Rappahannock County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Rappahannock County

County Courthouse


Rappahannock County, Virginia 238 Gay Street P O Box 116 Washington, Virginia 22747 540-675-3621

Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, probate, and court records from 1833; land records from 1818; some personal property records from 1834.

History


The county is named after the Rappahannock River.

Parent County
1833--Rappahannock County was created 8 February 1833 from Culpeper County. County seat: Washington

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

African American
Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721

Cemeteries


 * Tombstone Transcription Project Rappahannock County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Census
1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]

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

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 version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Rappahannock County on page 133.]

War of 1812
Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865

Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865


 * 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, Rappahannock County, p. 100. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Private Papers
Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007


 * [Gibson] Davis, Bruce G. "Gibson Family Bible, Rappahannock County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1970):163-164. Available at ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Probate
Will Book A, 1833-1842 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Will Book B, 1842-1849 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Will Book C, 1849-1855 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Will Book D, 1855-1866 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Rappahannock County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):220-222. Available at ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Rappahannock County, Virginia USGENWEB
 * Virginia Pioneers Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * Virginia Pioneers Virginia Pioneers ($)

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