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WELCOME! To Floyd County, Virginia A Project of the VaGenWeb
This is a
part of the USGenWeb project, which is an effort to organize genealogical
materials on the Internet. Updated: Thursday,
July 21, 2022 |
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The Floyd County Coordinator: Rena Worthen Email
Rena Worthen if you have any
materials to add, suggestions or comments.
Assistant:
BarbR
Email BarbR if you see any broken links or other design
issues.
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County Facts
Founded:
1831 Named for
John Floyd, then Governor of Virginia. First Court
House completed in 1834. County seat
was called Jacksonville for Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the
United States. On January 23, 1896 the town of Jacksonville was changed to
Floyd by an Act passed by the General Assembly. No water
flows into Floyd County. In 2005
there was only 1 stoplight … in the entire county! Area: 382
sq mi 2015 Population:
15, 279 Time Zone:
Eastern Website: www.floydcova.org |
Evolution of Floyd Co., Virginia
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A Note About This Site
Barbara Maxine (Moore) Stanley was the original
coordinator for this site as well as our first Floyd Co., VA Mailing List
“Mom”. She created a webpage for contributions from Floyd Co., VA Mailing List
subscribers & it is still active although nothing has been added to that
site since her passing.
Links on this page may direct you to that or
other webpages. You will need to use your browser key to return to this page.
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(also see
Newspaper Articles) |
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Includes: Books For Sale Scanned Books |
Pine Creek Cemetery Restoration
Project Nov 2020 |
1840, 1860, 1890, 1900
& 1910 & 1930 partial index |
Chancery
Records Index to Floyd Co, VA Chancery
Records 1828-1916 Virginia Memory -
Chancery Records Index with Link to Images |
Photos
& a few with descriptions. (needs to
be brought over) |
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Deaths & Illnesses (also see Newspaper
Articles) Coffins Made by
Marion Thomas Hall
Death Record
Documentation – US Standard (what was supposed to be
documented)
Death Records Available on this Site New Apr 2022! Includes an
Index of records found 1850-1856 Images
of Floyd Death Registers 1853-1896 Images
of Floyd Mortality Schedules 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 you should
be right were Floyd death records start Death Registers 1853–1897 image 85 of
673
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Most are images |
Compiled
by BarbR by
building off of the 1850 census |
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Licenses
issued by Joseph Howard, Floyd Co., VA Commissioner of Revenue 1831 Directs you to the New River Notes Web Site. |
Linages submitted to Floyd Co., VA
Mailing List Many of you have wondered how another is connected to
Floyd Co., VA. You might find the answer here! |
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Stories submitted of those
who originated in Floyd Co., VA but moved to other parts of the country. |
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Newspapers Articles – Floyd &
Elsewhere Newspaper clippings with a
Floyd County connection |
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Obituaries with Floyd Co., VA
Connections also see Newspaper Articles & Families of Floyd Co., VA needs work |
New Link from Tim Via’s FB Page – really cool! |
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Tax Lists 1831
Floyd Co., VA Personal Property Tax List Directs you to the New River Notes Web Site. |
Tributes to Floyd Co. Researchers William Clyde Maxey "jist ole Clyde" Tribute to Irene Spangler Underwood |
Wills Will
of Mary Spangler 1720-1820 320 KB - Will dated 27 November 1812. Provided by Jack Spangler
from his webpage.
Will Book I, 1831-1852,
Floyd County, VA
Wills
submitted to the original Floyd Co News List Web Page maintained by Barb
Stanley. |
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Rights Reserved
Copyright © Oct 2006 – Sept 2018 by Rena Worthen - All Rights Reserved
Copyright
© Oct 2018 – Present by Rena Worthen & BarbR - All Rights Reserved