City of Roanoke VA Genealogy
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City of Roanoke Records by TypeBirth Records (4)Cemetery Records (315) Census Records (14) Church Records (12) City Directories (84) Court Records (3) Death Records (7) Histories and Genealogies (13) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (1) Map Records (16) Marriage Records (7) Military Records (2) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (64) School Records (88) Tax Records (2) 
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Overview of City of Roanoke Records
- Roanoke (Independent City) was created in 1884 from Roanoke 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 Roanoke Clerk of Court has birth records from 1884 to 1896, as well as marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records starting in 1884.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.