Harrisonburg (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

United States Virginia  Rockingham County  Harrisonburg (Independent City)

Description
The City of Harrisonburg is located in the Western portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for Thomas Harrison, a son of English settlers

Courthouse
For additional records, see Rockingham County.

Parent County
1916 -- Harrisonburg was created in 1916 from Rockingham County.

Biography

 * Wayland, John W. Men of Mark and Representative Citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia. Staunton, VA: McClure Co., 1943. Available at ; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).

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 a section on Harrisonburg silversmiths.]

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Harrisonburg Virginia Family History Center