Russell County VA Genealogy
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Russell County Records by TypeBirth Records (8)Cemetery Records (605) Census Records (41) Church Records (1) Court Records (4) Death Records (16) Histories and Genealogies (7) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (10) Map Records (2) Marriage Records (11) Military Records (6) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (18) Probate Records (3) School Records (39) Tax Records (3) 
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Overview of Russell County Records
- Russell County was created in 1785 from Washington 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 Russell County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1853, divorce records, court records starting in 1786, probate records starting in 1803, and land records starting in 1787.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.