Lancaster 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. Lancaster County Records by Type Birth Records (5) Cemetery Records (93) Census Records (33) Church Records (9) Court Records (16) Death Records (8) Histories and Genealogies (7) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (23) Map Records (2) Marriage Records (18) Military Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (12) Probate Records (20) School Records (1) Tax Records (7)

Overview of Lancaster County Records

• Lancaster County was created in 1652 from Northumberland and York counties.
• Copies of birth and death records from 1853-1896 and 1912 to the present can be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health.
• The Lancaster County Health Department has birth records starting in 1853.
• The Lancaster County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1801, death records starting in 1652, probate and land records starting in 1652, divorce records starting in 1800, and court records starting in 1910.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.