Rockbridge 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. Rockbridge County Records by Type Birth Records (6) Cemetery Records (174) Census Records (37) Church Records (28) Court Records (13) Death Records (14) Histories and Genealogies (27) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (10) Map Records (4) Marriage Records (15) Military Records (20) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (4) Newspapers and Obituaries (14) Probate Records (9) School Records (10) Tax Records (8)

Overview of Rockbridge County Records

• Rockbridge County was created in 1777 from Augusta and Botetourt 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 Rockbridge County Clerk Circuit Court has birth records from 1853 to 1896, death records from 1853 to 1870, marriage records starting in 1778, divorce records, probate records starting in 1778, and court and land records starting in 1778.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.