Powhatan County VA Genealogy
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Powhatan County Records by TypeBirth Records (5)Cemetery Records (108) Census Records (34) Church Records (7) Court Records (2) Death Records (7) Histories and Genealogies (8) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (4) Map Records (3) Marriage Records (12) Military Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (7) Probate Records (5) School Records (4) Tax Records (3) 
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Overview of Powhatan County Records
- Powhatan County was created in 1777 from Chesterfield and Cumberland 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 Powhatan County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1777, divorce records, probate records starting in 1777, and court and land records starting in 1777.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.