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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 22 May 2020 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Giles County (Va.) Records, 1806-1932 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1117627 Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2020 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Giles County (Va.) Records, 1806-1932 1117627 State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 box English Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Giles County (Va.) Records, 1806-1932. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Giles County.

Historical Information

Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, a US Senator, Representative and Governor of Virginia. The county was formed in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia) and Tazewell counties. Additional land was added from Wythe County (1808), Tazewell County (1826 and 1836), Monroe County (now in West Virginia) (1829) and Mercer County (now in West Virginia) (1841).

Scope and Content

Giles County (Va.) Records, 1806-1932, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Clerk's Records: Correspondence and Criminal Records: Commonwealth Causes), Tax and Fiscal Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Overseers of the Poor Records), Land Records, Election Reoords, Road and Bridge Records and Fiduciary Records. Chancery Records have been pulled.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Giles County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

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