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<br>'''Wise County, Virginia''' genealogy and family history research page. Guide to '''Wise County''' (established 1856) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.
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== County Courthouse  ==
 
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[http://www.wisecounty.org/ Wise County Courthouse]<br>206 East Main Street<br>P.O. Box 1248<br>Room 245<br>Wise, VA 24293<br>Phone: 276-328-6111<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, and&nbsp;divorce,<br>probate court and land records&nbsp;<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wise County, Virginia. Page 723 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
 
[http://www.wisecounty.org/ Wise County Courthouse]<br>206 East Main Street<br>P.O. Box 1248<br>Room 245<br>Wise, VA 24293<br>Phone: 276-328-6111<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, and&nbsp;divorce,<br>probate court and land records&nbsp;<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wise County, Virginia. Page 723 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
  
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*Weaver, Jeffrey C. ''The 1860 Agriculture Census of Wise County, Virginia''. Clintwood, Va.: Mullins Printing, 1992. Available at {{FHL|593610|title-id|disp=FHL}}.
 
*Weaver, Jeffrey C. ''The 1860 Agriculture Census of Wise County, Virginia''. Clintwood, Va.: Mullins Printing, 1992. Available at {{FHL|593610|title-id|disp=FHL}}.
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*Turner, Ronald Ray. ''[http://www.pwcvabooks.com/documents/VirginiaCivilWarVets.doc Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890]''. Available online, courtesy: [http://www.pwcvabooks.com/index.htm Prince William County Virginia] website. [Includes residents of this county.]
 
*Turner, Ronald Ray. ''[http://www.pwcvabooks.com/documents/VirginiaCivilWarVets.doc Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890]''. Available online, courtesy: [http://www.pwcvabooks.com/index.htm Prince William County Virginia] website. [Includes residents of this county.]
  
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*'''Little Primitive Baptist Church''', Wise, Va. (by 1856).<ref>Charles A. Johnson, ''A narrative history of Wise County, Virginia'' (Norton, Va.: Norton Press, 1938), 8. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=30038 Ancestry] ($).</ref>
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More than 25 genealogies have been published about Wise County families. To view a list, visit [[Wise County, Virginia Genealogy|Wise County, Virginia Genealogy]].  
 
More than 25 genealogies have been published about Wise County families. To view a list, visit [[Wise County, Virginia Genealogy|Wise County, Virginia Genealogy]].  
  
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*Johnson, Charles A. ''A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia''. Norton, Va.: Norton Press, 1938. Reprint edition, The Overmountain Press, 1988.&nbsp;{{FHL|121215|item}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30038 Ancestry] ($); and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdva3017_wise World Vital Records] ($). [http://books.google.com/books/about/Wise_County_Virginia.html?id=6RyGQfOhl18C Google Books] page.  
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*Johnson, Charles A. ''A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia''. Norton, Va.: Norton Press, 1938. Reprint edition, The Overmountain Press, 1988.&nbsp;{{FHL|121215|item}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30038 Ancestry] ($); and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdva3017_wise World Vital Records] ($). [http://books.google.com/books/about/Wise_County_Virginia.html?id=6RyGQfOhl18C Google Books] page.  
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*''Wise County: Her Industries, Resources and Prominent Men''. Norton, Va.: n.p., 1920. {{FHL|625034|item}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10410 Ancestry] ($).
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*''Wise County: Her Industries, Resources and Prominent Men''. Norton, Va.: n.p., 1920. {{FHL|625034|item}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10410 Ancestry] ($).
  
 
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:- [[4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate)]]. Company C.<ref>[http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/cavalry/virginia_state_line_organ.html The Virginia State Line: Organizational Structure of the Virginia State Line], ''Ranger95.com,'' accessed 11 June 2012.</ref>
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:- [[29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company F.<ref>John Perry Alderman, ''29th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1989). {{FHL|417086|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 53}}.</ref>
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:- [[50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company H (Wise Yankee Catchers).<ref>John C. Chapla, ''50th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1997). {{FHL|650201|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 129}}.</ref>
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*Virginia, Civil War {{RecordSearch|1932382|Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865}}  
 
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*''The Big Stone Gap Post'', Big Stone Gap, VA, 1892-1928. ([http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88061179/ Chronicling America]&nbsp;at the Library of Congress)  
 
*''The Big Stone Gap Post'', Big Stone Gap, VA, 1892-1928. ([http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88061179/ Chronicling America]&nbsp;at the Library of Congress)  
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*"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Wise County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1980):204-206. Available at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 New England Ancestors] ($).
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*"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Wise County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1980):204-206. Available at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors] ($).
  
 
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*''Wise Co., Va., Births, 1867-1871'', MSS., James Taylor Adams Collection, Box 68. St. Louis, Mo.: R.R. Seibel and D.A. Griffith, 1971. Microfilmed reproduction: {{FHL|573473|item}}
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*'''1856-1861''' - [http://vagenweb.org/wise/ Wise County, Virginia Births 1856-1861] (VAGenWeb) - free.
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*'''1867-1871''' - ''Wise Co., Va., Births, 1867-1871'', MSS., James Taylor Adams Collection, Box 68. St. Louis, Mo.: R.R. Seibel and D.A. Griffith, 1971. Microfilmed reproduction: {{FHL|573473|item}}
  
 
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*Kilgore, Paul and Fred Harry King Funeral Home. ''Death Records, Fred H. King Funeral Home, 1927-1935''. Wise, Va.: Wise County Historical Society (Va.), [1999?]. {{FHL|1008202|item}}  
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*'''1856-1892''' - [http://vagenweb.org/wise/ Wise County, Virginia Deaths 1856-1892] (VAGenWeb) - free.  
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*Robertson, Rhonda. ''The Wise County, Virginia Death Register 1856-1894''. [Wise, Virginia]: Wise County Historical Society (VA), [200-?]. {{FHL|1393009|item}}
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*'''1856-1894''' - Robertson, Rhonda. ''The Wise County, Virginia Death Register 1856-1894''. [Wise, Virginia]: Wise County Historical Society (VA), [200-?]. {{FHL|1393009|item}}  
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*Kilgore, Paul and Fred Harry King Funeral Home. ''Death Records, Fred H. King Funeral Home, 1927-1935''. Wise, Va.: Wise County Historical Society (Va.), [1999?]. {{FHL|1008202|item}}
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/virginia/wise.htm Wise County, Virginia Genealogy Links] (GenealogyLinks.net)  
 
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/virginia/wise.htm Wise County, Virginia Genealogy Links] (GenealogyLinks.net)  
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/vir/wise/ Wise County, Virginia Genealogy Trails]  
 
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Wise County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Wise County (established 1856) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

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Founded 1856
County Seat Wise
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County Courthouse

Wise County Courthouse
206 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1248
Room 245
Wise, VA 24293
Phone: 276-328-6111

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, and divorce,
probate court and land records [1]


Beginning Dates for Wise County, Virginia Government Records
Birth Marriage Death Census Land Probate
1857 1856 1857 1860 1856 1856

History

Gov. Henry A. Wise (1806-1876)

The county is named after Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise (1806-1876), who was in office at the time of Wise County's organization. He later served as a Confederate States Army General during the Civil War.[2]

Parent County

1856--Wise County was created 16 February 1856 from Lee, Russell, and Scott Counties.
County seat: Wise [3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

  • Lost census: 1890

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

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Bible Records

Images of the Virginia Historical Society's family Bible collection have been digitized:

Additional Bible records include:

Biographies

  • Sutherland, Elihu Jasper. Some Sandy Basin Characters. Clintwood, Va.: Hettie Sutherland, 1962. 1985 reprint available at FHL.

Cemeteries

  • Adams, James Taylor (1892-1954). Wise County Historical Inventory: Family Burying Grounds. St. Louis, Mo.: R.R. Seibel and D.A. Griffith, 1971. Available at FHL.
  • Ben Bolling Cemetery, Flat Gap, Wise Co., VA
  • Kilgore, Paul. Butcher's Fork, American Legion, Skeen's Ridge and Back Valley Cemeteries of Wise County, Virginia. [West Virginia]: Wise County Historical Society (Va.), [1997?]. Available at FHL. 
  • Kilgore, Paul. Powell Valley Memorial Gardens: Located in Beautiful Powell Valley, Wise County, VA. Wise, Va.: Wise County Historical Society (Va.), 2003. Available at FHL.

Census

For tips on accessing Wise County, Virginia census records online, see: Virginia Census.

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
18604,508
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18704,7856.1%
18807,77262.4%
18909,34520.2%
190019,653110.3%
191034,16273.8%
192046,50036.1%
193051,16710.0%
194052,4582.5%
195056,3367.4%
196043,579−22.6%
197035,947−17.5%
198043,86322.0%
199039,573−9.8%
200040,1231.4%

1860 Agriculture Census

  • Weaver, Jeffrey C. The 1860 Agriculture Census of Wise County, Virginia. Clintwood, Va.: Mullins Printing, 1992. Available at FHL.

1890 Union Veterans

Church Records

Baptist
  • Little Primitive Baptist Church, Wise, Va. (by 1856).[4]

Court Records

Chancery Court

  • Indexes (1855-1925) and images (1855-1912) to Wise County, 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.

Genealogy

More than 25 genealogies have been published about Wise County families. To view a list, visit Wise County, Virginia Genealogy.

Land and Property

Local Histories

  • Johnson, Charles A. A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia. Norton, Va.: Norton Press, 1938. Reprint edition, The Overmountain Press, 1988. FHL Collection; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($). Google Books page.
  • Wise County: Her Industries, Resources and Prominent Men. Norton, Va.: n.p., 1920. FHL Collection; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

Military

War of 1812
  • List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Wise County, p. 107. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War

Regiments. Service men in Wise County, Virginia served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Wise County, Virginia:

- 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company C.[5]
- 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company F.[6]
- 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Wise Yankee Catchers).[7]

Records and histories are available, including:

Naturalization

Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929

Newspapers

The Virginia Newspapers Project identifies local Wise County, Virginia newspapers.

Private Papers

Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007

Probate Records

Research Guides

  • "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Wise County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1980):204-206. Available at American Ancestors ($).

Taxation

How can Virginia tax lists help me?

Vital Records

Indexes to Wise County, Virginia births, marriages, and deaths are available online. These collections are incomplete, but are easy to search. Courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Birth
Death

Wise County, 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.

  • 1856-1892 - Wise County, Virginia Deaths 1856-1892 (VAGenWeb) - free.
  • 1856-1894 - Robertson, Rhonda. The Wise County, Virginia Death Register 1856-1894. [Wise, Virginia]: Wise County Historical Society (VA), [200-?]. FHL Collection
  • Kilgore, Paul and Fred Harry King Funeral Home. Death Records, Fred H. King Funeral Home, 1927-1935. Wise, Va.: Wise County Historical Society (Va.), [1999?]. FHL Collection
Vital Record Substitutes
Tip
 For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Websites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wise County, Virginia. Page 723 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ "Henry A. Wise," in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_A._Wise, accessed 13 January 2012.
  3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  4. ↑ Charles A. Johnson, A narrative history of Wise County, Virginia (Norton, Va.: Norton Press, 1938), 8. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  5. ↑ The Virginia State Line: Organizational Structure of the Virginia State Line, Ranger95.com, accessed 11 June 2012.
  6. ↑ John Perry Alderman, 29th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1989). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 53.
  7. ↑ John C. Chapla, 50th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1997). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 129.
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Abingdon · Accomac · Accomack · Albemarle · Amherst · Antrim · Appomattox · Argall's Gift · Augusta · Bath · Beckford · Berkeley · Blisland · Blount Point · Botetourt · Boutracy · Bristol · Bromfield · Brunswick · Bruton · Camden · Cameron · Charles City · Charles · Charles River · Chickacoan · Chickahominy · Chippokes · Chiskiack · Chotank · Christ Church (Lancaster Co.) · Christ Church (Middlesex Co.) · Chuckatuck · Cople · Cornwall · Cumberland · Dale · Denbigh · Dettingen · Drysdale · East · Elizabeth City · Elizabeth River · Fairfax · Fairfield · Farnham · Flowerdew Hundred · Fluvanna · Frederick · Fredericksville · Hamilton · Hampton · Hanover · Harrop · Henrico · Hog Island · Hungars · James City · Jordan's Journey · Kecoughtan · Kingston · King William · Lancaster · Lawnes Creek · Lee · Leeds · Lexington · Littleton · Lower (Elizabeth City Co.) · Lower (Isle of Wight Co.)  · Lower (Lancaster Co.)  · Lower (Nansemond Co.) · Lower (Northampton Co.) · Lower (Stafford Co.) · Lower (Upper Norfolk Co.) · Lower Suffolk · Lunenburg · Lynnhaven · Machodick · Manchester · Marston · Martin's Brandon · Martin's Hundred · Meherrin · Middle Plantation · Middletowne · Montgomery · Mulberry Island · New Poquoson · Newport · Nomini · Norborne · Northampton · North Farnham · Nottoway (Prince Edward Co.) · Nottoway (Southampton Co.) · Nutmeg Quarter · Occohannock · Overwharton · Patrick · Petsworth · Piankatank · Piscataway · Poropotank · Portsmouth · Potomac · Raleigh · Richmond · Rockbridge · Rockingham · Russell · St. Andrew's · St. Anne's (Albemarle Co.) · St. Anne's (Essex and Caroline Cos.) · St. Asaph's · St. Brides · St. David's · St. George's (Accomack Co.)  · St. George's (Spotsylvania Co.) · St. James Northam · St. James Southam · St. James's (Goochland Co.) · St. James's (Mecklenburg Co.) · St. John's · St. Luke's · St. Margaret's · St. Mark's · St. Martin's · St. Mary's · St. Mary's Whitechapel · St. Patrick's · St. Paul's (Hanover Co.) · St. Paul's (King George Co.) · St. Peter's · St. Stephen's (King and Queen Co.) · St. Stephen's (Northumberland Co.) · St. Thomas · Shelburne · Sittenburne · Smith's Hundred · South · Southampton · South Farnham · Southwark · Stafford · Stanley Hundred · Stratton Major · Suffolk · Tillotson · Trinity (Lancaster Co.) · Trinity (Louisa Co.) · Truro · Upper (Elizabeth City Co.) · Upper (Isle of Wight Co.) · Upper (Lancaster Co.) · Upper (Nansemond Co.) · Upper (Northampton Co.) · Upper (Stafford Co.) · Upper Suffolk · Varina · Wallingford · Ware · Warrosquyoake · Warwick · Washington (Westmoreland Co.) · Washington (Washington Co.) · Waters Creek · West · West and Shirley · Westbury · Westover · Weyanoke · Wicomico · Wilmington · York · Yorkhampton
Major
 Repositories
Migration
Routes
Atlantic Coast Ports · Chesapeake Bay · James River · Potomac River · Rappahannock River · York River · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal · Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad · Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) · Great Indian Warpath · Great Trading Path · Great Valley Road · Kanawha Trail · King's Highway · National Road (or Cumberland Road) · New River and Southern Trail · Occaneechi Path · Old Cherokee Path · Old Northwestern Turnpike · Pamunkey-New River Trail · Pioneer Road · Richmond Road · Richmond-Williamsburg Road · Saura-Saponi Trail · Secondary Coast Road · Upper Road · Wilderness Road · Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail Ports Accomack  · Alexandria  · Belvoir Plantation  · Bermuda Hundred  · Dumfries  · Falmouth  · Fredericksburg  · Hampton  · Jamestown  · Leedstown  · Norfolk  · Port Royal  · Portsmouth  · South Quay  · Suffolk  · Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole)  · Urbanna  · Williamsburg  · Yorktown

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