Giles County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Giles County

Southwest Virginia county.

County Courthouse


Giles County, Virginia 501 Wenonah Ave P O Box 502 Pearisburg, Va 24134 540-626-7075

Giles County Vital RecordsGiles County Clerk 120 North Main Street Pearisburg, VA 24134-1625 (540) 921-2525

Giles County, Virginia Administration

History


The county was named after Virginia Senator William B. Giles (1762-1830), who later served as the Virginia's Governor.

Parent County
1806--Giles County was created 16 January 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe County (West Virginia), Tazewell and  Wythe Counties. County seat: Pearisburg

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Populated Places
Towns in Giles County, Virginia

A Note about Our Town Pearisburg, Virginia

African American
Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872

Heinegg, Paul. "Giles County Register of Free Negroes, 1816-1864," Free African Americans.com, available online.


 * Kegley, Mary B. Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves. Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2003. Available at ; digital version at BYU Family History Archives. [Includes information from Giles County.]

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Transcription Project Giles County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb
 * Giles County, Virginia Cemeteries
 * Giles County, Virginia Cemeteries

Census
1810


 * Schreiner-Yantis, Netti. 1810 Census of Giles County, Virginia. Springfield, Va.: N. Schreiner-Yantis, 1970. Available at.
 * 1810 Census of Giles County, Virginia. Beverly, W. Va.: Crickard, 1979. Available at ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

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 Giles County.]

1860


 * Davis, Charley L. Giles County, Virginia 1860 Census Annotated: Family Histories - Births - Marriages - Deaths. Virginia?: C.L. Davis, 1991. Available at.

Court
Chancery Court

Indexes (1807-1936) and images (1807-1929) to Giles County, Virginia Chancery Records are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information

A Giles to Giles County Virginia Chancery Causes, 1807-1929.

Genealogy
More than 25 genealogies have been published about Giles County families. To view a list, visit Giles County, Virginia Genealogy.

Local Histories

 * Friend, Robert C. Giles County, 1806-1956: A History. Pearisburg, Va.: Giles County Chamber of Commerce, 1956?. Available at ; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Johnston, David E. A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1988. Available at.

Maps
Giles County, Virginia Map

Giles county, Virginia 1895



Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War Pension Appilcations


 * Kegley, Mary B. Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. Available at . [Includes Giles 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, Giles 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." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

War of 1812
Giles County men served in the 86th Regiment.


 * 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, Giles County, p. 81. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * Virginia, Civil War
 * Virginia, Civil War

Naturalization

 * Virginia

Newspapers
Virginia Leader Serving Giles &amp; Monroe Counties since 1857

Private Papers



 * French, David. Day Book, v. 2, 1835-1837. Original records, Giles County Courthouse, Pearisburg, Va.; also available on microfilm at . [Book seems to be an account or ledger book for a private business or store. David French may have been the secretary or owner. Name and location of store or business was not given.]

Taxation
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 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at . [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Giles County is included in Vol. 5.]
 * [1815] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti. 1815 Tax List of Giles County, Virginia: Abstracts of 300 Deeds and Surveys, 1806-1830; Detailed Map of Area Covered by Tax Collector. Springfield, Va.: N. Schreiner-Yantis, 1971. Available at.

Vital Records
Gilest County, Virginia Marriage Records

Giles County, Virginia Death Records

Giles County, Virginia Vital Records

Societies and Libraries
Rever Giver Heritage Coalition Giles County Historical Society

Giles county, Virginia Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Pembroke Virginia Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Web Portal.for Giles County.net
 * Giles County, Virginia Earthquake of May 31, 1897
 * Giles County, Virginia Wikipedia
 * Giles County, Virginia Images
 * Giles County, Virginia UTube
 * Giles County, Virginia Bridges
 * Giles County, Virginia Families
 * Giles County, Virginia Biographies
 * Giles County, Virginia Photos
 * Cyndi's List
 * Cyndi's List

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