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United States Virginia Rockbridge County Lexington

Courthouse

Additional records for residents of Lexington, Virginia appear on the Rockbridge County, Virginia page.

Quick Facts

Parent County

1778 Lexington was created in 1778 from Rockbridge County. ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

History

Maps

Military

Civil War

Since Lexington was created in 1778, the Civil War records for this area were kept by the city of Lexington.

Newspapers

• 1801-1805 - Rockbridge Repository (Lexington, 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 Lexington silversmiths.]

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).