Lee 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. Lee County Records by Type Birth Records (6) Cemetery Records (580) Census Records (34) Court Records (7) Death Records (9) Histories and Genealogies (12) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (8) Map Records (2) Marriage Records (17) Military Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (3) Newspapers and Obituaries (7) Probate Records (9) School Records (10) Tax Records (4)

Overview of Lee County Records

• Lee County was created in 1792 from Russell 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 Lee County Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records from 1853 to 1877, marriage records starting in 1830, divorce records starting in 1832, probate records starting in 1800, and court and land records starting in 1793.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.