Appomattox County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Appomattox County

County Courthouse


Appomattox County Courthouse P.O. Box 672 Appomattox, VA 24522-0672 Phone: 804-352-5275

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1892, court and land records

History


The county was named after the Appomattox River.

Parent County
1845--Appomattox County was created 8 February 1845 from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and Prince Edward Counties. County seat: Appomattox

Record Loss


County court records were destroyed by fire in 1892.

The Appomattox County VAGenWeb page identifies surviving church and vital records.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Appomattox County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1960):79-80. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

African American
Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721

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

The following is a list of cemeteries in Appomattox County:


 * Tombstone Transcription Project Appomattox County - photos and transcriptions - USGenWeb

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.]

Genealogy
More than a dozen genealogies have been published about Appomattox County families. To view a list, visit Appomattox County, Virginia Genealogy.

Historic Residences

 * Smith, Ethel Marion. "Clover Hill. Early History of an Old Appomattox Landmark," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 57, No. 3 (Jul., 1949), pp. 269-273. Digital version at JSTOR ($). [Includes information about the Patteson family.]

Land and Property
Grants and Patents


 * Bannister et al. 482 patents dated 1739-1828 in what is now Appomattox County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2010. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Local Histories

 * Featherston, Nathaniel Ragland. Appomattox County History and Genealogy. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co., 1998. Available at . Digital version at World Vital Records ($). This book contains numerous genealogies for families of Appomattox County. For a list of surnames please see World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at ; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at ; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at . [Includes individuals who migrated out of Appomattox County to other parts of the country.]

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... Washington, D.C.: Governnment Printing Office, 1883. ; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Appomattox County, pp. 61-62.]

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H (Appomattox Rangers)
 * - 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Appomattox Grays).
 * - 20th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Confederate). Company C.
 * - 44th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Appomattox Invincibles).
 * - 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Liberty Guards).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
 * Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865
 * Hopkins, Luther W. From Bull Run to Appomattox: A Boy's View. Baltimore: Press of Fleet-McGinley Co., 1914. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Civil War Battle
The following battles were fought in Appomattox County.


 * April 8, 1865 = Appomattox Station
 * April 9, 1865 = Appomattox Court House
 * Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865

Naturalization
Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books. [Appomattox County petitions (1846-1860) are described on pp. 132-135.]

Taxation

 * [1845] Chilton, Harriett A. Appomattox County, Virginia Tax Lists, 1845 Only Extant Record for the First Year the County was Established, Includes Land Tax Rolls, Personal Property Tax Rolls. Falls Church, Va.: H.A. Chilton?, 1975.

Societies and Libraries

 * Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Appomattox Co., VAGenWeb. Part of the USGenWeb Project. Maps, name indexes, history.
 * Cyndi's List
 * Cyndi's List

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