Chesterfield 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. Chesterfield County Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (316) Census Records (34) Church Records (6) City Directories (2) Court Records (5) Death Records (12) Histories and Genealogies (9) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (5) Map Records (14) Marriage Records (17) Military Records (4) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (17) Probate Records (4) School Records (29) Tax Records (5)

Overview of Chesterfield County Records

• Chesterfield County was created in 1749 from Henrico 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 Chesterfield County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1771, land records starting in 1749, divorce records, probate records starting in 1740, and court records starting in 1746.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.