Buchanan County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Buchanan County

Southwest Virginia county.

County Courthouse
Buchanan County Courthouse P.O. Box 929 Grundy, Virginia 24614 Phone: 540-935-6575

Courthouse burned in 1885 Clerk Circuit Cout has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1885

History


The county was named after President James Buchanan (1791-1868), who was in office at the time of the county's formation.

Parent County
1858--Buchanan County was created 13 February 1858 from Russell and Tazewell Counties. County seat: Grundy

Record Loss
The courthouse burned in 1885 and a flood in 1977 damaged many later records.


 * Lost census: 1890

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Buchanan County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1962):81-82. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

African Americans

 * Freedmen's Bureau

Cemeteries
For a more detailed description, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Buchanan County, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Buchanan County:


 * Tombstone Transcription Project Buchanan County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Census
1860 Agricultural Census


 * Weaver, Jeffrey C. The 1860 Agriculture Ceneus [sic] of Buchanan County, Virginia. Clintwood, Virginia: Mullins Printing, 1992. Available at.

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.]

Local Histories

 * Schwab, W.G. The Forests of Buchanan County, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va., 1918. Digital version at Google Books (full-view).

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, Buchanan County, p. 65.]

Civil War
Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865

Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865

Civil War service men from Buchanan County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Buchanan County.

- 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - French's Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) - 2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (State Line) (Confederate) - 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (State Line) (Confederate) - 21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 7th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) - 10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)

Naturalization

 * Virginia

Death

 * Stewart, Jesse. Early Deaths, Buchanan County, Virginia, 1858-1896. [Grundy, Virginia: J. Stewart, 1990]. Available at.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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