Floyd County, Virginia Genealogy

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

Description
Floyd County is located in the Southwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for then Governor John Floyd.

Floyd County Virginia Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse 100 East Main Street Room 200 Floyd, Virginia 24091 Phone: 540-745-9330

Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records from 1852-1872, marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1831

Floyd County Virginia History


The county was named after Virginia Governor John Floyd (1783-1837).

Parent County
1831--Floyd County was created 15 January 1831 from Montgomery and Franklin Counties. County seat: Floyd

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


 * Lost census: 1890

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Floyd County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1966):74-75. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau

Cemeteries

 * Talbert, Bobby. Floyd County, Virginia Burials (VAGenWeb).

Census
1840


 * Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Includes Floyd County.]

1890 Union Veterans


 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.    Includes residents of this county.

Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):


 * Pine Creek. Membership lists (1795-1920) have been published: Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct. 1978)..

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

Revolutionary War

 * Kegley, Mary B. Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. [Includes Floyd County pensioners.]
 * 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, Western District, Floyd County on page 134.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." ; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

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, Floyd County, p. 79. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company I (1st).
 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company A
 * - 21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company G 2nd.
 * - 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Floyd Riflemen).
 * - 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Henry Volunteers), Company F (Leatherwood Fencibles), and Company G (Second Company of Volunteers).
 * - 47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies A, B, D, H, and I.

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861-1865 -
 * 1861-1865 -
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Miscellaneous Records

 * 1607-2007 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization

 * Virginia

Probate Records

 * 1831-1852 - Will Book I, 1831-1852, Floyd County, VA (New River Notes) - free.

Private Papers

 * Virginia, Historical

Taxation
Bibliography


 * [1831] - The 1831 Floyd County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at New River Notes - free.

Birth

 * 1853-1872 - Floyd County Birth Index 1853-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1912-1913 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Beth Fridley has published abstracts of the following Floyd County birth record online at Ancestry:


 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1853-73 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1873-79 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1880-84 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).

Marriage

 * 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
 * 1843-1925 - Floyd County Marriage Index 1843-1925. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1936-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Fisher, Therese A. Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia: Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles Counties. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1991..

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1853-1872 - Index to Death Records Floyd County, Virginia 1853-1872 (VAGenWeb) PDF file.
 * 1912-1987 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Beth Fridley has published abstracts of the following Floyd County death records online at Ancestry:


 * Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1853-82 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1883-96 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).

Floyd County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes descriptions of collections. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Floyd County Virginia Genealogy Websites

 * Floyd County, VirginiaUSGENWEB.
 * Floyd County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
 * Cyndi's List
 * Cyndi's List