City of Norfolk VA Genealogy

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Overview of City of Norfolk Records

  • Norfolk (Independent City) was created in 1691 from Lower Norfolk 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 Norfolk Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate, land, and court records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.