City of Petersburg VA Genealogy

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Overview of City of Petersburg Records

  • Petersburg (Independent City) was created in 1850 from Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Chesterfield counties.
  • Copies of birth and death records from 1853-1896 and 1912 to the present can be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health.
  • The Petersburg Clerk has birth records from 1853 to 1896, death records starting in 1853, and marriage, divorce, probate, and land records starting in 1784.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.