Scott County VA Genealogy

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Overview of Scott County Records

• Scott County was created in 1814 from Lee, Russell, and Washington 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 Scott County Clerk of Court has birth records from 1853 to 1895, deed records from 1853 to 1892, marriage records starting in 1815, divorce records, probate records starting in 1815, and court and land records starting in 1815.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.