Rappahannock County VA Genealogy

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Overview of Rappahannock County Records

• Rappahannock County was created in 1833 from Culpeper 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 Rappahannock County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1833, divorce records, probate records starting in 1833, court records starting in 1833, land records starting in 1838, and some personal property records starting in 1834.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.