Amherst County VA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Amherst County Records by Type Birth Records (3) Cemetery Records (281) Census Records (32) Church Records (10) Court Records (12) Death Records (5) Histories and Genealogies (11) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (11) Map Records (9) Marriage Records (20) Military Records (6) Minority Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (6) Newspapers and Obituaries (12) Probate Records (26) School Records (15) Tax Records (3)

Overview of Amherst County Records

• Amherst County was created in 1761 from Albemarle County.
• Copies of birth and death records from 1853-1896 and 1912 to the present can be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health.
• The Amherst County Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce records, land records starting in 1761, probate and court records starting in 1761, and marriage records starting in 1761.
• The Amherst County Library of Virginia has birth and death records starting in 1853.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.