City of Alexandria VA Genealogy

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Overview of City of Alexandria Records

  • Alexandria (Independent City) was created in 1847 from Fairfax 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 Alexandria Health Center has birth, death, and burial records.
  • The Alexandria Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and divorce records starting in 1870, and probate, court and land records starting in 1783.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.