Wise 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. Wise County Records by Type Birth Records (7) Cemetery Records (463) Census Records (29) Church Records (2) Court Records (8) Death Records (11) Histories and Genealogies (19) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (6) Map Records (15) Marriage Records (12) Military Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (27) Probate Records (3) School Records (30)

Overview of Wise County Records

• Wise County was created in 1856 from Lee, Russell, and Scott 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 Wise County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, and land records starting in 1856.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.