Willoughby
- County formed 1845
- County seat Norfolk
- Parent district Norfolk County (historic)
Willoughby is a community in Norfolk*, Virginia.
Use this place page as a research entry point—not a complete municipal history. Match event years to the correct independent-city clerk series.
Research strategy
- Confirm the event year and whether the place sat in a parent jurisdiction or different city/county boundary.
- Search census clusters naming Willoughby or nearby neighborhoods.
- Abstract land/probate at the city* seat; expand FAN clubs from witnesses and neighbors.
- Use churches, cemeteries, and newspapers covering Willoughby when vitals are thin.
- Open the Norfolk hub and Library of Virginia.