Buchanan County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Buchanan County

Southwest Virginia county.

County Courthouse
Buchanan County Courthouse P.O. Box 929 Grundy, Virginia 24614

History


The county was named after President James Buchanan (1791-1868), who was in office at the time of the county's formation.

Parent County
1858--Buchanan County was created 13 February 1858 from Russell and Tazewell Counties. County seat: Grundy

Record Loss
The courthouse burned in 1885 and a flood in 1977 damaged many later records.


 * Lost census: 1890

Resources
African American

Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721

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

The following is a list of cemeteries in Buchanan County:


 * Tombstone Transcription Project Buchanan County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Census
1860 Agricultural Census


 * Weaver, Jeffrey C. The 1860 Agriculture Ceneus [sic] of Buchanan County, Virginia. Clintwood, Virginia: Mullins Printing, 1992. Available at.

1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]

Local Histories

 * Schwab, W.G. The Forests of Buchanan County, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va., 1918. Digital version at Google Books (full-view).

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, Buchanan County, p. 65.]

Civil War
Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865

Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865

Civil War service men from Buchanan County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Buchanan County.

- 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - French's Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - 2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (State Line) (Confederate) - 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (State Line) (Confederate) - 21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 7th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)

Naturalization
Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929

Newspapers

Private Papers
''' Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007 '''

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Buchanan County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1962):81-82. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Vital Records
Death


 * Stewart, Jesse. Early Deaths, Buchanan County, Virginia, 1858-1896. [Grundy, Virginia: J. Stewart, 1990]. Available at.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Buchanan Co., VAGenWeb. Part of the USGenWeb Project. Maps, name indexes, history.
 * Cyndi's List
 * Cyndi's List