Virginia Genealogy & Family Trees

Learn about the unique sources that Virginia has to offer family historians, from expert Virginia genealogist Barbara Vines Little.

Learn when births, deaths, and marriages were recorded in Virginia, and how to obtain Virginia birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption records. Includes links to Virginia birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate applications.

Alphabetic listing of towns and cities in the state of Virginia in 1895, with both state and county maps.

Part of the worldwide Books We Own project, this Virginia genealogy page contains a listing of Virginia genealogy and history books with volunteers willing to provide free lookups.

Search this free index to find pension applications and amended applications filed by resident Virginia Confederate veterans and their widows.

Find a Family History Center near you in this listing of the LDS Church family history centers located in Virginia.

The international Genealogy Helplist project hosts this page of volunteers willing to provide free Virginia genealogy lookups and assistance.

A free message board devoted to Virginia genealogy queries.

Free, fully-searchable index to Virginia land patents issued prior to 1779; land grants issued by the Virginia Land Office after 1779; grants issued in the Northern Neck from 1692-1862; and original and recorded Northern Neck surveys. Find the nearest alphabetic match to your surname of interest and move through the index cards to locate your specific family name.

Find transcribed cemeteries for Virginia online, listed by county.

Search for Virginia ancestors in this online census data transcribed by hard-working contributors of this volunteer genealogy project.

Find links to free online census records for Virginia from Mark E. Reed.

Well-maintained list of locality-specific resources, includes links to Virginia genealogy records, mailing lists, organizations, and archives - organized by county.

Society Hill offers a good listing of genealogical and historical societies in Virginia with phone numbers, addresses, and Web sites where available.

Find important links to data relating to Virginia genealogy records, data, and repositories, as well as information on membership.

Learn how to research your Virginia ancestors with this free compilation of Virginia genealogy research strategies and resources. From FamilySearch.org.

Browse a wealth of free Virginia genealogy resources, including the Virginia surname register, county records, and historical photos.

Learn about the research policies of the VA Historical Society, whose collections include genealogical notes and charts, family papers, Bible records, county histories, and census records.

Email-based discussion groups on a variety of topics relating to Virginia genealogy and family history.

Search for or submit migration patterns for ancestors who moved into or out of Virginia.

Pulling together information from a wide variety of sources, this ongoing project lists more than 17,000 Virginians who have died in service. Search by name, military conflict, residence, or branch of service. See the Virginia Military Dead Database Introduction for full details, including cause of death codes, conflict codes, and background information.

A guide to obtaining copies of Virginia vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.