Frederick County VA Genealogy

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Overview of Frederick County Records

  • Frederick County was created in 1738 from Orange 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 Frederick County Clerk Circuit Court has birth records from 1853 to 1912, marriage records starting in 1782, death records from 1853 to 1896, divorce records starting in 1870, and probate and land records starting in 1743.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.