Floyd County, Virginia Genealogy

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

Description
Floyd County is located in the southwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for then Governor John Floyd.

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

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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline


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

Bible Records

 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Talbert, Bobby. Floyd County, Virginia Burials (VAGenWeb).

Census Records
1840
 * 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. 2001. By James L. Douthat. Signal Mountain, TN : Mountain Press. 975.5 X2d 1840. Surname list.

1890
 * 1890 Census, Floyd County, Virginia. 1890. By Marjorie Fluor Moore. Santa Ana, CA : McGinnis Printing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

1890 Union Veterans
 * Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. By Ronald Ray Turner..
 * 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census. Online at: Ancestry ($). Includes this county.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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)..

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records Library of Virginia's Chancery Record Index includes digital images for Floyd County chancery records 1828-1916. Original chancery causes are maintained by the Floyd County Circuit Court Clerk.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized images of African Americans of Floyd County.
 * * See Virginia_Cohabitation_Records for links to online records.

Funeral Homes

 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Genealogies
Compiled Genealogies by Surname
 * See Floyd County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of published books and articles.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * Burton, Charles T. Botetourt County, Virginia, Early Settlers: From the Earliest Times through 1795, in the Area that was Botetourt County in 1782, Covers Parts of Present-day Counties of Montgomery, Bath, Giles, Floyd, Alleghany, Roanoke, Craig and Monroe. Troutville, Va.: n.p., 1979?..
 * Shelor, Sue Jefferson. Pioneers and Their Coat of Arms of Floyd County: Genealogies of Prominent Early Settlers of the Blue Ridge Plateau of Virginia. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Hunter Publishing, 1961..
 * As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Floyd, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 80,000 entries.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War
 * 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. Online at: U.S. Census Bureau, Google Books. 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. Virginia section begins on page 238.
 * Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. 1997. By Mary B. Kegley. n.p.: M.B. Kegley.

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... 1883. Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books. See Vol. 5, Virginia, Floyd County, p. 79. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments. Civil War service men in Floyd County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company I (1st).
 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company A
 * - 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).
 * - 47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies A, B, D, H, and I.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1906-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1831-1852 Will Book I, 1831-1852, Floyd County, VA (New River Notes)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records

Bibliography
 * 1831 The 1831 Floyd County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at New River Notes.

Birth
Beth Fridley has published abstracts of the following Floyd County birth record online at Ancestry:
 * 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1853-73 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1873-79 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * 1584-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1880-84 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).

Marriage

 * 1660-1959 Virginia, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index ; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia: Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles Counties. 1991. By Therese A. Fisher. Bowie, MD : Heritage Books..

Death
Beth Fridley has published abstracts of the following Floyd County death records online at Ancestry:
 * Deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society.
 * 1853-1872 Index to Death Records Floyd County, Virginia 1853-1872 (VAGenWeb) PDF file.
 * 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1853-82 Ancestry ($).
 * 1853-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;  index & images
 * Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1883-96 Ancestry ($).

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 at FamilySearch — index & images

Family History Centers

 * Martinsville Virginia Family History Center


 * Blue Ridge Regional Library - Bassett Branch - an affiliate library
 * Blue Ridge Regional Library - Patrick County Branch - an affiliate library
 * Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library - Christiansburg - an affiliate library
 * Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library - Jessie Peterman Memorial - an affiliate library

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.

Websites

 * Va USGENWEB, Floyd County, Virginia
 * Cyndi's List


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

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 ; online at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($).
 * Bassett Historical Center. By Alice J. Sweeney. The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; online at: Virginia Genealogical Society.