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

Description
Fairfax County Virginia is located in northern Virginia, Fairfax County was formed in 1742 from the northern part of Prince William County. It was named for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693–1781), proprietor of the Northern Neck.

The oldest settlements in Fairfax County were located along the Potomac River. George Washington settled in Fairfax County and built his home, Mount Vernon, facing the river. Gunston Hall, the home of George Mason is located nearby. Modern Fort Belvoir is partly located on the estate of Belvoir Manor, built along the Potomac by William Fairfax in 1741. Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the only member of the British nobility ever to reside in the colonies, lived at Belvoir before he moved to the Shenandoah Valley. The Belvoir mansion and several of its outbuildings were destroyed by fire immediately after the Revolutionary War in 1783, and George Washington noted the plantation complex gradually deteriorated into ruins.

In 1757, the northwestern two-thirds of Fairfax County became Loudoun County. In 1789, part of Fairfax County was ceded to the federal government to form Alexandria County of the District of Columbia. Alexandria County was returned to Virginia in 1846, reduced in size by the secession of the independent city of Alexandria in 1870, and renamed Arlington County in 1920. The Fairfax County town of Falls Church became an independent city in 1948. The Fairfax County town of Fairfax became an independent city in 1961.

County Courthouse
Fairfax County Courthouse 4110 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-4168 Clerk Circuit Court has birth records 1853-1912 marriage recrods from 1853, divorce records from 1850, probate Court and land records from 1742

Courthouse Fairfax County Courthouse 4110 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-4168 Clerk Circuit Court has birth records 1853-1912 marriage recrods from 1853, divorce records from 1850, probate Court and land records from 1742

Courthouse Fairfax County Courthouse 4110 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-4168 Clerk Circuit Court has birth records 1853-1912 marriage recrods from 1853, divorce records from 1850, probate Court and land records from 1742

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:

Bible Records

 * [Huntt] "Huntt Family Bible: Fairfax County, Virginia," The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 12 (Jun. 1985):3-5..


 * [Huntt] "Huntt Family Bible: Fairfax County, Virginia," The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 12 (Jun. 1985):3-5..

Bible Records
 * [Huntt] "Huntt Family Bible: Fairfax County, Virginia," The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 12 (Jun. 1985):3-5..

Business, Commerce, and 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 sections on Alexandria and Fairfax silversmiths.]


 * 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 sections on Alexandria and Fairfax silversmiths.]

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 sections on Alexandria and Fairfax silversmiths.]

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Civil War Era Burials - Alexandria National Cemetery is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Individual Cemeteries:
 * BillionGraves:
 * Billion Graves

Census Records
1782 Enumeration
 * Fairfax County Heads of Families - 1782 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 16.

1785 Enumeration
 * Fairfax County Heads of Families - 1785 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 85.

1820 Manufacturers Census
 * "1820 Manufacturers Census," Northern Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul. 1997):125-126. Available at . [Includes Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties.]

1850
 * Tallichet, Marjorie D. Alexandria City and County 1850 Census. Heritage Books, Inc., 1986. Index is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.

1890 Union Veterans
 * 1890 Veterans Census Northern Virginia is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.

1782 Enumeration
 * Fairfax County Heads of Families - 1782 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 16.

1785 Enumeration
 * Fairfax County Heads of Families - 1785 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 85.

1820 Manufacturers Census
 * "1820 Manufacturers Census," Northern Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul. 1997):125-126. Available at . [Includes Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties.]

1850
 * Tallichet, Marjorie D. Alexandria City and County 1850 Census. Heritage Books, Inc., 1986. Index is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.

1890 Union Veterans
 * 1890 Veterans Census Northern Virginia is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.

Census

1782 Enumeration
 * Fairfax County Heads of Families - 1782 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 16.

1785 Enumeration
 * Fairfax County Heads of Families - 1785 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 85.

1820 Manufacturers Census
 * "1820 Manufacturers Census," Northern Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul. 1997):125-126. Available at . [Includes Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties.]

1850
 * Tallichet, Marjorie D. Alexandria City and County 1850 Census. Heritage Books, Inc., 1986. Index is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.

1890 Union Veterans
 * 1890 Veterans Census Northern Virginia is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.

Church Records
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
 * 1) Alexandria (1803). Minutes begin in 1803: . Includes lists of members and baptisms.
 * 2) Back Lick (1782).
 * 3) Bull Run (1775).
 * 4) Difficult (1775).
 * 5) Frying Pan (1791).
 * 6) Hedgeman's River (1791), Jeffersonton, Va. A history was published in Virginia Baptist Register, Issue 13 (1974).
 * 7) Popeshead (1775).

Fairfax County fell within the bounds of the Ketocton Association.

See also Cameron Parish See also Fairfax Parish  See also Truro Parish


 * Alexandria Monthly Meeting (1783-1885). Hinshaw published the early records: . Wright also published the early records (1800-1870):.
 * (81+ entries)


 * Woodlawn Monthly Meeting (begun 1846)

Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
 * 1) Alexandria (1803). Minutes begin in 1803: . Includes lists of members and baptisms.
 * 2) Back Lick (1782).
 * 3) Bull Run (1775).
 * 4) Difficult (1775).
 * 5) Frying Pan (1791).
 * 6) Hedgeman's River (1791), Jeffersonton, Va. A history was published in Virginia Baptist Register, Issue 13 (1974).
 * 7) Popeshead (1775).

Fairfax County fell within the bounds of the Ketocton Association.

See also Cameron Parish See also Fairfax Parish  See also Truro Parish


 * Alexandria Monthly Meeting (1783-1885). Hinshaw published the early records: . Wright also published the early records (1800-1870):.
 * (81+ entries)


 * Woodlawn Monthly Meeting (begun 1846)

Baptist Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
 * 1) Alexandria (1803). Minutes begin in 1803: . Includes lists of members and baptisms.
 * 2) Back Lick (1782).
 * 3) Bull Run (1775).
 * 4) Difficult (1775).
 * 5) Frying Pan (1791).
 * 6) Hedgeman's River (1791), Jeffersonton, Va. A history was published in Virginia Baptist Register, Issue 13 (1974).
 * 7) Popeshead (1775).

Fairfax County fell within the bounds of the Ketocton Association.

Church of England See also Cameron Parish See also Fairfax Parish  See also Truro Parish

Quaker
 * Alexandria Monthly Meeting (1783-1885). Hinshaw published the early records: . Wright also published the early records (1800-1870):.
 * (81+ entries)


 * Woodlawn Monthly Meeting (begun 1846)

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records

General
 * Horrell, Joseph. "George Mason and the Fairfax Court," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 91, No. 4 (Oct. 1983):418-439. Digital version at JSTOR ($).

County Court Searches of Fairfax County Court Orders should begin with the Fairfax County History Commission and Edith Moore Sprouse's: They also created.
 * Mitchell, Beth. Fairfax County Road Orders 1748-1800. 2003. Digital version at Smitherman.net - free. Includes name index.

Chancery Court
 * Indexes (1803-1963) and images (1803-1913) to Fairfax County, Virginia Chancery Records are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.

Dumfries District Court and Superior Court of Law
 * Dumfries District Court Order Books, 1793-1817. Original records, Prince William County Courthouse, Manassas, Va.; available on microfilm at . [Dumfries District Court encompassed Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.]

Fredericksburg Superior Court of Chancery The Superior Court of Chancery of Fredericksburg (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over certain Fairfax County court cases. An index has been compiled: Fairfax County Circuit Court 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Room 315 Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703) 246-4168 Web Site: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/circuit/archives.htm E-mail: [mailto:arch@fairfaxcounty.gov arch@fairfaxcounty.gov] Types of Records: Marriage info (1742 to mid 1800s); marriage records (1860s to 1957); birth and death info (1700s, 1800s); birth and death records (1912-1917); deed books (1742-1944); will books (1742-1948); tax records (1853-1920); court minute books (1749-1903); other early court files, pension records, war records, etc.
 * Indexes of Court Records in the Clerk's Office, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1782-1904. Original records, Fredericksburg City Courthouse, Fredericksburg, Va., microfilmed reproduction available at . [Indexes the following records: District Court law book v. 8, 1782-1792; District Court law books 1790-1793, v. A-F 1789-1811; Superior Court of Law law order books v. G-H 1812-1831; Superior Court of Chancery chancery order books 1814-1831; Hustings Court orders v. A-O 1782-1871; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery law order books v. A-E 1831-1875; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery chancery order books v. A-D 1831-1872; Circuit Court chancery order books v. A2, B-C 1875-1904; Fredericksburg District Court (1789-1808) had jurisdiction over the following counties: Spotsylvania (including Fredericksburg), Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, and Culpeper; Superior Court of Chancery (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over the following localities: city of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Lancaster, Northumberland, Madison, King George, Orange, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Essex, and Westmoreland.]

General
 * Horrell, Joseph. "George Mason and the Fairfax Court," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 91, No. 4 (Oct. 1983):418-439. Digital version at JSTOR ($).

County Court Searches of Fairfax County Court Orders should begin with the Fairfax County History Commission and Edith Moore Sprouse's: They also created.
 * Mitchell, Beth. Fairfax County Road Orders 1748-1800. 2003. Digital version at Smitherman.net - free. Includes name index.

Chancery Court
 * Indexes (1803-1963) and images (1803-1913) to Fairfax County, Virginia Chancery Records are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.

Dumfries District Court and Superior Court of Law
 * Dumfries District Court Order Books, 1793-1817. Original records, Prince William County Courthouse, Manassas, Va.; available on microfilm at . [Dumfries District Court encompassed Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.]

Fredericksburg Superior Court of Chancery The Superior Court of Chancery of Fredericksburg (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over certain Fairfax County court cases. An index has been compiled: Fairfax County Circuit Court 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Room 315 Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703) 246-4168 Web Site: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/circuit/archives.htm E-mail: [mailto:arch@fairfaxcounty.gov arch@fairfaxcounty.gov] Types of Records: Marriage info (1742 to mid 1800s); marriage records (1860s to 1957); birth and death info (1700s, 1800s); birth and death records (1912-1917); deed books (1742-1944); will books (1742-1948); tax records (1853-1920); court minute books (1749-1903); other early court files, pension records, war records, etc.
 * Indexes of Court Records in the Clerk's Office, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1782-1904. Original records, Fredericksburg City Courthouse, Fredericksburg, Va., microfilmed reproduction available at . [Indexes the following records: District Court law book v. 8, 1782-1792; District Court law books 1790-1793, v. A-F 1789-1811; Superior Court of Law law order books v. G-H 1812-1831; Superior Court of Chancery chancery order books 1814-1831; Hustings Court orders v. A-O 1782-1871; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery law order books v. A-E 1831-1875; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery chancery order books v. A-D 1831-1872; Circuit Court chancery order books v. A2, B-C 1875-1904; Fredericksburg District Court (1789-1808) had jurisdiction over the following counties: Spotsylvania (including Fredericksburg), Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, and Culpeper; Superior Court of Chancery (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over the following localities: city of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Lancaster, Northumberland, Madison, King George, Orange, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Essex, and Westmoreland.]

Court General
 * Horrell, Joseph. "George Mason and the Fairfax Court," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 91, No. 4 (Oct. 1983):418-439. Digital version at JSTOR ($).

County Court Searches of Fairfax County Court Orders should begin with the Fairfax County History Commission and Edith Moore Sprouse's: They also created.
 * Mitchell, Beth. Fairfax County Road Orders 1748-1800. 2003. Digital version at Smitherman.net - free. Includes name index.

Chancery Court
 * Indexes (1803-1963) and images (1803-1913) to Fairfax County, Virginia Chancery Records are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.

Dumfries District Court and Superior Court of Law
 * Dumfries District Court Order Books, 1793-1817. Original records, Prince William County Courthouse, Manassas, Va.; available on microfilm at . [Dumfries District Court encompassed Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.]

Fredericksburg Superior Court of Chancery The Superior Court of Chancery of Fredericksburg (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over certain Fairfax County court cases. An index has been compiled: Fairfax County Circuit Court 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Room 315 Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703) 246-4168 Web Site: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/circuit/archives.htm E-mail: [mailto:arch@fairfaxcounty.gov arch@fairfaxcounty.gov] Types of Records: Marriage info (1742 to mid 1800s); marriage records (1860s to 1957); birth and death info (1700s, 1800s); birth and death records (1912-1917); deed books (1742-1944); will books (1742-1948); tax records (1853-1920); court minute books (1749-1903); other early court files, pension records, war records, etc.
 * Indexes of Court Records in the Clerk's Office, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1782-1904. Original records, Fredericksburg City Courthouse, Fredericksburg, Va., microfilmed reproduction available at . [Indexes the following records: District Court law book v. 8, 1782-1792; District Court law books 1790-1793, v. A-F 1789-1811; Superior Court of Law law order books v. G-H 1812-1831; Superior Court of Chancery chancery order books 1814-1831; Hustings Court orders v. A-O 1782-1871; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery law order books v. A-E 1831-1875; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery chancery order books v. A-D 1831-1872; Circuit Court chancery order books v. A2, B-C 1875-1904; Fredericksburg District Court (1789-1808) had jurisdiction over the following counties: Spotsylvania (including Fredericksburg), Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, and Culpeper; Superior Court of Chancery (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over the following localities: city of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Lancaster, Northumberland, Madison, King George, Orange, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Essex, and Westmoreland.]

Emigration and Immigration
Alexandria, along the Potomac River, and Belvoir Plantation, have been ports since colonial times. Unfortunately, no official passenger lists survive for the eighteenth century.
 * Cantwell, John A. "Imported Indentured White Servitude in Fairfax and Prince William Counties, 1750-1800," unpub. M.A. Thesis, George Mason University, 1986. [Cantwell identifies many of the servants he found by name. The individuals Cantwell identifies by name have been indexed in the Immigrant Servants Database (see below).]
 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes will of a resident of Fairfax County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]
 * The Port of Alexandria, MSS. Contains correspondence between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Collectors Office in Alexandria. A few are addressed to the Custom House in Alexandria. Letters cover 1789-1815..

Alexandria, along the Potomac River, and Belvoir Plantation, have been ports since colonial times. Unfortunately, no official passenger lists survive for the eighteenth century.
 * Cantwell, John A. "Imported Indentured White Servitude in Fairfax and Prince William Counties, 1750-1800," unpub. M.A. Thesis, George Mason University, 1986. [Cantwell identifies many of the servants he found by name. The individuals Cantwell identifies by name have been indexed in the Immigrant Servants Database (see below).]
 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes will of a resident of Fairfax County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]
 * The Port of Alexandria, MSS. Contains correspondence between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Collectors Office in Alexandria. A few are addressed to the Custom House in Alexandria. Letters cover 1789-1815..

Immigration Alexandria, along the Potomac River, and Belvoir Plantation, have been ports since colonial times. Unfortunately, no official passenger lists survive for the eighteenth century.
 * Cantwell, John A. "Imported Indentured White Servitude in Fairfax and Prince William Counties, 1750-1800," unpub. M.A. Thesis, George Mason University, 1986. [Cantwell identifies many of the servants he found by name. The individuals Cantwell identifies by name have been indexed in the Immigrant Servants Database (see below).]
 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes will of a resident of Fairfax County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]
 * The Port of Alexandria, MSS. Contains correspondence between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Collectors Office in Alexandria. A few are addressed to the Custom House in Alexandria. Letters cover 1789-1815..

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
In 1870, the town of Alexandria had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia. Guide to African-American Resources, Alexandria Library Local History/Special Collections is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Lane, Estelle. "News of Interest to Colored Readers," Alexandria Gazette. 1927-1928 is available online, courtesy: http://www.freedmenscemetery.org/resources/resources.shtml Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections].
 * Sweig, Donald. Registrations of Free Negroes Commencing September Court 1822, Book No. 2 &amp; Register of Free Blacks 1835, Book 3: Being the Full Text of the Two Extant Volumes, 1822-1861, of Registrations of Free Blacks Now in the County Courthouse, Fairfax, Virginia. Fairfax, Virginia Prepared for publication and published by History Section, Office of Comprehensive Planning, Fairfax County, Virginia under the direction of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in cooperation with the Fairfax County History Commission, 1977. ; reviewed by Elizabeth Shown Mills in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 86, No. 1 (Jan., 1978), pp. 114-115. Review: ; digital version of review at JSTOR ($).
 * Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Voter Registration in Alexandria, Virginia: African Americans, 1902-1954 is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized images of African Americans of Fairfax County.
 * George Washington's Mount Vernon Slavery Database

In 1870, the town of Alexandria had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia. Guide to African-American Resources, Alexandria Library Local History/Special Collections is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Lane, Estelle. "News of Interest to Colored Readers," Alexandria Gazette. 1927-1928 is available online, courtesy: http://www.freedmenscemetery.org/resources/resources.shtml Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections].
 * Sweig, Donald. Registrations of Free Negroes Commencing September Court 1822, Book No. 2 &amp; Register of Free Blacks 1835, Book 3: Being the Full Text of the Two Extant Volumes, 1822-1861, of Registrations of Free Blacks Now in the County Courthouse, Fairfax, Virginia. Fairfax, Virginia Prepared for publication and published by History Section, Office of Comprehensive Planning, Fairfax County, Virginia under the direction of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in cooperation with the Fairfax County History Commission, 1977. ; reviewed by Elizabeth Shown Mills in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 86, No. 1 (Jan., 1978), pp. 114-115. Review: ; digital version of review at JSTOR ($).
 * Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Voter Registration in Alexandria, Virginia: African Americans, 1902-1954 is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized images of African Americans of Fairfax County.
 * George Washington's Mount Vernon Slavery Database

African American In 1870, the town of Alexandria had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia. Guide to African-American Resources, Alexandria Library Local History/Special Collections is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Lane, Estelle. "News of Interest to Colored Readers," Alexandria Gazette. 1927-1928 is available online, courtesy: http://www.freedmenscemetery.org/resources/resources.shtml Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections].
 * Sweig, Donald. Registrations of Free Negroes Commencing September Court 1822, Book No. 2 &amp; Register of Free Blacks 1835, Book 3: Being the Full Text of the Two Extant Volumes, 1822-1861, of Registrations of Free Blacks Now in the County Courthouse, Fairfax, Virginia. Fairfax, Virginia Prepared for publication and published by History Section, Office of Comprehensive Planning, Fairfax County, Virginia under the direction of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in cooperation with the Fairfax County History Commission, 1977. ; reviewed by Elizabeth Shown Mills in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 86, No. 1 (Jan., 1978), pp. 114-115. Review: ; digital version of review at JSTOR ($).
 * Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Voter Registration in Alexandria, Virginia: African Americans, 1902-1954 is available online, courtesy: Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections.
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized images of African Americans of Fairfax County.
 * George Washington's Mount Vernon Slavery Database

Funeral Homes

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


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

Funeral Homes
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Genealogies
Compiled Genealogies by Surname A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 * See Fairfax County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of 225+ published books and articles or jump to the surname using the alphabet bar.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * The family of George Mason is treated in detail at the website Gunston Hall: Home of George Mason.
 * Liddle, Chester A. and Patricia H. Osisek. Families of Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1991. has original edition and two supplements.

Compiled Genealogies by Surname A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 * See Fairfax County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of 225+ published books and articles or jump to the surname using the alphabet bar.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * The family of George Mason is treated in detail at the website Gunston Hall: Home of George Mason.
 * Liddle, Chester A. and Patricia H. Osisek. Families of Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1991. has original edition and two supplements.

Genealogy Compiled Genealogies by Surname A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 * See Fairfax County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of 225+ published books and articles or jump to the surname using the alphabet bar.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * The family of George Mason is treated in detail at the website Gunston Hall: Home of George Mason.
 * Liddle, Chester A. and Patricia H. Osisek. Families of Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1991. has original edition and two supplements.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records An early settlers map is available for Fairfax County. The cartographers plot the locations of pioneers from the 1760 era. The Family History Library has a copy:.

Grants and Patents
 * Davey. 253 patents dated 1651-1911 in what is now Fairfax, Fauquier, Northumberland, Prince William, Stafford, and Westmoreland Counties, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper. [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, which is "Nova" in this instance); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]
 * Beginning at a White Oak. 1977. Annotated land patents. Online at Internet Archive.
 * 1742-1775 Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Available at ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land Causes
 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey, Sam Sparacio, and Dumfries, Va. District Court. Abstracts of Land Causes, Prince William County, Virginia. [1789-1793] 2 vols. McLean, Va.: Antient Press, 1992. Available at . [Includes Fairfax County.]
 * Wilson, Donald L. "Prince William County Land Causes," [1789-1793] The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Aug. 1984):5-7; Vol. 3, No. 7 (Jan. 1985):3-6; Vol. 3, No. 10 (Apr. 1985):6-7; Vol. 3, No. 12 (Jun. 1985):6-7; Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1985):4-6; Vol. 4, No. 2 (Aug. 1985):3-4; Vol. 4, No. 3 (Sep. 1985):5-7; Vol. 4, No. 7 (Jan. 1986):4-6; Vol. 4, No. 9 (Mar. 1986):3-4; Vol. 4, No. 10 (Apr. 1986):5-7; Vol. 4, No. 12 (Jun. 1986):5-7; Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jul. 1986):5-7; Vol. 5, No. 3 (Sep. 1986):6-9; Vol. 5, No. 6 (Dec. 1986):5-6; Vol. 5, No. 10 (Apr. 1987):5-7. Available at.

An early settlers map is available for Fairfax County. The cartographers plot the locations of pioneers from the 1760 era. The Family History Library has a copy:.

Grants and Patents
 * Davey. 253 patents dated 1651-1911 in what is now Fairfax, Fauquier, Northumberland, Prince William, Stafford, and Westmoreland Counties, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper. [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, which is "Nova" in this instance); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]
 * Beginning at a White Oak. 1977. Annotated land patents. Online at Internet Archive.
 * 1742-1775 Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Available at ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land Causes
 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey, Sam Sparacio, and Dumfries, Va. District Court. Abstracts of Land Causes, Prince William County, Virginia. [1789-1793] 2 vols. McLean, Va.: Antient Press, 1992. Available at . [Includes Fairfax County.]
 * Wilson, Donald L. "Prince William County Land Causes," [1789-1793] The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Aug. 1984):5-7; Vol. 3, No. 7 (Jan. 1985):3-6; Vol. 3, No. 10 (Apr. 1985):6-7; Vol. 3, No. 12 (Jun. 1985):6-7; Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1985):4-6; Vol. 4, No. 2 (Aug. 1985):3-4; Vol. 4, No. 3 (Sep. 1985):5-7; Vol. 4, No. 7 (Jan. 1986):4-6; Vol. 4, No. 9 (Mar. 1986):3-4; Vol. 4, No. 10 (Apr. 1986):5-7; Vol. 4, No. 12 (Jun. 1986):5-7; Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jul. 1986):5-7; Vol. 5, No. 3 (Sep. 1986):6-9; Vol. 5, No. 6 (Dec. 1986):5-6; Vol. 5, No. 10 (Apr. 1987):5-7. Available at.

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