Bedford (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Bath County, Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

Description
The City of Bedford is located in the West-Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for John Russell, The Fourth Duke of Bedford, who was then Secretary of State for Great Britain during the reign of King George II.

Courthouse
For additional records, see Bedford County.

Parent County
1890--Bedford was created 1890 from Bedford County.

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

The following is a list of cemeteries in Bedford:


 * Fairmount Cemetery
 * Longwood Cemetery
 * Otey Street Cemetery

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 Liberty (now Bedford) silversmiths and watchmakers.]