Nelson County VA Genealogy
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Nelson County Records by TypeBirth Records (4)Cemetery Records (464) Census Records (32) Church Records (8) Court Records (10) Death Records (7) Histories and Genealogies (14) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (7) Map Records (10) Marriage Records (13) Military Records (2) Minority Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (4) Newspapers and Obituaries (9) Probate Records (5) School Records (5) Tax Records (1) 
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Overview of Nelson County Records
- Nelson County was created in 1807 from Amherst 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 Nelson County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1808, divorce records, probate records starting in 1808, and court and land records starting in 1808.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.