Welcome to Montgomery County, VAGenWeb

Postcard circa 1908

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From The Hornbook of Virginia History

Named for Richard MONTGOMERY, killed at Quebec 1775.

Parishes: Montgomery (1776-  )

Information on Early Fincastle Records

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From Virginia, A Guide to the Old Dominion

Christiansburg, the county seat of Montgomery County, was founded in 1792 on land donated by Colonel James CRAIG. The town was first called Hans Meadows, and later named for Colonel William CHRISTIAN, brother-in-law of Patrick HENRY. Prior to becoming a separate county Montgomery was part of Fincastle County which was formed in 1772 from Botetourt and extinguished in 1777. The City of Radford was in Montgomery County until 1892 but is now an Independent City.

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BIBLE RECORDS All offsite links
CORELL (CORRELL) Family Bible	JEWEL Family Bibles	Bible of Lucinda NUNLEY, 1800-1933
PRESTON Bible	Bible of Mary Winston Jewel SHIELDS	Bible of Cora Winston JEWEL
Bible of Christena Jewel SHELOR	Bible of Lucinda Jewel NUNLEY

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BIOGRAPHIES All offsite links
Daniel Miller of Montgomery County, Virginia (1747-1840)	Montgomery County Biographies 1606 -1888 Virginia and Virginians

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BLACK HISTORY All offsite links
1840 Slave Schedule Compliments of Radford University	Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes in Montgomery County, Virginia Compliments of Radford University	1870 Census for Montgomery County, Virginia (African Americans only): A-D E-K
Virginia Black History Archives	Jackson Davis Collection An educational reformer and amateur photographer, took photographs of African American schools, teachers and students.	People of Color in the Old South
Timeline of Black History at Virginia Tech

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BOOKS & DIARIES All offsite links
A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territories By Daved E. Johnston, 1906	Scrapbook of Helen May Pelton Taylor Donated by: Steve	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.

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BUSINESS

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CEMETERIES
Archives site for Montgomery County Cemeteries	Cemeteries of Montgomery County	Burial list for Montgomery County Ongoing Project

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CENSUS All offsite links
1840 Census of Pensioners - Military An Offsite Link	1850 Montgomery County Census Index	1860 Montgomery County Census Index
1870 Census for Montgomery County, Virginia (African Americans only): A-D E-K	1880 Montgomery County Census - 52nd District  (Price's Fork, Longshop, McCoy, Thoms Creek areas)	1880 Census An Offlink Site
	Census Information Page  An Offsite Link	Montgomery County Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau
S&K Census Indexes for VA	Electronic census spreadsheets An Off Site Link	USGenWeb Census Project

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CHURCHES All offsite links
History of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church - Christiansburg	History of Hall's Church Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia

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CLAIMS
Samuel Gilmore Claim made to the US Southern Claims Commission for horses taken by Union troops in April 1865 Contributed by David J. Damico	George Surface Claim made to the US Southern Claims Commission for horses taken by Union troops in April 1865 Contributed by David J. Damico

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COURT DOCUMENTS
Montgomery County Specific Files in the VaGenweb Archives

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DEATHS & OBITUARIES
Scrapbook of Helen May Pelton Taylor Donated by: Steve

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EDUCATON/SCHOOLS All offsite links
Montgomery County Public Schools	VA Tech Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061	Appalachian Rural Education Network

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FAMILIES ALL Off Site Links
BEDSOLE Family	HALL Family	JEWELL/JEWEL Family
Information on the PRESTON Family Papers at VA Tech	Montgomery Co Family Pages	OVERSTREET Family

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HISTORY All offsite links
Tracing the New River’s Name	Archives of Appalachia	Coal Mining in SW Virginia
Appalachian History Collection at VA Tech	The Fincastle Resolutions	Draper Manuscripts
Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia	Click here to read about the Early Fincastle County Records	William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine

LETTERS
	1860 Harman Letter (scanned)

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LIBRARIES All offsite links
Manuscript Collection at VA Tech Library University Libraries Special Collections Department Virginia Tech P.O. Box 90001 Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001	Montgomery, Floyd Regional Library An offsite Link	The Library of Virginia (LVA) 800 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219-1905 Phone: 804.692.3500

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LINKS All offsite links
Genealogical Databases of Old Prison Records An offsite Link		New River Notes An Offsite Link This is a GREAT site that Jeff Weaver has put a LOT of work into!

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MAPS All offsite links
1895 Map for Montgomery County An offsite Link	1915 Map of Western Virginia  An offsite Link	Virginia County outline map
Montgomery County's Geographic Information System (GIS) An Offsite link	Virginia 1861 Map   An Offsite link	USGS National Mapping System
	U.S. Census Maps 1790-1930
Bureau of Land Management	Geostat - University of Virginia Library	Virginia Historical Counties Map Provides on-demand, printable, large-scale maps of every boundary change of every county and independent city of Virginia.User chooses any day and month from 1634 to 2000 and can zoom in or out or alter the map in other ways. An easy-to-use HELP file and supplementary texts support the maps. From the Newberry Library

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MARRIAGES
Marriage records for Montgomery County, VA, from 24 July 1850 to 1 Apr 1860 By Groom By Bride Submitted by: Nola Reed	HOGAN Marriages	Montgomery County Va Marriage Register 1777-1853
Marriages 1825 to 1827 Contributed by Tyron Smith	Marriages 1828 to 1829 Contributed by Stephen McDaniel	Scrapbook of Helen May Pelton Taylor Donated by: Steve

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MILITARY All offsite links
The 1781 Montgomery Co, VA Militia List of Capt. Daniel TRIGG Carole Hammett is the web master	1909 Montgomery County Confederate Pension List	Index of Revolutionary War Soldiers from Montgomery and Botetourt County, Va at Guildford Courthouse, NC battle
Virginia Civil War Page An offsite Link	National Archives Records Administration (NARA) - Where you send off for various records, mostly military related	The Late Unpleasantness Read a collection of letters from Jacob Kent "Kent" LANGHORNE, born in Montgomery Co, VA, son of John Archer LANGHORNE, died at Brandy Station, VA. The letters include the last he wrote home as a student at V.M.I., and those he wrote while serving with Company C of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment.
The Valley of the Shadow A wonderful Civil War History database of information - Mostly Augusta and Franklin Counties	WWI History Commission Questionnaires An LVA Offsite Link	The Flower Swift Militia Company Of  Montgomery Co., Virginia 1779-1783 An off site link by Jeff Weaver

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MUSEUMS All offsite links
Virginia Tech Museum of Natural History	Wilderness Road Regional Museum	Smithfield Plantation Built by William Preston in 1773
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center

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NEWSPAPERS All offsite links
Southwest Times	Roanoke Times - New River Valley Edition	NRV Today
	The News Messenger	Scrapbook of Helen May Pelton Taylor Donated by: Steve

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ORGANIZATIONS
New River Historical Society Home page An offsite link

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PENSIONS All offsite links
Hilery H. Basham Application for Pension	Revolutionary War pension of Asa Hall	Revolutionary War pension of Jesse Hall
Daniel Miller Revolutionary War Pension Declaration	John Morgan Pension Declaration

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PHOTOGRAPHS
Photos and postcards from Montgomery County	Jeff Weavers Montgomery Photo Site

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PLACES

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POSTCARDS
Camp Jackson, 1920	Christiansburg, 1908	Christiansburg, 1930
	Latimers Mill, Christiansburg

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RECREATION
Coal Mining Heritage Park		The Huckleberry Trail

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TAXES
1782 Montgomery County Tax List An Off site Link to Jeff Weavers New River Notes

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WILLS All Off site Link's
Nicholas ALLEE, 1808		Will of Joseph WHITTAKER, 1837

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESOURCES All offsite links
The County Of Montgomery	The City of Christiansburg	Blacksburg Electronic Village
Information on THE SMART ROAD	Eastern Montgomery County, VA Web page  Shawsville-Elliston-Ironto	Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce

MONTGOMERY COUNTY RELATED PAGES 

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GENEALOGY HELPERS LINKS
Geographic Nameserver Put in a city name and find out what county it is in	USGenWeb Archive Search Engine, State-by-State	VAGenWeb Archives
Search the LDS website	Search the Digital Resources at the Library of Virginia	Search the DAR Library Catalog
Where to Write for Vital Statistics	Create a timeline of History	Epidemics in the United States
US Newspapers Link	The Association for Gravestone Studies	State Abbreviations
Cyndi's List		Deciphering Old Handwriting

Shortcut to Ancestor Counties
      Charles River Co                   Chickacoan Indian District
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    York Co (1642/43)                  Northumberland Co (1648)
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    New Kent Co (1654)                    Lancaster Co (1651)
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  King and Queen Co (1691)           Rappahanock Co (1656-1692) defunct 
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                             |     King William Co (1702)      Essex Co (1692)
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            Spotsylvania Co (1721)
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            Orange Co (1734)
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              Augusta Co (1745)
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                   Botetourt Co (1770)
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                          Fincastle Co (1772-1777) defunct
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                         Montgomery Co (1777)

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