Botetourt County, Virginia, Genealogy 

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Rena Worthen, Webmistress

ANNOUNCEMENT

Plans are being made for the Botetourt Genealogy Fair to be held in the Family Life Center in Fincastle, Virginia, on October 11, 2008

from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

All Roads Lead Through Botetourt

2008 Fair Flyer

Registration Form for a Table

Click to read about the 2007 fair

Botetourt Genealogy Fair

Lifewriting Contest 2006 Winners
Celebrate Personal History Month! Enter the 2008 Annual Lifewriting Contest

SPECIAL NOTICE!

The Botetourt Genealogy Club is happy to present the

"CRAIG COUNTY, VIRGINIA HERITAGE BOOK 1770-2003"

More Information
 

Read about our Botetourt Genealogy Fair plans

Botetourt Genealogy Club Summer 2007 Newsletter

E-Mail distribution list, for Botetourt Co Genealogy

Posting is limited to subscribers.
Instructions on subscribing/unsubscribing and posting to the list


 

Visiting BotetourtCounty 
 



 

Historical & Background Items of Interest

The Hornbook of Virginia History

Parishes: Botetourt Parish

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Virginia, A Guide to the Old Dominion

Fincastle, seat of Botetourt Co, was established in 1772 on land donated by Israel Christian. Botetourt Co was named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron De Botetourt, then governor of Virginia.

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Botetourt County Historical Society

Visit Us Here

P.O. Box 468
Fincastle, VA 24090-0468
Membership Dues:
Individual & Family    $10.00
Friend $ 25.00 - $ 50.00
Patron $ 100.00
Life Member $500.00

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Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society

meets (usually) the third Saturday (except summer months and December) at the Roanoke City Central Library. Their quarterly publication, Virginia Appalachian Notes, often includes articles of Botetourt Co interest. Membership is $20.00. To join, write:
P.O. Box 12485 
Roanoke, VA 24026-2485

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County boundary changes

View a map of Botetourt Co, at its formation.
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Counties Formed from Botetourt County

A schematic chart showing dates of formation, and lineage of counties formed from the original Botetourt County

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Tax List Now online at New River Notes. The URL is: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv.htm

1794 Botetourt County Personal Property Tax List

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1790 / 1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia

Tax List Images/Indexes

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Genealogically Oriented Pages

Surname Register

ADD your SURNAME to our registerSurname Register Before April 18, 2003

And if you have a Web Page, covering your Botetourt Co families, send the surnames and URL to me,
Rena Worthen,  and I'll post it.

Virginia Surname Homepage Register

Also, consider registering it with the others at www.rootsweb.com/~vaunknow/vasurnam.htm

            Message Boards

 POST and VIEW QUERIES AT THE NEW QUERY PAGE
Queries Beginning June 16, 1999 At the above web page choose "View Message Type" to read and post the following

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Bible

Lemon Bible & Cemetery


 Biography

Biography For People from Botetourt


Birth
  

Cemetery


U.S.GEN WEB Cemetery Transcription Project

Buchanan Cemetery

Wesley Chapel Cemetery

Allen Cemetery

Mt. Bethel Church of the Brethern Cemetery

Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery

Melrose Cemetery

Pettigrew Cemetery

Haymakertown Cemetery

Longdale Cemetery AKA Deisher Cemetery

Old Linkenauger Cemetery AKA Britt Cemetery

Spangler Cemetery

Arcadia Cemetery

Mt. Union Cemetery

Fincastle Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Trinity Cemetery

Brick Union Cemetery

Godwin Cemetery

Greenfield Cemetery

Amsterdam Cemetery

Fairview~Buchanan

Andrew Chapel Cemetery

Troutville Cemetery

Mt Pleasant Church Cemetery

Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery View 2

Jackson Baptist Church Cemetery

Indian Rock Cemetery

Johnston Boyd Cemetery

Pollard Cemetery

Wheatland Cemetery


 Census

Botetourt County Census Indexes

1810    1820    1830     1840    1850
 
 

Death

1853 Botetourt County Death Records; Transcribed by Liz Black

1854 Botetourt County Death Records; Transcribed by Liz Black

1855 Botetourt County Death Records; Transcribed by Liz Black

1856 Botetourt County Death Records; Transcribed by Liz Black

1857 Botetourt County Death Records; Transcribed by Liz Black

Larry Crawford of Rader Funeral Home

A copy of the Rader Funeral Home Records is now housed in the Fincastle Library Genealogy Room.


 Deed
 Immigration
 Lookup
 Marriage
 Military
 Obituary


Botetourt County Revolutionary War Pension Applications

Montgomery County Revolutionary War Pension Applications

Southern Campaign


Will CALDWELL

Cemeteries and Other Photos
SOME FROM OTHER COUNTIES

Church History

Zion Hill Church History 8-12-1905


Peffley Family Letters 1834

Marriage Records

Botetourt County, Virginia Marriages

Grooms

Brides

Caldwell, Frank D. (1861-1899) Marriage License

Survey

Survey - John Lester - Botetourt County, Virginia

Wills

Caldwel, Granville, b 1783l - Transcsription of Will of
 
 
 

Books for Sale & Lookup

Check out the list of books currently available from various vendors, or for which Lookup Offers have been made. Let me post your books here if you're willing to assist others.

Family Reunion "Bulletin Board"

Preston Family


Family Reunion page, where folks can post information on upcoming family reunions in VA. Let the folks there know about yours. Other StatePages will have this feature as well.

Links to Every County in the

VAGenWeb Archives

Botetourt County Specific Files

There may be something there of interest to you, and files are being added daily. Please help us get more information online for everyong to share. Visit often to see what we've added.
Or use the USGenWeb Archive Search Engine, State-by-State

Where to Write for Vital Statistics

All Counties In Virginia

In Botetourt County, Virginia
Botetourt County Vital Records Office
Botetourt County Clerk
P.O. Box 219
 Fincastle, VA 24090
(540) 473-8274

This WebSite <http://www.vitalrec.com/va.html> has addresses for both state and counties

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Shortcuts to Neighboring Counties

  Alleghany Co         Rockbridge Co
  Botetourt Co.        Craig Co.
  Bedford Co.
  Roanoke Co.
County Formation Chart

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This Page was Updated March 29, 2008 - Rena Worthen,Webmistress