Hopewell (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

Description
The City of Hopewell is located in the Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was initially named City Point by Sir Thomas Dale but later changed to its current Hopewell, named after an English ship.

Courthouse
For additional records, see Prince George County.

Parent County
1911 -- Hopewell was created in 1911 from Prince George County.

Probate Records

 * 1652-1900 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Vital Records

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

Death Records

 * 1853-1911 Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 at Ancestry — index & images ($)