Lexington (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

Description
The City of Lexington is located in the Western portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named in honor of the first great battle of the Revolutionary War, the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, which had occurred three years earlier.

Courthouse


For additional records, see Rockbridge County.

Parent County
1778 -- Lexington was created in 1778 from Rockbridge County.

Civil War
Civil War records for Lexington were kept by the city.

Newspapers

 * 1801-1805 - Rockbridge Repository (Lexington, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).

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 Lexington silversmiths.]

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, ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Lexington Virginia Family History Center