Salem (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

Description
The City of Salem is located in the Western portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and it is unclear whether the city was named by James Simpson, an investor, or the Bryans, who were early settlers from Salem, NJ.

Courthouse
For additional records, see Roanoke County.

Parent County
1802 - Salem was created in 1802 from Roanoke County.

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 Salem silversmiths.]

Probate Records

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

Vital Records

 * 1853-1911 Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Roanoke Virginia Family History Center