Grayson County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1792--Grayson County was created 7 November 1792 from Wythe and Patrick Counties. County seat: Independence

Neighboring Counties

 * Alleghany County, North Carolina
 * Ashe County, North Carolina
 * Carroll
 * Johnson County, Tennessee
 * Smyth
 * Surry
 * Washington
 * Wythe

Resources
New River Notes

Family Histories
General


 * Nuckolls, B.F. Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia. Bristol, Tennessee: The King Printing Company, 1914. Digital book at Google Books (full-view).

Bibliography

Newspapers
Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Grayson County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):157-159. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors($).

Taxation

 * "Grayson County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1981):204-210. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors($).

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog