King George, Virginia

United States &gt; Virginia &gt; King George County

Parent County
1720--King George County was created 2 November 1720 from Richmond and Westmoreland Counties. County seat: King George

Neighboring Counties

 * Caroline
 * Charles County, Maryland
 * Essex
 * Stafford
 * Westmoreland

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

Vital Records
One of my favorite sources for this county is the book King George County, Virginia, Death Records 1853-1896, written by Elizabeth Nuckols Lee. It's in book form on the shelf at the Family History Library. Lee copied the county records and they are neatly typed and indexed. Very helpful.

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog