Buchanan County VA Genealogy

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Overview of Buchanan County Records

  • Buchanan County was created in 1858 from Russell and Tazewell 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 Buchanan County courthouse burned in 1885 and records were lost.
  • The Buchanan County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1885, divorce records, probate records starting in 1885, and court and land records starting in 1885.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.