Appomattox County, Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Appomattox County, Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

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Description
Appomattox County is located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was created in 1845 when Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Campbell Counties each surrendered portions of their territory for a new county. The area was named after the Appamatuck people who were shown on Captain John Smith's map of 1612 and the name eventually evolved into "Appomattox". Appomattox is the County seat.

Appomattox County Virginia Courthouse


Appomattox County Courthouse P.O. Box 672 Appomattox, VA 24522-0672 Phone: 804-352-5275

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1892, court and land records

Appomattox County Virginia History


The county was named after the Appomattox River.

Parent County
1845--Appomattox County was created 8 February 1845 from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and Prince Edward Counties. County seat: Appomattox

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, visit "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss


1892 All county courthouse records except land tax books were destroyed by fire in 1892.

The Appomattox County VAGenWeb page identifies surviving church and vital records.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Appomattox County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1960):79-80. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

African American
Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Appomattox County, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Appomattox County:

Census
1890 Union Veterans


 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.

Genealogy
More than a dozen genealogies have been published about Appomattox County families. To view a list, visit Appomattox County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies.

Historic Residences

 * Smith, Ethel Marion. "Clover Hill. Early History of an Old Appomattox Landmark," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 57, No. 3 (Jul., 1949), pp. 269-273. Digital version at JSTOR ($). [Includes information about the Patteson family.]

Land and Property
Grants and Patents


 * Bannister et al. 482 patents dated 1739-1828 in what is now Appomattox County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2010. [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.]

Local Histories

 * Featherston, Nathaniel Ragland. Appomattox County History and Genealogy. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co., 1998. Available at . Digital version at World Vital Records ($). This book contains numerous genealogies for families of Appomattox County. For a list of surnames please see World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at ; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at ; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at . [Includes individuals who migrated out of Appomattox County to other parts of the country.]

War of 1812

 * 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.: Governnment Printing Office, 1883. ; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Appomattox County, pp. 61-62.]

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H (Appomattox Rangers)
 * - 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Appomattox Grays).
 * - 20th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Confederate). Company C.
 * - 44th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Appomattox Invincibles).
 * - 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Liberty Guards).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
 * 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * Hopkins, Luther W. From Bull Run to Appomattox: A Boy's View. Baltimore: Press of Fleet-McGinley Co., 1914. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Civil War Battle
The following battles were fought in Appomattox County.


 * April 8, 1865 = Appomattox Station
 * April 9, 1865 = Appomattox Court House
 * Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865

Miscellaneous Records

 * 1607-2007 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization
Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books. [Appomattox County petitions (1846-1860) are described on pp. 132-135.]

Taxation

 * 1764-1792 - Crouse, Randy F. McNew "Personal Property Tax Lists of Buckingham County Virginia, Vol. 1, 1764-1792, Randy F. McNew Crouse 2017. 428 pages. Available at Lulu ($) and FHL. Family History Library Call Number: 975.5623 R4c. Appomattox County was created in 1845, in part, from that portion of Buckingham County that lay south of the Appomattox River. Buckingham residents living there then, and following the division of the county, became residents of Appomattox County. This book is a comprehensive transcription of all extant tithe and personal property tax lists (over 12,000 records) for Buckingham County, Virginia from its formation in 1761 through 1792. Includes 1764, 1773-4, 1782-1792. All proprietors are named (male or female) along with many additional white males over the age of 16, number of white tithes, number of slave tithes, names of slaves over the age of 12 (until 1783), carriages, ordinary licences, horses, cattle (1783-1788) and acres of land (1764). Comments and annotations are included, as found in the original lists, describe familial relationships, marital status (widow), physical characteristics, race, occupation, nationality, religion, place of residence and more.Transcribed records are ordered as they appear in the tax lists and, in addition, are ordered alphabetically in a 160 page index section. Includes an introduction and guide to use, a table and graphs to summarize statistics, extensive bibliography, table of alternate surname spellings, list of abbreviations and appendices.
 * 1792-1802 - Crouse, Randy F. McNew "Personal Property Tax Lists of Buckingham County Virginia, Vol. 2, 1792-1802, Randy F. McNew Crouse 2017. 460 pages. Available only at Lulu ($). The second volume in this monumental tax list transcription effort. Comprehensive transcription of all personal property tax lists (over 13,700 records enumerating over 47,000 tithes) for Buckingham County, Virginia from 1792-1802. All proprietors are named (male or female) along with many additional white males over the age of 16, number of white tithes, number of slave tithes, carriages, ordinary licences and horses. 130 page index. An illustrated appendix on Riding Carriages is a very interesting added feature.


 * 1845 - Chilton, Harriett A. Appomattox County, Virginia Tax Lists, 1845 Only Extant Record for the First Year the County was Established, Includes Land Tax Rolls, Personal Property Tax Rolls. Falls Church, Va.: H.A. Chilton?, 1975.

Birth

 * 1912-1913 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
 * 1936-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1912-1987 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Appomattox County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Appomattox County Virginia Genealogy Websites

 * Appomattox Co., VAGenWeb. Part of the USGenWeb Project. Maps, name indexes, history.
 * Appomattox County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
 * Cyndi's List
 * Cyndi's List