City of Richmond VA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. City of Richmond Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (167) Census Records (18) Church Records (56) City Directories (168) Court Records (11) Death Records (43) Histories and Genealogies (35) Immigration Records (5) Land Records (14) Map Records (17) Marriage Records (38) Military Records (35) Minority Records (13) Miscellaneous Records (9) Newspapers and Obituaries (475) Probate Records (8) School Records (175) Tax Records (2)

Overview of City of Richmond Records

• Richmond (Independent City) was created in 1782 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 Richmond Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records has divorce records from 1870 to 1954.
• The Richmond Clerk Chancery Court City Hall has probate and land records.
• The Richmond Clerk Circuit Court has court records.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.