Bedford (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

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

Description
The City of Bedford is located in the West-Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for John Russell, The Fourth Duke of Bedford, who was then Secretary of State for Great Britain during the reign of King George II.

Courthouse


For additional records, see Bedford County.

Parent County
1890--Bedford was created 1890 from Bedford County.

Cemeteries

 * List of Cemeteries for Bedford City are: Fairmount Cemetery; Longwood Cemetery; Oakwood Cemetery; Greenwood Cemetery;


 * List of Historical City Cemetery Locations: Fuqua Cemetery; Jackson Street Cemetery; Mountain Cemetery; Otey Street Cemetery

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

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 Liberty (now Bedford) silversmiths and watchmakers.]

Probate Records

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

Vital Records

 * 1853-1911 Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)