Rappahannock County, Virginia Genealogy

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History


The county is named after the Rappahannock River.

Parent County
1833--Rappahannock County was created 8 February 1833 from Culpeper County. County seat: Washington

Census
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.]

Family Histories

 * [Lawson] Sydnor, Floyd Wills. And Louis C. Bulkey. Lawson Family of Lancaster and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia. Richmond, VA: Bulkley, unknown, 1931. Digital version available at Ancestry; and World Vital Records ($).

Private Papers

 * [Gibson] Davis, Bruce G. "Gibson Family Bible, Rappahannock County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1970):163-164. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Rappahannock County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):220-222. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Web Sites

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