Bedford County VA Genealogy

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Overview of Bedford County Records

  • Bedford County was created in 1752 from Albemarle and Lunenburg 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 Bedford County Clerk Circuit Court has birth records from 1853 to 1897, and 1912 to 1918, death records from 1853 to 1918, marriage records starting in 1754, divorce records, probate records starting in 1754, and court and land records starting in 1754.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.