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Bedford
County, Virginia Area Key to Genealogical Records
Places in Bedford County, Virginia: Bedford
(County Seat), Chamblissburg Township, Charlemont,
Charlemont Township, Fancy Grove, Forest, Forest Township, Goode, Montvale, and
Otterville.
Bedford County, Virginia Genealogy
Bedford County was created Feb. 27, 1752 from Albemarle and
Lunenburg counties.
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Bedford 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. |
Bedford County, Virginia
Cemeteries |
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Cemeteries
and Tombstone Transcriptions for Bedford County, Virginia- free
online by Find A Grave |
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Tombstone Transcriptions for
Bedford County, Virginia- free
online by USGenWeb |
Bedford 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. |
1810 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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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 |
1880
Census
Finder - Free Census Records Online for Bedford 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. |
Bedford County, Virginia
Family History |
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CORLEY
A genealogy of Corleys: beginning with Daniel Corley of Bedford County, Virginia, tracing all lineal descendants of his son,
Jonathan Cheathem Corley, pub. 1927.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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LEFTWICH
Captain John Leftwich of Bedford County, Virginia, and Oglethorpe County,
Georgia (died Feb. 26, 1797): and allied Hammett and Reynolds families
of Wilkes, Oglethorpe, and Greene Counties Georgia with connecting links
to Barge and Reynolds families of Butler and Wilcox Counties, Alabama.
- free online at BYU |
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WRIGHT
Joseph and Elizabeth Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Columbiana County, Ohio, pub. 1974.
- online at Ancestry.com |
Bedford County, Virginia
Genealogies |
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pub. 1930
"Our kin" : the genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia.
- online at Ancestry.com |
Bedford County, Virginia
History |
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pub. 1907
Historical sketch of Bedford County, Virginia, 1753-1907
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1979
Bedford County bicentennial, 1754-1954
- online at Ancestry.com |
Bedford 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
Bedford 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. |
Bedford County, Virginia
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Bedford County, Virginia) - free online |
Bedford County, Virginia
Naturalization |
1909-1929
Index to Naturalization Petitions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District
of Virginia, Alexandria, 1909-1929
- free online by the Alexandria City Virginia Library
The petitions are on microfilm and prints can be made
by contacting the library. Contact information is on the web site. This
index covers Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and
Stafford counties and the City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of
Falls Church, City of Manassas and the City of Manassas Park. Information
includes name, country of origin, date of naturalization and reel and
document number. |
Bedford 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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