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Loudoun County, Virginia
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Loudoun County, Virginia Facts
When was Loudoun County, VA Created?
Loudoun County was established on May 17, 1757 from Fairfax County .
What is the County Seat of Loudoun County, VA?
The County Seat is located in Leesburg also, the county government website is www.loudoun.gov/ .
What counties are adjacent to Loudoun County, VA?
Bordering Counties are Fairfax County, Prince William County, Fauquier County, Jefferson County, West Virginia, Clarke County, Washington County, Maryland (northwest, across the Potomac River), Frederick County, Maryland (north, across the Potomac River), Montgomery County, Maryland (east, across the Potomac River).
Loudoun County, VA Vital Records
Where can find Loudoun County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Loudoun County vital records can be found at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Vital Records which has Birth and Death Records since June 14, 1912 and copies of Marriage and Divorce Records since 1918 to present. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Virginia for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Loudoun County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also order Order Electronically Online or you can download an application for copies of Loudoun Co. Virginia Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
The Archives Division has copies of surviving birth and death records for the period 1853 to 1896 and marriage records prior to 1936. Another resource is the Loudoun County Health Department
- Loudoun County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1762-1850
- Leesburg, Virginia, Balls Bluff National Cemetery, 1861
- Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- USGenweb Archives Virginia Marriage Project
- Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917
- Virginia Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers
- Virginia Birth and Marriage (Husband-Wife) Indexes
- Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
- Early Virginia Marriage Records
- Early Virginia Marriage Records – Research Notes Number 26.
- Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers
- Index to Virginia Marriage Records
- Marriage Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor
- Virginia Death Records Indexing Project
- Virginia Death Certificates, 1912-1939
- Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
Loudoun County, VA Census Records
What Loudoun County, VA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Loudoun County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Loudoun Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Loudoun Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Loudoun Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. The Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Virginia Census Records Research Guide
Loudoun County, VA Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Loudoun County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Loudoun County. The years listed below are the first noted records with this county. See Also Virginia Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Loudoun County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Address: P. O. Box 550, 18 E. Market St., 3rd floor, Leesburg, VA 20178
- Phone: (703) 777-0270
- Marriage Records: 1757
- Land Records: 1757
- Court Records: 1757
- Probate Records: 1757
- Index to the Tithables of Loudoun County, Virginia, and to Slaveholders and Slaves, 1758-1786
- Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administration Accounts of Loudoun County, Virginia, 1757-1800
- Using County and City Court Records in the Archives at the Library of Virginia
- County and City Research in Virginia Guides and Indexes – County and city records document the daily activities of the courts in Virginia’s counties, independent cities, and towns. The Library of Virginia houses both original and microfilm records for many of Virginia’s counties and independent cities. The guides list will help researchers navigate the complex variety of county and city records in the Library’s collections. It includes County and City Records at the Library of Virginia, Using County and City Court Records, Chancery Cases, Judgments, Lost Records Localities database and Burned Jurisdiction database.
- Virginia County Records, Volume, VI, VII , IX, X – The records in these series were compiled as part of a series known as the Virginia County Records . The volume includes wills, land grants, and marriage bonds as well as other miscellaneous information on early Virginia settlers.
- BLM Land Records
Loudoun County, VA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Loudoun County, VA?
A list of Loudoun County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Virginia Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Loudoun County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1172, Louisa, Virginia 23093
- Thomas Balch Library, 208 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 22075, (703) 779-1328
- The Library of Virginia, Archives And Research Services , 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000; 804-692-3500
- The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000; 804-692-3500
- Virginia Genealogical Society, 5001 West Broad Street, Suite 115, Richmond, Virginia 23230-3023 Telephone (804) 285-8954
- Virginia Historical Society, 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23220, Phone: 804.358.4901
- Loudoun County microfilmed holdings at The Library of Virginia (lva.virginia.gov)
- Virginia Heritage – Guides to manuscript and Archival Collections in Loudoun Co. Virginia
Where can I connect with other Loudoun County, VA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Virginia Genealogy Network
- Virginia State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Loudoun County, Virginia Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Loudoun County
- Loudoun County, Virginia Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Loudoun County, VA?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Loudoun County. A lot of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Commercial Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a fee. This is just a listing which has been compiled or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.
Loudoun Co. VA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Virginia Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Virginia historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Virginia (1784 – 1922 ) (genealogybank.com) Immediately locate names and keywords in over 450 million content articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth notices and other items written and published in over 2,800 historic U.S. newspapers. Brand new articles and other content added each month!
- Loudoun County, Virginia Books (amazon.com)
- Search Virginia Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Virginia County Obituaries (usgwarchives.net)
Loudoun Co. VA Church / Bible Records & Cemeteries / Graveyards
- Loudoun Co., Virginia Graves (findagrave.com)
- Loudoun County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Loudoun Co., Virginia Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Loudoun Co., Virginia Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Loudoun County, Virginia Church Books (amazon.com)
Loudoun Co. VA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Virginia Penny Postcards (usgwarchives.net)
- Loudoun County Pictures (usgwarchives.net)
Loudoun Co. VA General and History Websites
- Loudoun County Virginia (genealogytrails.com)
- History of Loudoun County, VA (loudoun.gov)
- Legends of Loudoun : an account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia’s Northern Neck (search.ancestry.com)
- History and comprehensive description of Loudoun County, Virginia (search.ancestry.com)
- Loudoun County, Virginia Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Loudoun County, Virginia Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Loudoun Co. VA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Loudoun County History (usgwarchives.net)
- Loudoun County – American History and Genealogy Project (usgennet.org)
- Loudoun County, Virginia (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Virginia – Counties – Loudoun (cyndislist.com)
- Loudoun Co. VAGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Loudoun County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Loudoun Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Loudoun Co. VA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Virginia Links and Information
- 1895 Loudoun County Map (livgenmi.com)
Loudoun Co. VA Military Records
- Virginia Military Records Research Guide
- Virginia Revolutionary War Units (revolutionarywar101.com)
- History of the Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers : U.S. Vol. Cav. (scouts) 1862-65 (search.ancestry.com)
- Virginia Military Records (Fold3.com) gives you easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Virginia both women and men which served. Ideal for genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.