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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, updated by Tracy Harter 17 September 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Grayson County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1852-1973 (bulk 1852-1935) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1046901-1150641 circa Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2018 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Grayson County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1852-1973 (bulk 1852-1935) 1046901-1150641 circa Library of Virginia 51 boxes and or volumes. English Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Grayson County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1852-1973 (bulk 1852-1935). Local government records collection, Grayson County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Grayson County.

Historical Information

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County in 1792, and a part of Patrick County was added in 1810.

Scope and Content

Grayson County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1852-1965 (bulk 1852-1935) contains Land Tax Books 1852-1935, Poll Tax List 1936-1965, copies of Reassessments, 1875-1915 (taken every five years), Personal Property Tax Books for 1872, 1874, 1877, and 1879, Delinquent Land Tax Books 1884-1913 (bulk 1892-1898), County Court Clerk's Tax Book, 1898-1905, and audit reports.

Audit reports include calendar year reports for the clerk and fiscal year reports for the county. Reports between 1941-1950 were conducted by private CPAs. Reports between 1951-1973 were conducted by Auditor of Public Accounts. Also included are specific fiscal year audit reports for the following: Judge of Juvenile and Domestic Relations, 1958-1966, Trial Justice and County Court Judges, 1951-1957, Textbook Fund of the School Board, 1953, and Sheriff, 1960.

Road Warrants, 1899-1927, were retained due to their pre-1913 content. Books for districts of Elk Creek, Old Town, and Wilson. These books document date of presentation, date of warrant, amount, number, in whose favor drawn, and date of payment.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Grayson County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm"

For detached pages from various land tax books and personal property tax books that may be referenced in this collection at the Library of Virginia, consult "A Guide to the Grayson County (VA.) Tax and Fiscal Records, Loose Papers, 1830 circa-1937 (bulk 1858-1937)"

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Public Records--Virginia--Grayson County Geographical Names: Grayson County (Va.)--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Grayson County Contents List

Land Tax Books, 1852-1935 Extent: 36 volumes Land Tax Book, 1852-1859 Land Tax Book, 1860-1862, 1865 Land Tax Book, 1866-1870 Land Tax Book, 1871-1873 Land Tax Book, 1874-1876 Land Tax Book, 1877-1878 Land Tax Book, 1879-1880 Land Tax Book, 1881-1882 Land Tax Book, 1883-1884 Land Tax Book, 1884-1885 Land Tax Book, 1886-1887 Land Tax Book, 1888-1889 Land Tax Book, 1890-1892 Land Tax Book, 1893-1896 Land Tax Book, 1897-1899 Land Tax Book, 1900-1902 Land Tax Book, 1903-1904 Land Tax Book, 1905 Land Tax Book, 1906-1907 Land Tax Book, 1908-1909 Land Tax Book, 1910 Land Tax Book, 1911 Land Tax Book, 1912 Land Tax Book, 1913 Land Tax Book, 1914 Land Tax Book, 1915 Land Tax Book, 1916-1917 Land Tax Book, 1918 Land Tax Book, 1919, 1921 Land Tax Book, 1920 Land Tax Book, 1922-1923 Land Tax Book, 1924-1925 Land Tax Book, 1926-1927 Land Tax Book, 1928-1929 Land Tax Book, 1930, 1932-1933 Land Tax Book, 1934-1935 Other Material Poll Tax Lists, (broken series) 1936-1965 Reassessments, 1875-1890 Reassessments, 1900, 1905 Reassessments, 1910, 1915 Personal Property Tax Books, 1872, 1874, 1877, 1879 Delinquent Land Tax Book, 1884-1889 Delinquent Land Tax Book, 1892-1898 Delinquent Land Tax Book, 1895-1898, 1912-1913 County Court Tax Book, 1898-1905 County and Clerk's Audit Reports, 1941-1959 County and Clerk's Audit Reports; Trial Justices and County Court Judge Audit Reports, etc. 1960-1967, 1951-1966 County and Clerk's Audit Reports, 1951-1973 Road Warrants, Elk Creek District, 1899-1927 Road Warrants, Old Town District, 1899-1927 Road Warrants, Wilson District, 1899-1927