Bland County, Virginia Genealogy
Bland County was created March 30, 1861 from Giles,
Tazewell and Wythe counties.
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Bland 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. |
Bland County, Virginia
Cemeteries |
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Cemeteries
and Tombstone Transcriptions for Bland County, Virginia- free
online by Find A Grave |
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Cemeteries
of Bland County, Virginia - free online at
Interment.net |
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Tombstone Transcriptions for
Bland County, Virginia- free
online by USGenWeb |
1900s
Akers Family Cemetery
 - free online at RootsWeb |
1900s
Shrader Cemetery - Bland County, Virginia
 - free online at RootsWeb |
Bland 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. |
1850-1880 U.S. Mortality 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 |
Bland County, Virginia
Directory |
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1888-1889
Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory for
Bland County 1888-1889 - free online at New River Notes |
Bland County, Virginia
Family History |
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THOMPSON
Andrew Thompson of Wythe and Bland Counties, Virginia and descendants, by
Brian J. Cragun, pub. 1995 - free online at BYU |
Bland 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
Bland 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. |
Bland County, Virginia
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Bland County, Virginia) - free online |
