Buchanan County, Virginia Genealogy

United States Virginia  Buchanan County

Buchanan County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Buchanan County (established 1858) 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
Buchanan County Courthouse P.O. Box 929 Grundy, Virginia 24614 Phone: 540-935-6575

Courthouse burned in 1885 Clerk Circuit Cout has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1885

History


The county was named after President James Buchanan (1791-1868), who was in office at the time of the county's formation.

Parent County
1858--Buchanan County was created 13 February 1858 from Russell and Tazewell Counties. County seat: Grundy

Record Loss
The courthouse burned in 1885 and a flood in 1977 damaged many later records.


 * Lost census: 1890

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Buchanan County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1962):81-82. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

African Americans

 * Freedmen's Bureau

Cemeteries
For a more detailed description, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Buchanan County, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Buchanan County:


 * Tombstone Transcription Project Buchanan County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Census
1860 Agricultural Census


 * Weaver, Jeffrey C. The 1860 Agriculture Ceneus [sic] of Buchanan County, Virginia. Clintwood, Virginia: Mullins Printing, 1992. Available at.

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
See Buchanan County, Virginia Genealogy

Local Histories

 * Schwab, W.G. The Forests of Buchanan County, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va., 1918. Digital version at Google Books (full-view).

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, Buchanan County, p. 65.]

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (State Line) (Confederate)
 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate). Company D, likely Company I.
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (State Line) (Confederate)
 * - 7th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - 10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - 21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate). Company C and Company E.
 * - 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - French's Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)

Records and histories are available, including:


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

Naturalization

 * Virginia

Death

 * Stewart, Jesse. Early Deaths, Buchanan County, Virginia, 1858-1896. [Grundy, Virginia: J. Stewart, 1990]. Available at.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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