City of Staunton VA Genealogy

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Overview of City of Staunton Records

  • Staunton (Independent City) was created in 1908 from Augusta 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 Staunton Clerk Circuit Court has birth records from 1853 to 1896, death records from 1853 to 1892, and marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records starting in 1802.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.