Alleghany County, Virginia Genealogy


 * This article is about a county on the mid Virginia-West Virginia border. For other uses, see Alleghany.

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History


The county was named after the Alleghany Mountains.

Parent County
1822--Allegany County was created 5 January 1822 from Bath, Botetourt and Monroe Counties. Monroe County is now in West Virginia. County seat: Covington

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

The following is a list of cemeteries in Alleghany County:

Census
1785


 * Burton, Charles T. Botetourt County, Va., 1785 Enumeration. Troutville, Va.: Burton?, 1972. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.583 X2b and FHL US/CAN Film 928249 Item 2; digital version at Ancestry ($). [All or part of present-day county of Alleghany is included.]

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.]

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Alleghany, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 8,000 entries.

Bibliography


 * [Gillespie] Trimble, David B. Buchanan and Gillespie of Southwest Virginia. Austin, Texas: D.B. Trimble, 1992. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 D2tda and FHL US/CAN Film 1697893 Item 8.

Local Histories

 * Alleghany County, Virginia: Its Resources and Industries. 1907. Digital version at Google Books (full-view).
 * McAllister, Hugh Maffitt. Historical Sketch of Alleghany County, Virginia. Richmond: n.p., 1910. Available at FHL US/CAN Fiche 6015385; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * McAllister, W.A. "Pioneer Days in Alleghany County," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Oct., 1902), pp. 183-187; Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jan. 1902):254-257. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Morton, Oren Frederic. A Centennial History of Alleghany County, Virginia. Dayton, Va.: J.K. Ruebush Co., 1923. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.581 H2m and FHL US/CAN Film 599242 Item 1; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Occupations

 * Alleghany County, Virginia, Its Resources and Industries. 1907. Available at FHL US/CAN Fiche 6015384; digital version at Ancestry ($).

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 (full-view). [Alleghany County petitions (1820-1861) are described on pp. 87-95.]

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Alleghany County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul-Sep. 1959):129-131. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg and New England Ancestors ($).

Taxation
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 * [1774] Tithables, 1774, Alleghany Highlands Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1998).

Vital Records
Birth


 * Fridley, Beth. Alleghany County, Virginia Births, 1853-96 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at Ancestry ($).

Web Sites

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