Washington county, virginia survey records from washington. After about two years of work we have completed a major upgrade to new river notes. The origins of the proprietary land office may be traced to 1682 when william penn appointed thomas holme surveyor general. The survey books include the metes and bounds of the tract and a plat or plot of the tract of land. Soil survey of accomack county, virginia uva library virgo. The washington county surveyors office provides survey services to the public and to other county departments and divisions and to other agencies. The towns history and architecture has elevated it to the national register of historic places and the virginia landmarks register. At the age of, washington borrowed the book from his friend and neighbor, colonel william fairfax and it remained in his possession for 54 years. Grayson county, virginia land plat book 1 1793 1794. Washington countys land records deeds, mortgages, affidavits, and other instruments pertaining to real estate transactions begin in 1834. Washington county shall provide equal opportunity in employment and advancement and shall administer its employment policies without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability in accordance with the governors executive order. Experience firsthand how music is woven into the rich tapestry of tradition on virginias crooked road. County maps washington county, mn official website.
Review partition, subdivision and condominium plats. Washington county, virginia statistics for your community. Washington county high school fund book, 1, 1875 1883, index, 191 p. An economic and social survey of washington county. The donation of the 1860 washington county, virginia, census images for permanent, free display in the usgenweb archives was made possible through the generosity of tami p. Augustine washington, july 1, 1743, king george county inventories, book 1. Pa state archives rg17 series titles records of the. The contact information for survey section, including address, phone number, fax, and send a message option.
Located in the blue ridge highlands region of virginia, washington county is home to the barter theater, martha washington inn and spa, whites mill and more fabulous dining, arts and outdoors attractions. Guide to fincastle county 17721776 genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including marriage records, wills, deeds and land records, revolutionary war records, family histories, cemeteries, and churches. Washington county s land records deeds, mortgages, affidavits, and other instruments pertaining to real estate transactions begin in 1834. The first white settlers arrived in what is present day washington county in the 1760s. Further details about the property are found in the appraisal of goods belonging to. List of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 washington county, virginia source. All rights reserved pioneer families of washington.
Washington county, virginia genealogy familysearch wiki. Men often joined a company within a regiment that originated in their county. Maps should not be used for exact measurement of distance, direction, ground position, precise location of geographic features, or a vulnerability assessment. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern. Washington county, virginia surveyors records, 17811797. Employee portal general services work order county email sheriffs office email i. Recover, reestablish and maintain public land corners.
Guide to washington county virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Identifies war of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883. See also county court, circuit court, fiduciary records and township records. Library of congress, george washington survey plat of survey for john lindsey of 223 acres in frederick county, va. Virginia revolutionary war land grant claims 17831850 rejected family history library virginia original warrants and plats, 17741791 for land now located in kentucky family history library land records by countycity. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. The hog pens are mentioned in george washingtons account with mary washington, april 27, 1775, in papers of george washington, colonial series, 10. Fincastle county, virginia genealogy familysearch wiki. King george county, virginia, will book ai, 17211752, and miscellaneous notes. Virginia will book 1, 17771792, with annotations abstracted and indexed by. The chesapeake bay separates the contiguous portion of the commonwealth from the two county peninsula of its eastern shore. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Washington county, virginia genealogy genealogy familysearch.
Under a constantly evolving set of procedures and relationships, the surveyor general cooperated with the secretary of proprietary affairs, a master of rolls, a receiver general, and commissioners of property in conducting the sale of. Library of congress geography and map division washington, d. An interactive gisbased web map designed to allow the user to quickly access survey related data collected and compiled by the washington county survey and land management division. Soil survey of accomac and northampton counties, virginia. Survey of orange county, virginia library of congress. Washington county survey records 17811797, part 1 us gen web. Washington county, virginia surveyors records, 17811797 robertson, rhonda on. The washington library recently acquired the 1679 edition of the compleat surveyor by william leybourn from george washingtons personal library. The surveyors offices provides services to the public and other county departments, divisions and agencies including. Washington county, virginia survey records from washington county surveyors records, 17811797 surveys made for john and george finley in washington county, virginia. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Internet archive washington county military index source. Washington county, va wvc deed book db family history library washington county, virginia district court deed book family history library washington county, virginia land ownership map, 1890 family history library.
Soil survey of chesterfield county, virginia indiana state. Hodges represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in. It is also available in book form at the family history library. Virginia current money for a survey of 1,000 acres or less, a sum that was due any time after the survey was run in the field but in some cases, at least, was not paid until months or even years later. Washington county is a county located in the commonwealth of virginia. Survey records 17811797, part 1 108kb, dec 1998, rhonda robertson. Fincastle county, virginia genealogy and family history research page. Service men in washington county, virginia genealogy served in various regiments. Grayson county, virginia land plat book 1, 1793 1794 date description. Genealogy researching in washington county virginia.
The contact information for survey section, including address, phone number. This volume is the initial minute book for washington county. County genealogy books for virginia mountain press. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Washington county survey records 17811797, part 5 us gen web. This will book wb 1 begins with the inventory of the estate of henry carswell cresswell, decd. Althouh the plats were not included, the description and place names have been retained. Virginia minute book 1, january 1777 august 1784 transcribed by jack hockett, indexed by donald helton.
Hines by virture of a land office treasury warrant of 200 acres no. Washington as public land surveyor george washington. Section corner information for the 1525 us public land survey corners in washington county. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. For immediate release september 23, 2019 washington county, virginia declares local emergency county declares emergency due to dry weather conditions abingdon, va washington county, virginia has declared a local september 23, 2019.
All rights reserved pioneer families of washington county. The washington families of virginia live as free people. The 1860 washington county, virginia, census contains 359 pages census images, numbered. Washington county is part of the kingsport bristol bristol, tn va metropolitan statistical area, which is a component of the johnson city kingsportbristol, tnva combined.
About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck grant and surveys. Washington county, virginia survey book 2 17971836 surveyors. Robert montgomery will, washington county, virginia pb 18, wb b, pp. Soil survey, washington county, virginia, book, 1945. Virginia revolutionary war land grant claims 17831850 rejected family history library virginia original warrants and plats, 17741791 for land now located in kentucky family history library land records by county city. These maps were created from washington county s geographic information system gis and include data from various municipal, county, state and federal sources, which may contain errors. Several avenues are available for members of the uva community needing library resources, including hathitrusts newlyreleased trove of ed digital material, open educational resources, online journals, databases, and ebooks. Douthat an abstracting of the entries in this book of surveys. American factfinder is your source for population, housing, economic and geographic information. The washington county surveyors office provides survey services to the public and to other county departments and divisions and to other. Washington created surveys and maps from his boyhood through the french and indian wars. Today washington serves as the county seat of rappahannock county and is home not only to the famous inn at little washington but also to several bed and breakfasts, shops, galleries and churches.
Provide addresses within washington county s addressing jurisdiction. Survey of orange county, virginia contributor names. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records. Soil survey of chesterfield county, virginia indiana. Geographic information systems washington county virgnia. A plat of survey is a map prepared for a specific purpose and depicts the property as of the date the survey was completed. From colonial times, individual virginia properties were surveyed according to the metes and bounds system. Lc land ownership maps, 1123 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. The washington families of virginia posted on february 16, 2017 by james malcolm george washington had no natural children, so the names in this post, from primary sources, are his siblings, parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, and cousins. Hodges represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in indiana state library. On january 21, 2014 we switched in the last of the updated files and final page revisions. This search engine lets you search up to 2,804,127 pages of free genealogical data with a single query.
George washington was born february 22, 1732, to augustine and mary ball washington at popes creek plantation in westmoreland county, virginia. John phillips, assignee of michael ryan assignee of charles nuckels of p. Washington county, va wvc deed book db family history library washington county, virginia district court deed book family history library washington county, virginia land. Washington county lies in the southwest appalachian area of the commonwealth of virginia and was named in honor of general george washington who. Washington county, va, will book 1, 17771792 edwards, shelby ireson on. These surveys should not be used for any purpose, including obtaining future permits, without the prior knowledge of the surveyor who prepared the document. These maps were created from washington countys geographic information system gis and include data from various municipal, county, state and federal sources, which may contain errors. The item soil survey of chesterfield county, virginia, by r. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Davenport bibliography washington county public library system. Parcel viewer washington county, pa official website.
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