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.