Viborg County, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Viborg ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Viborg County is a former Danish county in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county was abolished on 1 January 2007, when most of it merged into Region Central Jutland. A smaller portion merged into Region North Jutland. 

Archives, Societies, and Libraries
Many records from places in Viborg County are held by the Danish State Archives in Viborg. Records are also available from the State Archives' website ArkivalierOnline.

Census Records

 * 1834 - at FamilySearch - images
 * 1835 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1845 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1855 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1890 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1901 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1906 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1911 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1916 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1921 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1930 - at FamilySearch - index and images.

How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Information
Instructions for finding records are found on the individual parish pages, linked to the clickable map and parish list below. .

Parishes
Map of parishes {|  Aidt Almind Asmild Balle Balling Bigum Bjerring Bjerringbro</li> Brøndum</li> Daugbjerg</li> Dollerup</li> Dommerby</li> Durup</li> Dølby</li> Elsborg</li> Engesvang</li> Feldingbjerg</li> Finderup</li> Fiskbæk</li> Fjelsø</li> Fly</li> Frederiks</li> Funder</li> Fur</li> <li>Gammelstrup</li> <li>Gedsted</li> <li>Gerning</li> <li>Glyngøre</li> <li>Granslev</li> <li>Grensten</li> <li>Grinderslev</li> <li>Grønbæk</li> <li>Grønning</li> <li>Gullev</li> <li>Gødvad</li> <li>Hammershøj</li> <li>Harre</li> <li>Haurum</li> <li>Helstrup</li> <li>Hem</li> <li>Hersom</li> <li>Hindborg</li> <li>Hinge</li> <li>Hjerk</li> <li>Hjermind</li> <li>Hjorthede</li> <li>Hornbæk</li> <li>Houlbjerg</li> <li>Hvam</li> <li>Hvidbjerg</li> <li>Hvilsom</li> <li>Hvorslev</li> <li>Høbjerg</li> <li>Højslev</li> <li>Hørup</li> <li>Håsum</li> <li>Jebjerg</li> <li>Junget</li> <li>Karup</li> <li>Klejtrup</li> <li>Kobberup</li> <li>Kragelund</li> <li>Krejbjerg</li> <li>Kvols</li> <li>Kvorning</li> <li>Langå</li> <li>Lee</li> <li>Lem</li> <li>Lemming</li> <li>Levring</li> <li>Lihme</li> <li>Lindum</li> <li>Lundø</li> <li>Lyby</li> <li>Lynderup</li> <li>Lysgård</li> <li>Læsten</li> <li>Løvel</li> <li>Låstrup</li> <li>Mammen</li> <li>Mønsted</li> <li>Nautrup</li> <li>Nørbæk</li> <li>Nørre (see Gråbrødre) <li>Nørre Borris</li> <li>Nørre Vinge</li> <li>Oddense</li> <li>Otting</li> <li>Pederstrup</li> <li>Ramsing</li> <li>Ravnstrup</li> <li>Resen (Fjends herred)</li> <li>Resen (Hindborg herred)</li> <li>Romlund</li> <li>Roslev</li> <li>Roum</li> <li>Rybjerg</li> <li>Rødding (Nørlyng herred)</li> <li>Rødding (Rødding herred)</li> <li>Sahl</li> <li>Sall</li> <li>Sejling</li> <li>Selde</li> <li>Serup</li> <li>Simested</li> <li>Sinding</li> <li>Sjørslev</li> <li>Skals</li> <li>Skive City</li> <li>Skive landsogn</li> <li>Skjern</li> <li>Skjød</li> <li>Smollerup</li> <li>Sortebrødre (see Søndre) <li>Svostrup</li> <li>Sæby</li> <li>Sønderbæk</li> <li>Sønder Rind</li> <li>Sønder Vinge</li> <li>Tapdrup</li> <li>Testrup</li> <li>Thise</li> <li>Thorsø</li> <li>Tjele</li> <li>Torning</li> <li>Torum</li> <li>Torup</li> <li>Tøndering</li> <li>Tånum</li> <li>Tårup</li> <li>Ulbjerg</li> <li>Vammen</li> <li>Vejby</li> <li>Vejerslev</li> <li>Vejrum</li> <li>Vellev</li> <li>Vester Bjerregrav</li> <li>Vester Bølle</li> <li>Vester Tostrup</li> <li>Vester Velling</li> <li>Viborg Domsognet</li> <li>Viborg Domsognet Garnison Regiment</li> <li>Viborg Gråbrødre landdistrikt</li> <li>Viborg Nørre</li> <li>Viborg Søndre</li> <li>Viborg Sortebrødre (see Søndre)</li> <li>Viborg Tugthuset</li> <li>Vile</li> <li>Vinderslev</li> <li>Vindum</li> <li>Vinkel</li> <li>Viskum</li> <li>Vium</li> <li>Volling</li> <li>Vorde</li> <li>Vorning</li> <li>Vridsted</li> <li>Vroue</li> <li>Ørslevkloster</li> <li>Ørum (Fjends herred)</li> <li>Ørum (Sønderlyng herred)</li> <li>Øster Bjerregrav</li> <li>Øster Bølle</li> <li>Øster Velling</li> <li>Ålum</li> <li>Åsted</li>

Church Records

 * 1484-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * 1789-1792 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

 * 1674-1851 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Estates
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;"> <li>Alhedens kolonier</li> <li>Allinggård gods</li> <li>Asmild kloster gods</li> <li>Astrup gods</li> <li>Avnsbjerg gods</li> <li>Bådsgård gods</li> <li>Bidstrup gods</li> <li>Bustrup gods</li> <li>Eskær gods</li> <li>Fastruplund gods</li> <li>Frisholt gods</li> <li>Furland gods</li> <li>Fussingø gods</li> <li>Grauballegård gods</li> <li>Grinderslevkloster gods</li> <li>Hagsholm gods</li> <li>Hald gods</li> <li>Haven gods</li> <li>Hegnet gods</li> <li>Hellerupgård gods</li> <li>Hemmæstrup gods</li> <li>Hersomgård gods</li> <li>Hessel gods</li> <li>Holmgård gods</li> <li>Hostrup gods</li> <li>Jungetgård gods</li> <li>Karmark gods</li> <li>Kås gods</li> <li>Keldgård gods</li> <li>Kjærgårdsholm gods</li> <li>Korsøgård gods</li> <li>Krabbesholm gods</li> <li>Kærgårdsholm gods</li> <li>Kærsholm gods</li> <li>Lerkenfeldt gods</li> <li>Lynderupgård gods</li> <li>Mads Rahbeks gods i Hjoptarp Nørgård</li> <li>Marsvinlund gods</li> <li>Niels Foersoms gods i Nørbæk</li> <li>Nørgård gods</li> <li>Ormstrup gods</li> <li>Palstrup gods</li> <li>Randrup gods</li> <li>Restrup gods</li> <li>Roslev præstegods</li> <li>Sejlgård gods</li> <li>Skavngård gods</li> <li>Skern gods</li> <li>Skivehus gods</li> <li>Spøttrup gods</li> <li>Stårupgård gods</li> <li>Søbymølle gods</li> <li>Sødal gods</li> <li>Søren Testrups gods</li> <li>Tårupgård godsTjele gods</li> <li>Ulstrup gods</li> <li>Vester Kejlstrup gods</li> <li>Vester Velling præstegods</li> <li>Vesterris gods</li> <li>Viborg bispegods</li> <li>Viborg hospital gods</li> <li>Viborg konrektorats gods</li> <li>Viborg stiftprovstis gods</li> <li>Vinderslevgård gods</li> <li>Vindumovergård gods</li> <li>Viskumgård gods</li> <li>Ørslevkloster gods</li> <li>Østergård gods</li>