Essex County VA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Essex County Records by Type Birth Records (8) Cemetery Records (187) Census Records (34) Church Records (5) Court Records (14) Death Records (9) Histories and Genealogies (8) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (25) Map Records (4) Marriage Records (27) Military Records (3) Minority Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (8) Probate Records (27) School Records (21) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Essex County Records

• Essex County was created in 1692 from Rappahannock County, old.
• Copies of birth and death records from 1853-1896 and 1912 to the present can be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health.
• The Essex County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1814, divorce records, land records starting in 1865, probate records starting in 1656, and court records starting in 1692.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.