City of Roanoke VA Genealogy

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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.