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Virginia Albemarle County Charlottesville
| Charlottesville, Virginia | |
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| — Independent City — | |
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| Founded | 1762 |
| Website | www.charlottesville.org/ |
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For additional records, see Albemarle County. |
Courthouse
History
Parent County
1762 -- Charlottesville was created in 1762 from Albemarle County.[1]
Resources
Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Charlottesville, Virginia Cemeteries.
The following is a list of cemeteries in Charlottesville:[2]
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
- University Cemetery
Court Records
Indexes (1889-1939) and images (1889-1926) to Charlottesville, Virginia Chancery Records are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.[3]
Immigration
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding one British alien living in Charlottesville.[4]
Military
Civil War
Civil War records for Charlottesville were kept by the city.
Newspapers
- 1855-1880 - Jeffersonian Republican (Charlottesville, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).
Occupations
- Cutten, George Barton. The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1952. Available at FHL. [Includes a section on Charlottesville silversmiths.]
Vital Records
Marriage
- 1888-1929 - Virginia Marriages 1851-1929 (Ancestry) ($).
Death
Charlottesville, Virginia deaths are included in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society, available online - free.
Websites
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ USGS Map, Topozone.com
- ↑ "Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index Availability," Library of Virginia (accessed 26 January 2010).
- ↑ Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 320-333. FHL Collection 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($).
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