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Amherst
County, Virginia Area Key to Genealogical Records
Places in Amherst County, Virginia: Amherst
(County Seat), Lowesville, Madison Heights, Monroe,
and Pedlar Mills.
Amherst County, Virginia Genealogy
Amherst was created Sep. 14, 1758 from Albemarle County.
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Amherst County, Virginia
Archives |
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The Virginia
Archives
Research Services known as The Library
of Virginia provides access to
records of Virginia while taking steps to preserve them. The
Visitor Guide
gives hours, directions, information about tours, etc. Their
collections
includes newspaper, government records, military records, personal papers,
family bibles, genealogies, church and cemetery records, business records
and more. A searchable catalog called
Archives and Manuscripts Catalog is maintained online.
Services for
patrons who are unable to visit the library include interlibrary loan and
ordering materials online or through the mail. |
Amherst County, Virginia
Cemeteries |
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Cemeteries
and Tombstone Transcriptions for Amherst County, Virginia- free
online by Find A Grave |
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Cemetery Tombstone Transcriptions for
Amherst County, Virginia- free
online at USGenWeb |
Amherst County, Virginia
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1820 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 U.S. Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U.S. Veteran Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
1810-1850 Census
Finder - Free Census Records Online for Amherst Co., VA - free list of
free census records online
This site have a comprehensive directory of links to
free census records available to you online. These links are for the
United States including Native American Census Records, the United
Kingdom, and Canada. |
Amherst County, Virginia
Directory |
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1888-1889
Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory for
Amherst County 1888-1889 - free online at New River Notes |
Amherst County, Virginia
Family History |
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pub. 1939
The Thurmonds: a study in the genealogy and history of Philip Thurmond of Amherst County, Virginia and his descendants
- online at Ancestry.com |
Amherst County, Virginia
Libraries |
WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Amherst County, Virginia. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
Amherst County, Virginia
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Amherst County, Virginia) - free online |
Amherst County, Virginia
Vital Records |
1670-1929
Virginia Vital Records: Marriages 1670-1929
- CD by Ancestry
Counties included are
Accomack,
Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford,
Botetourt, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Charles City,
Charlotte, Chesterfield, Clarke, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex,
Fairfax, Fuquier, Floyd, Fuvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Goochland,
Greene, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Highland, Isle of
Wight, James, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lee,
Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery,
Nelson, Northampton, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania,
Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Richmond,
Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Southampton,
Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Warren, Washington,
Westmoreland, Wythe, and York |
1853-1896
The Library of Virginia Death Records Indexing Project, 1853-1896 -
free online
Once a name is located in the index, a copy of the
record can be ordered. Information includes name, date of death and source
of information. The counties that have been indexed so far are: Albemarle,
Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Buchanan,
Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Goochland, Halifax,
Henry, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Patrick, Prince Edward, Prince
William, Princess Anne, Southampton, Stafford, Warren, Washington, Wise,
Warwick and Wythe. The cities are Bristol, Charlottesville, Danville, and
Portsmouth. |
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