Caroline 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. Caroline County Records by Type Birth Records (8) Cemetery Records (250) Census Records (35) Church Records (4) Court Records (16) Death Records (15) Histories and Genealogies (18) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (23) Map Records (6) Marriage Records (15) Military Records (4) Minority Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (10) Newspapers and Obituaries (13) Probate Records (18) School Records (4) Tax Records (4)

Overview of Caroline County Records

• Caroline County was created in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William 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 Caroline County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1787 to 1853, land records starting in 1728, divorce records, probate records starting in 1732, and court records starting in 1665.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.