Greene County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Greene County

Northern Virginia county in the Piedmont region.

County Courthouse


Greene County Courthouse P.O. Box 386 Standardsville, VA 22973-0386 Phone 434-985-5208

Clerk Circuit Court has birth records 1853-1896 and 1912-1919, death records 1838-1860 marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1838

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786).

Parent County
1838--Greene County was created 24 January 1838 from Orange County. County seat: Stanardsville

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Transcription Project Greene County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Genealogy
Several genealogies have been published about Greene County families. To view a list, visit Greene County, Virginia Genealogy.

Land
Grants and Patents


 * Hudgins. 13 patents dated 1722-1761 in what is now Greene County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Greene County on pages 130-131.]

War of 1812

 * Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Greene County.]
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Greene County, p. 82. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Greene County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):106-107. Available at ; digital version at New England Ancestors($).

Vital Records
Birth

Beth Fridley has published abstracts of Greene County, Virginia birth records online at Ancestry:


 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1853-1871 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1872-1878 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1879-1887 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1888-1896 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).

Societies and Libraries

 * Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Greene Co., VAGenWeb. Part of the USGenWeb Project. Maps, name indexes, history.
 * Cyndi's List
 * Cyndi's List