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Washington County History 

The first white settlers arrived in what is present day Washington County in the 1760's.  Abingdon, Va. was known as Wolf Hills before "Abingdon" was selected as the name of the county seat.  Washington County was formed from Fincastle County in 1777, the county seat, Abingdon was formed in 1778.  The original Washington County, VA in addition to containing some of the other present day surrounding counties also contained what is today, Sullivan County, TN.  

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Click here to POST and READ QUERIES for Washington County, VA ***Note that WILLS, BIOS, OBITS, PENSIONS, and BIBLES are combined on this board as well Old Queries	Washington County Mailing list
In 1786 the northwestern part of Washington County became Russell County. In 1814 the western part of what remained of Washington County was combined with parts of Lee County and Russell County to form Scott County. In 1832 the northeastern part of Washington County was combined with part of Wythe County to form Smyth County. With the incorporation of the town of Goodson as the independent city of Bristol in 1890, Washington County assumed its present size.	Search This Site The Web for Get a Free Search Engine for Your Web Site
	Washington County Clerk 111 North Court Street Abingdon, VA 24210 276-676-6224 Marriage records begin in 1782 for Washington County, VA. Deeds begin in 1778. Wills and Estate records begin in 1777. There are no chancery or law orders prior to 1831. Court orders can be found in court minutes, which begin in 1777. Birth and death records 1853-1896 and after 1912.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN RESEARCH All Offsite Links
	African American Heritage in Virginia
Virginia Black History Archives	African-Americans during the Civil War	The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia

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BIOGRAPHIES
		FLOYD, John Buchanan, 1806-1863 An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver
JONES, William Edmondson , 1824-1864 An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver
PARKER, Whitfield Monroe An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	SENTER, Paul B. An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver

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BIRTHS

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BOOKS
	Papyrus Publishing Company
	Publications

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BUSINESSES
Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Business Directory 1888-89 Washington County An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver		An Economic and Social Survey of Washington County, Virginia, 1932 An Offsite Link

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CEMETERIES
Azen Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	Campground Cemetery (Leonard burials only)	Clear Branch Cemetery An Offsite Link
Crabtree Cemetery An Offsite Link	John D. Dunn Cemetery An Offsite Link	East Hill Cemetery An Offsite Link
Fickle Cemetery An Offsite Link	Fleenor Cemetery #23 An Offsite Link	Fleenor Cemetery #8 An Offsite Link
Fleenor Baptist Memorial Cemetery An offsite Link
Gasper Fleenor Cemetery An offsite link	Green Cove Baptist Church Cemetery An Offsite Link	Greenspring Church Cemetery An Offsite Link
		Ingle Cemetery An offsite link
Jackson Cemetery An Offsite Link	William Johnson Family Cemetery  An Offsite Link
Konnarock Cemetery An Offsite Link	Larmer Cemetery An Offsite Link	Linder Cemetery An Offsite Link
	Maple Grove Cemetery An Offsite Link
	Pine Hill Cemetery An Offsite Link	Rhudy's Chapel Cemetery a.k.a. Rhudy’s Cemetery a.k.a. Pleasantview Cemetery An Offsite Link
Rush Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery An Offsite Link	Sharrett's Cemetery An Offsite Link	Sugar Grove Cemetery An Offsite Link
	Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery An Offsite Link
Walnut Springs An offsite link	Warren Cemetery An Offsite Link	Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery a.k.a. Widener Valley Cemetery An Offsite Link

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CENSUS

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CHURCHES
History of the Abingdon Presbytery An Offsite Link	Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church An Offsite Link

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COURT DOCUMENTS
Archives (Wills, Deeds, Marriages, etc.)	Burned Record Counties Database at the LVA	Washington County Clerk 111 North Court Street Abingdon, VA 24210 276-676-6224 For Birth or Death records from the State of Virginia click here for the form to mail in
Misc.  Chancery Book Notes An Offsite Link

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DEATHS
Misc. Death Records for Southwest Virginia  An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	Southwest Virginia Deaths: Reels 183-220 An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	Mercer County, West Virginia Death Records For Individuals Born in Smyth or Washington County, Virginia An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver

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DEEDS

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EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
The Iron Mountain Lutheran School for Boys and Young Men An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	Early Washington Co. School Photographs An Offsite Link	A Story about The Abingdon Male Academy An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver

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FAMILY PAGES

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HISTORY
A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory. By David E. Johnston (1906) An Offsite Link	Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia An offsite link	Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell and Holston Rivers of SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, 1773-1794 An Offsite Link
Historical Highway Markers of Washington County

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Library
Washington County Historical Society Library	Washington County Public Library

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LINKS
Washington Co. on Genforum	Southeastern Genealogy Online This webpage has Links to County History, Information and Records
Web Pages with Washington County Roots		Virginia Roots An Offsite Link

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MAPS
Headwaters of the Clinch and Holston Rivers, 1774	1870 Map of Washington County Submitted by Mike Taylor	Virginia Historical Counties Map Provides 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
2005 Washington County Street Map *Adobe Acrobat required

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MILITARY
Washington County, Virginia 1792 Militia Payroll An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	WWI History Commission Questionnaires An LVA Offsite Link	Virginia Confederate Units (Washington County included) An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver
Frontier Forts of Southwest Virginia An Offsite Link	Washington County in WWI An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver
Washington County Men who Died in WWII An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	The Washington County, Virginia Militia -- The 70th Virginia Militia and the 105th Virginia Militia - Civil War An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	Womack's Fort Militia Roll, 1776 An Offsite Link
1909 Washington County Confederate Pension List An Off Site Link	Daniel Trigg's 1781 Militia List An Offsite Link	The 164th Virginia Militia - Washington County An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver

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NEWSPAPERS
Washington County News 143 West Main Street Abingdon, VA 24212 1-276-628-7101		The Bristol Herald Courier
Kingsport Times-News

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ORGANIZATIONS
Holston Territory Genealogical Society	Washington County Historical Society	Washington County Post No. 12 - American Legion Abingdon, Virginia, est. 1919 An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver

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PHOTOGRAPHS
Washington County Postcards An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver

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PLACES
Place names in Washington County (Churches, Cemeteries, Historical Towns, etc.)	Historic Barter Theater	The Virginia Creeper Trail
Martha Washington Inn (Formerly Martha Washington College)

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TAXES
The Washington County Surveyors Record 1781-1797 Transcribed by Rhonda Robertson & the Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	The 1782 Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	The 1806 Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver
	Estray Records from Washington County, VA 1813-60 An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	1852 Personal Property Tax List An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver
1862 Personal Property Tax List An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	1868 Personal Property Tax List An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver	1870 Personal Property Tax List An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver
1871 Saltville Township Tax List  An Offsite Link Provided by Jeffrey C. Weaver

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WILLS All Off Site Links

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Washington County Resources
Washington County Chamber of Commerce	Abingdon Convention & Visitors Bureau	Virginia Highlands Festival
William King Regional Arts Center

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GENEALOGY HELPERS
Geographic Nameserver Put in a city name and find out what county it is in	USGenWeb Archive Search Engine, State-by-State	VAGenWeb Archives
Biographical Dictionary of The United States Congress, 1799 to Present	Birthdate Calculator
Search the LDS website	Search the Digital Resources at the Library of Virginia	Search the DAR Library Catalog
Where to Write for Vital Statistics	Create a timeline of History	Epidemics in the United States
	The Association for Gravestone Studies	Deciphering Old Handwriting
CENSUS A list of questions asked on each census	Colonial America	Earthquake History of Virginia

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Ancestor Counties of Washington Co. VA

     Charles River Co                 ;   Chickacoan Indian District
      name changed to                 ;                      |
   York Co (1642/43)              &nbs p;  Northumberland Co (1648)
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        |                                 & nbsp;               &n bsp;            |
   New Kent Co (1654)               & nbsp;   Lancaster Co (1651)
        |                                 & nbsp;               &n bsp;            |
  King and Queen Co (1691)           Rappahanock Co (1656-1692) defunct 
       |  |______________             &nbs p;                 ;     |
       |                          |                                 & nbsp;  |
       |     King William Co (1702)      Essex Co (1692)
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               &nbs p;        | 
           Spotsylvania Co (1721)
               &nbs p;        |
           Orange Co (1734)
               &nbs p;        |
             Augusta Co (1745)
               &nbs p;       |
               &nbs p;  Botetourt Co (1770)
               &nbs p;              |
               &nbs p;          Fincastle Co (1772-1777) defunct
               &nbs p;       _______________|_____________
               &nbs p;      |                                 & nbsp;               &n bsp; |
            Montgomery Co (1777)          Washington Co (1777)

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