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records · Reviewed Aug 4, 2026

Burned and thin courthouse series in Virginia

Edited by Avery J. Parker · Virginia Genealogy · Last reviewed August 4, 2026 · Continuously operated research hub (1997-origin site)

War, fire, and lost volumes—rebuild with LVA substitutes and neighbors.

Some Virginia localities lost books to fire, war, or neglect. Rebuild with:

  • Library of Virginia chancery, patents, and microfilm
  • Neighbor counties and independent cities*
  • Parish/church books and newspapers (Virginia Chronicle)
  • Federal census, pensions, and claims

Guides: probate · land · newspapers.