City of Bristol VA Genealogy

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Overview of City of Bristol Records

  • Bristol (Independent City) was created in 1890 from Washington 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 Bristol Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce records, land, probate, military, and court records starting in 1890.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.