Births & Deaths & Marriage:

Certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates can now be obtained at all Thomas Jefferson Health District locations:

Charlottesville/Albemarle Health Department (Entrance #3)
1138 Rose Hill Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: (434) 972-6200

Fluvanna County Health Department
Route 15, County Office Building
Palmyra, VA 22963
Phone: (434) 591-1965

Greene County Health Department
50 Stanard Street
Stanardsville, VA 22973
Phone: (434) 985-2262

Louisa County Environmental Health Department (Vital Records is located in the Louisa County Office Building)
1 Woolfolk Avenue
Louisa, VA 23093
Phone: (540) 967-3707

Nelson County Health Department
4038 Thomas Nelson Highway
Arrington, VA 22922
(434) 263-4297

Court Records

They will process your request if they can. Please include all of the information on the file that is listed on the web page. Allow 2-4 weeks for return.

Circuit Court — 26th Judicial Circuit of Virginia — records deeds, wills, estates, financial statements, and partnerships issues. It issues marriage licenses, notary applications, and concealed handgun permits. The clerk is the official court administrator for all civil and criminal court cases, creating and maintaining all court files and records, preparing miscellaneous orders and jury lists, contacting jurors, and issuing summons and court processes. Circuit Court handles all chancery, common law, and criminal matters for Clarke County and its towns. Circuit Court also hears cases on appeal from the General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations courts. The Clerk of the Circuit Court is an elected position.

Clarke County Circuit Court, located at 102 N. Church St., Berryville, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Recordation ends at 4:30 p.m. Contact Clerk Helen Butts at (540) 955-5116, (540) 955-5117, or hbutts@vacourts.gov. Fax number is (540) 955-0284