Lynchburg City, Virginia |
The City of Lynchburg is one of Virginia's Independent Cities and was named for John Lynch, son of Charles and Sarah Lynch. On October 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly granted John a Charter for the town of Lynchburg. It is bordered by Amherst, Bedford and Campbell Counties.
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updated March 21, 2008
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Post and read Queries |
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Deaths at the West Virginia Colored Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Denmar, WVA lot from Lynchburg |
Virginia Black History Archives |
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Higgenson Book Company |
Free Blacks of Lynchburg, Virginia, 1805-1865An Offsite Link |
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Fort Hill Memorial Park |
Old City Cemetery, est. 1806This webpage includes the Confederate CemeteryAn Offsite Link |
Quaker Memorial Presbyterian ChurchAn Offsite Link |
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Spring Hill Cemetery |
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Click here for an offsite list of cemeteries in Lynchburg |
White Rock CemeteryAn Offsite Link |
The Political Graveyard(This is a list of politicians buried in Lynchburg) |
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1820 Campbell County Census - Campbell Co. VA(Which includes Lynchburg City)An Offsite Link |
1840 Census of Pensioners - MilitaryAn Offsite Link |
1880 CensusAn Offlink Site |
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Electronic census spreadsheetsAn Off Site Link |
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Death Records Indexing Project |
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All Offsite Links |
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The History
of Lynchburg, Virginia |
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Lynchburg Public Library |
Jones Memorial LibraryAn Offsite Link |
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1814-1877-1890-1895 Maps of LynchburgAn Offsite Link |
Virginia Historical Counties MapProvides on-demand, printable, large-scale maps of every boundary change of every county and independent city of Virginia.User chooses any day and month from 1634 to 2000 and can zoom in or out or alter the map in other ways. An easy-to-use HELP file and supplementary texts support the maps. From the Newberry Library |
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Marriage of John Thompson Taylor to Sarah (Sallie) Jane Jones |
Unclaimed
Letters at Lynchburg as published in The Lynchburg Virginian on October
12, 1846 |
Common Nicknames |
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The News & Advance |
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Search Engine for Lynchburg ObituariesAn Off Site Link |
Johnny Poindexter |
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Mrs. Julia Sydnor Slaughter |
Edward Lee Slaughter |
Daniel Forgie Taylor |
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Mr. John T. Taylor |
Mrs. John T. Taylor |
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John Osborne Taylor |
Mrs. Oscar H. Taylor, nee Miss Etta Farriss |
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Federal Hill Historical Association(Historic Neighborhood)An Offsite Link |
Diamond Hill Historical Society |
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A Mystery Photo of Grandpa Taylor |
More Taylor Photos |
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Adam H.
Plecker Historic Photographs |
Lynchburg and Central Virginia Historic Railroad PhotographsAn Off Site Link |
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Harvey's Drive-In Theatre in Lynchburg, Virginia |
Elliot HouseAn Offsite Link |
Garland Hill Historic DistrictAn Offsite Link |
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Point of Honor, the Federal-era mansion of Dr. George Cabell, Sr. |
Poplar Forest |
Lynchburg MuseumAn Offsite Link |
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Sandusky HouseAn Offsite Link |
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Lynchburg Post Office, 1918 |
Lynchburg Cotton Mill, 1910 |
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Court Street, 1910 |
Elks Lodge, 1910 |
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James River, 1907 |
Lynchburg Main Street, 1902 |
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Lynchburg College, 1903 |
Old Hollins Mill, 1915 |
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Piedmont Business College, 1910 |
Vintage Post Card Scenes of Lynchburg, Virginia |
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Randolph Macon College, 1915 |
Rivermont Bridge, 1910 |
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Virginian Hotel, 1915 |
Union Depot, 1910 |
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The Battle of Lynchburg during the Civil WarAn Offsite Link |
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Where to write for Vital Statistics |
USGenWeb Archive Search Engine, State-by-State |
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Search the LDS website |
The Association for Gravestone Studies |
Search the DAR Library Catalog |
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Shortcuts to Ancestor Counties (Formation of)
Charles City Co. (1619)
Prince George Co (1703)
Brunswick Co (1731)
Lunenburg Co (1746)
Bedford Co(1754)
Campbell Co (1782)
Lynchburg City (1786)
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