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.

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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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_County,_Virginia

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 ($).
 * Bassett Historical Center. By Alice J. Sweeney. The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; online at: Virginia Genealogical Society.

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized images of African Americans of Floyd County.

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch
 * Talbert, Bobby. Floyd County, Virginia Burials (VAGenWeb).

Census
1840


 * 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. 2001. By James L. Douthat. Signal Mountain, TN : Mountain Press. 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press.

1890


 * 1890 Census, Floyd County, Virginia. 1890. By Marjorie Fluor Moore. Santa Ana, CA : McGinnis Printing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

1890 Union Veterans


 * Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. c1994. By Ronald Ray Turner. Online at: Prince William County Virginia, ;.

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)..

Court
Library of Virginia's Chancery Record Index includes digital images for Floyd County chancery records 1828-1916. Original chancery causes are maintained by the Floyd County Circuit Court Clerk.

Genealogy
Compiled Genealogies by Surname
 * See Floyd County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of a dozen+ published books and articles.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * Burton, Charles T. Botetourt County, Virginia, Early Settlers: From the Earliest Times through 1795, in the Area that was Botetourt County in 1782, Covers Parts of Present-day Counties of Montgomery, Bath, Giles, Floyd, Alleghany, Roanoke, Craig and Monroe. Troutville, Va.: n.p., 1979?..
 * Shelor, Sue Jefferson. Pioneers and Their Coat of Arms of Floyd County: Genealogies of Prominent Early Settlers of the Blue Ridge Plateau of Virginia. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Hunter Publishing, 1961..
 * As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Floyd, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 80,000 entries.

Revolutionary War

 * 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. Online at: U.S. Census Bureau, Google Books. 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. Online at: Ancestry. . Virginia section begins on page 238.
 * Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. 1997. By Mary B. Kegley. n.p.: M.B. Kegley.

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... 1883. Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books. 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 ($)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry ($)

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)

Private Papers

 * Virginia, Historical

Taxation
Bibliography


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

Birth

 * 1853-1872 Floyd County Birth Index 1853-1872. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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 ($)
 * 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry ($)).
 * 1843-1925 Floyd County Marriage Index 1843-1925. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia: Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles Counties. 1991. By Therese A. Fisher. Bowie, MD : Heritage Books..

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 Ancestry ($).
 * Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1883-96 Ancestry ($).

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