Mathews County, Virginia Records

Mathews County, Virginia (Map It) was created in December 16, 1790 from Gloucester County. Mathews county was named for Thomas Mathews, British commander in the War of the Austrian Succession.

Mathews County is bordered by Northampton County (east, across the Chesapeake Bay), ), Middlesex County (north), Gloucester County (south & west).

Mathews County Cities and Towns include Hudgins, Mathews, Susan .

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

Mathews County, Virginia Courthouse Records

The Mathews County Courthouse is located in Mathews, 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 Mathews 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.

All county court records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865. At least two bond books, one plat book, and a number of fee books survive.

• Mathews County Clerk of Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1827, Land Records from 1817, Court Records from 1795 and Probate Records from 1795.
• Mathews County Commissioner of Revenue
• Mathews County Treasurer
• Mathews County Health Department
• County and City Research in Virginia Guides and Indexes

Mathews 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

Mathews 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

Mathews County, Virginia Resources

• State of Virginia Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Virginia
• Mathews County Historical Society, Inc.
• Mathews Memorial Library , Main Street, P.O. Box 980, Mathews, VA 23109, (804) 725-5747
• Mathews County, Virginia Message Boards
• Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy Forum
• Mathews County microfilmed holdings at The Library of Virginia
• Virginia Heritage - Guides to manuscript and Archival Collections in Mathews Co. Virginia

Mathews County, Virginia External Links

• Virginia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Virginia (1784 - 1922 )
• Mathews County, Virginia Books - Amazon
• Kingston Parish, Virginia Register, 1749-1827
• Kingston Parish Register 1749-1827
• 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.
• Mathews Co., Virginia - FindaGrave
• History of Mathews County, Virginia
• Mathews County, Virginia Links - Cyndi's List
• Mathews Co. VAGenweb
• Mathews County, Virginia Ancestry Database Collections
• Virginia Revolutionary War Units
• Mathews County, Virginia Military Records