Greene County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Greene County

Greene County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Greene County (established 1838) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse


Greene County Courthouse P.O. Box 386 Standardsville, VA 22973-0386 Phone 434-985-5208

Clerk Circuit Court has birth records 1853-1896 and 1912-1919, death records 1838-1860 marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1838

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786).

Parent County
1838--Greene County was created 24 January 1838 from Orange County. County seat: Stanardsville

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Research Guides

 * Dorman, John Frederick. "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Greene County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):106-107. Digital version at ; digital version at American Ancestors($).

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Transcription Project Greene County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Genealogy
Several genealogies have been published about Greene County families. To view a list, visit Greene County, Virginia Genealogy.

Land and Property
Grants and Patents


 * Hudgins. 13 patents dated 1722-1761 in what is now Greene County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Greene County on pages 130-131.]

War of 1812

 * Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Greene County.]
 * 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, Greene County, p. 82. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * - 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion) (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company D (Greene Rough and Readys) and Company K (King and Queen Artillery).

Newspapers

 * 2011-present - Greene County Record (Stanardsville, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).

Birth
Beth Fridley has published abstracts of Greene County, Virginia birth records online at Ancestry:


 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1853-1871 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1872-1878 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1879-1887 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Greene County, Virginia Births, 1888-1896 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).

Societies and Libraries

 * Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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