Bath County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1790--Bath County was created 14 December 1790 from Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier (Now in West Virginia) Counties. County seat: Warm Springs.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alleghany
 * Augusta
 * Greenbrier County, West Virginia
 * Highland
 * Pocahontas County, West Virginia
 * Rockbridge

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

The following is a list of cemeteries in Bath County:

The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Library has a number of Bath County, Virginia cemetery databases on-line.

Family Histories

 * [Dilley] Jones, Thomas W. "Dilley of Northern Virginia and Ohio: A Proposed Solution Hanging on a Single Word," The American Genealogist, Vol. 79, No. 3 (Jul. 2004):220-227.

Newspapers
Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Bath County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1960):128-131. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Taxation

 * "Bath County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1963):21-28. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog