Fairfax (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

Description
Fairfax City is located in the Northern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and included in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. The City was named for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Courthouse
For additional records, see Fairfax County.

Parent County

 * 1961--Fairfax was created in 1961 from Fairfax County.

Genealogy

 * Deaths Within the Appler Family (Appler Family Newsletter). 1966. Vol 14. By William W. Dick, Edna May Apler Rickets Lawrence. n.p.: n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Occupations

 * Cutten, George Barton. The Silversmiths of Virginia (Together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1952. Available at . [Includes a section on Fairfax silversmiths.]

Probate Records

 * 1652-1900 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)

Death Records

 * 1853-1911 Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)