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Guide to '''Grayson County, Virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records. 

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{{Infobox U.S. County
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==County Information==

===Description===
Grayson County is located in the Southwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia sharing a border with North Carolina. Grayson was named for William Grayson one of Virginia’s first two senators<ref>https://www.graysoncountyva.gov/</ref>.

===Grayson County Virginia Courthouse===

[http://www.graysoncountyva.com/ Grayson County Courthouse]<br>P.O. Box 130<br>129 Davis Street<br>Independence, Virginia 24348-0130<br>Phone: 276-773-2231<br> 

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court<br>and land records from 1793<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Grayson County, Virginia. Page 714 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> 

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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Grayson County, Virginia . Page 710-723 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 715-720.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Grayson County, Virginia Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Grayson County, Virginia Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Grayson County, Virginia Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Grayson County, Virginia Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Grayson County, Virginia Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1793
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1793
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1793
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1793
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
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| colspan="7" |<center>Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1912. <br>General compliance year is unknown.</center>
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==Grayson County Virginia History==
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====Parent County====

'''1792'''--Grayson County was created 7 November 1792 from [[Wythe County, Virginia|Wythe]] and [[Patrick County, Virginia|Patrick]] Counties. <br>'''County seat:''' Independence <ref name="HBG" /> 

====Boundary Changes====

For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. 

====Record Loss====
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

*Lost censuses: 1800, 1810, 1890

==Grayson County Virginia Places/Localities==

====Populated Places====
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit 
[https://virginia.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,077,c,grayson.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Grayson _ County,_Virginia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'',https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayson_County,_Virginia#Communities accessed 15 January 2020.</ref>

{{Populated places

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==Grayson County Virginia Genealogy Resources==


====Research Guides====

*"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Grayson County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):157-159. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search?database=Virginia%20Genealogist,%20The American Ancestors] ($).

====African American====
*'''1800-1860''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/slavegr.htm Grayson County, Virginia Slaveholders 1800-1860] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''1865-1872''' Freedmen's Bureau {{RecordSearch|1596147|Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872}}
*'''1935-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1880968|Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009}}, index and images, incomplete

*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/grayson.htm "Grayson County Personal Property Tax List, 1805-1818,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
*Search the Library of Virginia's [https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/search-the-narrative Virginia Untold] collection for digitized images of African Americans of Grayson County.

====Bible Records====

{{VABible}} 

====Cemeteries====

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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Virginia/Grayson-County?id=county_2840 Findagrave.com]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[http://www.vagenweb.org/grayson/cemeteries.html VAGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Grayson+County%2C+Virginia&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]
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*'''1800-1986''' - {{RecordSearch|3013259|Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

====Census====
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayson_County,_Virginia#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1800 |3912
|1810 |4941
|1820 |5598
|1830 |7675
|1840 |9087
|1850 |6677
|1860 |8252
|1870 |9587
|1880 |13068
|1890 |14394
|1900 |16853
|1910 |19856
|1920 |19816
|1930 |20017
|1940 |21916
|1950 |21379
|1960 |17930
|1970 |15439
|1980 |16579
|1990 |16278
|2000 |17917
|2010 |15533
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'''1800''' - Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Grayson County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]]. 

'''1810''' - Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Grayson County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]]. 

'''1840''' 

*Douthat, James L. ''1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. {{FHL|1006618|item}} 975.5 X2d 1840. '''Free online surname index''' and purchase details at [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/1840_MtnEmpireCensus.html Mountain Press] website. [Includes Grayson County.]

'''1890 Union Veterans''' 

*"Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890."  [http://www.pwcvabooks.com Prince William County Virginia], by Ronald Ray Turner. {{FHL|686323|item|disp=FHL Collection.}}   Includes residents of this county.

====Church Records====

=====Baptist=====

Early Baptist churches (with years constituted): 

#'''Cedar Island or Fox Creek''' (1782)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Meadow Creek''' (1797).<ref name="baptist" /> A list of new members (1840) was published in ''Glimpses of Grayson'', Vol. 7, No. 3 (Dec. 1985).
#'''N. Fork of New River''' (1796)<ref name="baptist">Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia'' (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 358-359. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t6RhTC8ziQQC Google Books].</ref>

Grayson County fell within the bounds of the Holston and Mountain Associations. 

=====Quaker=====

Early monthly meetings (with years of existence): 

*'''Chestnut Creek Monthly Meeting''' (1785-1841)<ref name="jay">Jay Worrall, ''The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. {{FHL|702792|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 K2wj}}.</ref>
*'''Fruit Hill Monthly Meeting''' (1790-1814)<ref name="jay" />
*'''Mount Pleasant Monthly Meeting''' (1790-1825, 1980s)<ref name="jay" />

====Court====
Library of Virginia's [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Chancery Records Index] can be used to search for Grayson County chancery records for the years 1795-1912. Original records 1795-1899 may be closed for digitization, but the full index is available. 

====Genealogy====

'''''Compiled Genealogies by Surname'''''<br>
*See [[Grayson County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies]] for a list of 25= published books and articles, or jump to the surname using the alphabet bar.


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[[Grayson County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies#A|A]]
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'''''Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families'''''<br>

*Nuckolls, B.F. ''Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia''. Bristol, Tennessee: The King Printing Company, 1914. {{FHL|28134|item}} 873858 Item 4; 1975 reprint: {{FHL|121067|item}}; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10577 Ancestry]&nbsp;($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=xkkSAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdva3037_grayson World Vital Records] ($). [Chapters on the Bourne, Cornett, Cox, Dickey, Flower, Garland, Goodykoontz, Hale, Hash, Jones, Kenney, Nuckolls, Osborne, Phipps, Reeves, and Swift families.]

====Immigration====

During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 1 British alien living in Grayson County.<ref name="null">Kenneth Scott, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/british-aliens-in-the-united-states-during-the-war-of-1812/oclc/5711802 British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812]'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979), 320-333. {{FHL|78653|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W4s}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49091 Ancestry] ($).</ref> 

====Land and Property====

====Local Histories====

====Maps====
{{VA Maps Intro|Grayson)}}
{{VA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{VA Grayson County}}}}

====Military====

====='''''Revolutionary War'''''=====

*Kegley, Mary B. ''Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers''. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. Available at {{FHL|677541|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [Includes Grayson County pensioners.]
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]''. 1841. Digital versions at [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books] ''et. al''. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item}} 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Grayson County on page 134.]
*''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include&nbsp;"an Added Index to States." {{FHL|287870|item|disp=FHL Book 973 M24ur}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

=====War of 1812=====

[http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/grayw1812.htm Grayson County, Virginia in the War of 1812] 

Grayson County men served in the 78th Regiment.<ref>Stuart Lee Butler, ''A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 95. {{FHL|669440|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2bs}}.</ref> 

*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FHL|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Grayson County, p. 82. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

=====Civil War=====

{{VAciv}}:- [[4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company F (Grayson Dare Devils).<ref>James I. Robertson, ''4th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.F. Howard, 1982). {{FHL|342003|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 1}}.</ref> 

:- [[4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate)]]. Companies B and D.<ref>[https://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/cavalry/virginia_state_line_organ/virginia_state_line_organ.html The Virginia State Line: Organizational Structure of the Virginia State Line], ''Ranger95.com,'' accessed 11 June 2012.</ref>
:- [[8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company C (Grayson Cavalry)<ref>Jack L. Dickinson, ''8th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1986). {{FHL|498421|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 25}}.</ref>
:- [[22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate)|22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate)]]. Company G.
:- [[37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)|37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)]]. Company D and Company I.<ref>J.L. Scott, ''36th and 37th Battalions Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1986). {{FHL|576978|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 24}}.</ref>
:- [[45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company C (Grayson Rifles).<ref>J.L. Scott, ''45th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1989). {{FHL|487695|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 58}}.</ref>
:- [[50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company D (Wilson Rifles) (Grayson Hornets).<ref>John C. Chapla, ''50th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1997). {{FHL|650201|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 129}}.</ref>
:- [[51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Companies A and D.<ref>James A. Davis, ''51st Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1984). {{FHL|122535|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 9}}.</ref>
:- [[63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate)|63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate)]]. Companies C and G.<ref>Jeffrey C. Weaver, ''63rd Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1991). {{FHL|457315|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 76}}.</ref>

Records and histories are available, including: 

*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932382|Virginia, Civil War, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}}
*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932427|Virginia, Civil War, Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}}
*'''1861-1865''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancesstry.com Ancestry] — index (free)
*'''1861-1865''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (free)

====Miscellaneous Records====

*'''1607-2007''' - {{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

====Naturalization====

*Virginia {{RecordSearch|1877093|Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929}}

====Newspapers====

{{VAnews}}Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. 

====Probate Records====

{{Vawill|1796-1800}}*'''1793-1849''' - [http://www.newrivernotes.com/graysonrecords/graywill.htm Grayson County, Virginia Wills 1793-1849] (New River Notes) - free.
'''''Online Probate Records'''''

*Images of Wills and Estates 1796-1839;1839-1849. [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)

====Taxation====

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'''Bibliography'''

*Tax Laws, Local, ''Glimpses of Grayson'', Vol. 9, Nos. 1-2 (Jun. 1988).
*'''[1794-1814]''' Grayson County Personal Property Tax Lists 1794-1814 (images); digital version in Tax List Club at [http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/ Binns Genealogy] ($).
*'''[1794]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1794.htm Grayson County, Virginia Tax List - 1794] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1794]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/g794pptx.htm 1794 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1796]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1796.htm The 1796 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1799]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1799.htm The 1799 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1800]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1800.htm The 1800 Grayson County, Virginia Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1800]''' "Grayson County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1981):204-210. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search?database=Virginia%20Genealogist,%20The American Ancestors] ($).
*'''[1805]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1805.htm The 1805 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1805]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray05pp.htm The 1805 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1805-1818]''' Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/grayson.htm "Grayson County Personal Property Tax List, 1805-1818,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
*'''[1810]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1810tl.htm The 1810 Grayson County, Virginia Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1810]''' Schreiner-Yates, Netti. ''A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia:&nbsp;Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing''. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at {{FHL|109831|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax list. Grayson County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.]
*'''[1810]''' Tax List, 1810,&nbsp;''Southwest Virginian'', Vol. 5, No. 27 (Dec. 1982).
*'''[1810]''' Tax List, 1810,&nbsp;''Southwest Virginia Ancestors'', Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 1995); Vol. 9, No. 2 (Summer 1995).
*'''[1813]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1813tl.htm The 1813 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1815]''' Ward, Roger D. ''1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer)''. 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at {{FHL|692063|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Grayson County is included in Vol. 5.]
*'''[1815]''' Kegley, Mary B. ''Southwest Virginia Tax Assessments, 1815:&nbsp;Grayson, Lee, Scott, Russell, Washington, and Wythe Counties''. Wytheville, Va.: Kegley Books, 1991. Original edition and 1992 supplement available at {{FHL|480251|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source for this publication is a private collection of 1815 tax assessment tickets for the First District of Virginia. The tickets&nbsp;includes landowners' names, number of acres or lots, number of buildings along with descriptions, and number of slaves. N.B. These are not the 1815 land tax books.]
*'''[1817]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1817tl.htm The 1817 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1824]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1824tl.htm The 1824 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1825]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1825tl.htm The 1825 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1828]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1828tl.htm The 1828 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1835]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1835tl.htm The 1835 Grayson County Virginia Personal Property Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1863]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gc63tl.htm The 1863 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1890]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/gray1890.htm The 1890 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.

====Vital Records====

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=====Birth=====

*'''1853-1879, 1884-1888''' - [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/grayson.htm#vital Grayson County, Virginia Birth Records 1853-1879, 1884-1888], under Vital Statistics. (New River Notes).
*'''1853-1870''' - Grayson County Birth Index 1853-1870. Batch {{IGI|C868753}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igivirginia.pdf|<nowiki/>]]https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.</ref>
*'''1853-1866''' - {{RecordSearch|3326815|Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1912-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2388824|Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=====Marriage=====

*'''1660-1800''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3002 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800] (Ancestry) ($).

*'''1660-1959''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=virginia%2cva Virginia, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1740-1850''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850] (Ancestry) ($).

*'''1785-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940] at Ancestry.com ($) — index

*'''1793-1836''' - [http://www.newrivernotes.com/graysonrecords/graymarr.htm Grayson County, Virginia Marriages 1796-1836] (New River Notes) - free.

*'''1793-1906''' - Grayson County Marriage Index 1793-1906. Batch {{IGI|M868753}} at FamilySearch - free.

*'''1853-1935''' - {{RecordSearch|3477666|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

*'''1853-1931''' - [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/grayson.htm#vital Grayson County, VA Marriages 1853-1931] (New River Notes) - free.

*'''1936-1988''' - {{RecordSearch|2370234|Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=====Divorce=====

*'''1918-1988''' - {{RecordSearch|2377565|Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=====Death=====

*'''1853-1896''' - [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/grayson.htm#vital Grayson County, Virginia Death Register 1853-1870 and Records 1870-1896] (New River Notes) - free.

*'''1853-1870''' - Grayson County Death Index 1853-1870. Batch {{IGI|B868753}} at FamilySearch - free.

*'''1912-1987''' - {{RecordSearch|2377565|Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=====Vital Record Substitutes=====

{{Tip|For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Church Records|Church Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Newspapers|Newspapers]], and [[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate Records|Probate Records]].}}

==Grayson County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries==

====Family History Centers====

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==Grayson County Virginia Genealogy Websites==

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/va/county/grayson/ Grayson Co., VAGenWeb]. Part of the [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]. Maps, name indexes, history.
*{{FHL|Virginia%2C+Grayson|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}
*[http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/grayson-county.html Grayson County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101)
*[https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/SW_VA RootsWeb Mailing List: SW_VA-L (Topic: Southwest Virginia)]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/va/counties/grayson/ Cyndi's List]

==Grayson County Virginia Genealogy References==

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