Floyd County, Virginia Genealogy

United States Virginia  Floyd County

Floyd County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Floyd County (established 1831) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse


Floyd County Courthouse 100 East Main Street Room 200 Floyd, Virginia 24091 Phone: 540-745-9330

Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records from 1852-1872, marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1831

History


The county was named after Virginia Governor John Floyd (1783-1837).

Parent County
1831--Floyd County was created 15 January 1831 from Montgomery and Franklin Counties. County seat: Floyd

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Floyd County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1966):74-75. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors($).
 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau

Cemeteries

 * Talbert, Bobby. Floyd County, Virginia Burials (VAGenWeb).
 * Tombstone Transcription Project Floyd County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Census
1840


 * Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Includes Floyd County.]

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.]

Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):


 * Pine Creek. Membership lists (1795-1920) have been published: Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct. 1978)..

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

Revolutionary War

 * Kegley, Mary B. Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. [Includes Floyd County pensioners.]
 * 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, Western District, Floyd County on page 134.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." ; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

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.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Floyd County, p. 79. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company I (1st).
 * - 21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company G 2nd.
 * - 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Floyd Riflemen).
 * - 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Henry Volunteers), Company F (Leatherwood Fencibles), and Company G (Second Company of Volunteers).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * Virginia, Civil War Service
 * Virginia, Civil War Service

Naturalization

 * Virginia

Probate Records

 * 1831-1852 - Will Book I, 1831-1852, Floyd County, VA (New River Notes) - free.

Private Papers

 * Virginia, Historical

Birth
Beth Fridley has published abstracts of the following Floyd County birth record online at Ancestry:


 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1853-73 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1873-79 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1880-84 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).

Marriage

 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).


 * Fisher, Therese A. Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia : Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles Counties. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1991..

Death

 * 1853-1872 - Index to Death Records Floyd County, Virginia 1853-1872 (VAGenWeb) PDF file.

Beth Fridley has published abstracts of the following Floyd County death records online at Ancestry:


 * Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1853-82 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1883-96 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).

Societies and Libraries

 * Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes descriptions of collections. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Floyd County, VirginiaUSGENWEB.
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