Prince William 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. Prince William County Records by Type Birth Records (16) Cemetery Records (375) Census Records (49) Church Records (20) Court Records (10) Death Records (32) Histories and Genealogies (20) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (16) Map Records (7) Marriage Records (22) Military Records (9) Minority Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (50) Probate Records (18) School Records (25) Tax Records (3)

Overview of Prince William County Records

• Prince William County was created in 1730 from King George and Stafford 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 Prince William County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1856, divorce records, court records starting in 1823, probate records starting in 1731, and land records starting 1731.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.