Appomattox County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Appomattox County

Appomattox County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Appomattox County (established 1845) 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


Appomattox County Courthouse P.O. Box 672 Appomattox, VA 24522-0672 Phone: 804-352-5275

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1892, court and land records

History


The county was named after the Appomattox River.

Parent County
1845--Appomattox County was created 8 February 1845 from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and Prince Edward Counties. County seat: Appomattox

Record Loss


County court records were destroyed by fire in 1892.

The Appomattox County VAGenWeb page identifies surviving church and vital records.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Appomattox County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1960):79-80. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

African American
Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721

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

The following is a list of cemeteries in Appomattox County:


 * Tombstone Transcription Project Appomattox County - photos and transcriptions - USGenWeb

Census
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.]

Genealogy
More than a dozen genealogies have been published about Appomattox County families. To view a list, visit Appomattox County, Virginia Genealogy.

Historic Residences

 * Smith, Ethel Marion. "Clover Hill. Early History of an Old Appomattox Landmark," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 57, No. 3 (Jul., 1949), pp. 269-273. Digital version at JSTOR ($). [Includes information about the Patteson family.]

Land and Property
Grants and Patents


 * Bannister et al. 482 patents dated 1739-1828 in what is now Appomattox County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2010. [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.]

Local Histories

 * Featherston, Nathaniel Ragland. Appomattox County History and Genealogy. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co., 1998. Available at . Digital version at World Vital Records ($). This book contains numerous genealogies for families of Appomattox County. For a list of surnames please see World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at ; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at ; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at . [Includes individuals who migrated out of Appomattox County to other parts of the country.]

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.: Governnment Printing Office, 1883. ; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Appomattox County, pp. 61-62.]

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H (Appomattox Rangers)
 * - 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Appomattox Grays).
 * - 20th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Confederate). Company C.
 * - 44th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Appomattox Invincibles).
 * - 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Liberty Guards).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
 * Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865
 * Hopkins, Luther W. From Bull Run to Appomattox: A Boy's View. Baltimore: Press of Fleet-McGinley Co., 1914. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Civil War Battle
The following battles were fought in Appomattox County.


 * April 8, 1865 = Appomattox Station
 * April 9, 1865 = Appomattox Court House
 * Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865

Naturalization
Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books. [Appomattox County petitions (1846-1860) are described on pp. 132-135.]

Taxation

 * [1845] Chilton, Harriett A. Appomattox County, Virginia Tax Lists, 1845 Only Extant Record for the First Year the County was Established, Includes Land Tax Rolls, Personal Property Tax Rolls. Falls Church, Va.: H.A. Chilton?, 1975.

Marriage

 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).

Societies and Libraries

 * Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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

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