Caroline County, Virginia Genealogy

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

Description
Carroll County is located in the Southwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shares a border with North Carolina. Carroll County was named in honor of Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 605 Pine Street Hillsville, VA 24343 Phone: 276-730-3050 Carroll County Website

Clerk Circuit Court has birth records 1842-1896, marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1842.

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: Carroll County

History Timeline


The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Bible Records

 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Census Records
1890 Union Veterans
 * Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. c1994. By Ronald Ray Turner. Online at: Prince William County Virginia, ;.

Church Records
Quaker Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):
 * Goodspur Monthly Meeting (1790-1800) aka Dugspur
 * Road Creek Monthly Meeting (1802-1810)
 * Ward's Gap Monthly Meeting, Hillsville, Va. (1795-1825)

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records Library of Virginia's Chancery Court Index includes digital images for Caroll County chancery records for the years 1842-1913.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves. 2003. By Mary B. Kegley. Wytheville, Virginia : Kegley Books.
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized records related to African Americans in Carroll County.

Funeral Homes

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

Genealogies
Compiled Genealogies by Surname
 * See Carroll County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of published books and articles.

Local Histories

 * Carroll 1765-1815, the Settlements: A History of the First Fifty Years of Carroll County, Virginia. c1985. By John Perry Alderman. n.p.: Central Va. Newspapers. Online at: Ebook Download ($). Table of contents and appendices online at: Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium. Available at.
 * Foot Prints on the Sands of Time. 1900. By Dr. A. B. Cox. Sparta, NC : The Star Pub Co. Online at: Internet Archive.
 * The Mountain Massacre. c1930. Bluefield, WV : Country Life. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books.
 * Virginia County Names : Two Hundred and Seventy Years of Virginia History. 1908. By Charles M. Long, MA, PhD. Online at: Internet Archive. See pgs 114-115 for Carroll County.

Military Records
Revolutionary War
 * Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. 1997. By Mary B. Kegley. n.p.: M.B. Kegley.

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.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. See Vol. 5, Virginia, Carroll County, p. 67.

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments. Civil War service men in Carroll County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company D.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company C (Carroll Boys).
 * - 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company C (Carroll Marksmen), Company D (Rifle Rangers), and Company E.
 * - 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's) (Confederate). Company E.
 * - 37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers) (Confederate). Company D and Company I.
 * - 45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company E (Rough and Readys) and Company I (Reed Island Rifles).
 * - 47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company C.
 * - 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company I.
 * - 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate). Company G.

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1906-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records

Taxation
Bibliography


 * 1842 Carroll County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at New River Notes.

Birth

 * 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1584-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Marriage

 * 1660-1959 Virginia, United States Marriages - FindMyPast ($).
 * 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death

 * 1855-1896 Carroll County Deaths. Online to: VAGenWeb
 * 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1853-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;  index & images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Family History Centers

 * Martinsville Virginia Family History Center
 * Mount Airy North Carolina Family History Center


 * Blue Ridge Regional Library - Patrick County Branch - an affiliate library
 * FB Kegley Library - an affiliate library
 * Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library - Jessie Peterman Memorial - an affiliate library

Libraries
Carroll County Historical Society and Museum.Website 515 North Main Street Hillsville, VA 24343 Phone: (276) 728 – 4113 Email: carrollmuseum@yahoo.com

Websites

 * Carroll County, Virginia USGENWEB
 * Cyndi's List


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Carroll County. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1963):33-35. . CD available at: American Ancestors ($).