Fairfax 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. Fairfax County Records by Type Birth Records (7) Cemetery Records (353) Census Records (33) Church Records (13) City Directories (4) Court Records (15) Death Records (10) Histories and Genealogies (29) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (13) Map Records (16) Marriage Records (14) Military Records (4) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (59) Probate Records (11) School Records (99) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Fairfax County Records

• Fairfax County was created in 1742 from Prince William 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 Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk has birth and death records from 1853 to 1917, court records starting in 1742, divorce and tax records starting in 1850, guardianship records, land records starting in 1742, probate records starting in 1742, marriage records starting in 1853, military records starting in 1861, and minute books/court orders starting in 1749.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.