Arlington 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. Arlington County Records by Type Birth Records (4) Cemetery Records (61) Census Records (39) Church Records (6) City Directories (6) Court Records (28) Death Records (9) Histories and Genealogies (19) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (9) Map Records (17) Marriage Records (13) Military Records (9) Minority Records (5) Miscellaneous Records (13) Newspapers and Obituaries (29) Probate Records (9) School Records (32) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Arlington County Records

• Arlington County was created in 1847 from Fairfax 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 Arlington County Clerk Circuit Court has birth records starting in 1853, marriage records starting in 1801, death records starting in 1853, probate records starting in 1778, land records starting in 1669, and court records starting in 1772.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.