society
• Dinwiddie Branch Library , 14103 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie Court House, VA 23841, Phone 804-469-9450
• Dinwiddie County, Virginia Message Boards
• Dinwiddie County, Virginia Genealogy Forum
• Dinwiddie County microfilmed holdings at The Library of Virginia
• Virginia Heritage - Guides to manuscript and Archival Collections in Dinwiddie Co. Virginia

Dinwiddie County, Virginia External Links

• Virginia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Virginia (1784 - 1922 )
• Dinwiddie County, Virginia Books - Amazon
• Births from the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia, 1720-1798
• 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.
• Dinwiddie Co., Virginia - FindaGrave
• Dinwiddie County, "the countrey of the Apamatica"
• Dinwiddie County, Virginia Links - Cyndi's List
• Dinwiddie Co. VAGenweb
• Dinwiddie County, Virginia Ancestry Database Collections
• Virginia Revolutionary War Units
• Dinwiddie County, Virginia Military Records