Gloucester County, Virginia Records

Gloucester County, Virginia (Map It) was created in 1651 from York County . Gloucester county was named for the Gloucestershire, England.

Gloucester County is bordered by Middlesex County (north), Matthews County (east),York County (south), James City County (southwest), King and Queen County (west).

Gloucester County Cities and Towns include Gloucester .

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

Gloucester County, Virginia Courthouse Records

The Gloucester County Courthouse is located in Gloucester, Virginia. The old Gloucester county courthouse is not being at this time. The last time I was here it was used for council meetings and public meetings. The courthouse was re-erected in 1766 on the site of a building destroyed by fire. It was restored and remodeled and the clerk’s office building added in 1956.

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 Gloucester 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 destroyed by an 1820 fire, and most of the records created after that date were destroyed in Richmond on 3 April 1865. Six minute books from the nineteenth century and two surveyor's record books survive.

• Gloucester County Clerk of Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1853, Land Records from 1733, Court Records from 1862 and Probate Records from 1820.
• Gloucester County (VA) Treasurer
• Gloucester County Commissioner of the Revenue
• Gloucester County Health Department
• County and City Research in Virginia Guides and Indexes

Gloucester 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

Gloucester 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

Gloucester County, Virginia Resources

• State of Virginia Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Virginia
• Gloucester Library , 6382 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061, (804) 693-2998
• Gloucester Genealogical Society
• Gloucester Historical Commission , P.O. Box 1176, Gloucester, VA 23061
• Gloucester Historical Society
• Gloucester County, Virginia Message Boards
• Gloucester County, Virginia Genealogy Forum
• Gloucester County microfilmed holdings at The Library of Virginia
• Virginia Heritage - Guides to manuscript and Archival Collections in Gloucester Co. Virginia

Gloucester County, Virginia External Links

• Virginia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Virginia (1784 - 1922 )
• Gloucester County, Virginia Books - Amazon
• Records of Colonial Gloucester County, Virginia
• 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.
• Gloucester Co., Virginia - FindaGrave
• Kingston Parish, Virginia Register, 1749-1827
• Kingston Parish Register 1749-1827
• Topographic Church List and Map for Gloucester County, Virginia
• Gloucester County (Virginia)
• A brief history of the town of Glocester, Rhode Island
• Gloucester County, Virginia Links - Cyndi's List
• Gloucester Co. VAGenweb
• Gloucester County, Virginia Ancestry Database Collections
• Virginia Revolutionary War Units
• Gloucester County, Virginia Military Records