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      Virginia State Vital Records Office

        Virginia Department of Health
        Office of Vital Records
        P.O. Box 1000
        Richmond, VA 23218
        (804) 662-6200
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        Make personal check or money order payable to State Health Department. Complete an application form (see links below). For genealogy purposes, death, marriage, and divorce data becomes public information fifty (50) years from the date of the event, and birth data becomes public information one hundred (100) years from the date of the event. You must be the next of kin to order more recent records.

        The Archives Division
        The Library of Virginia
        800 East Broad Street
        Richmond, Virginia, 23219-1905

        They have copies of surviving birth and death records for the period 1853 to 1896 and marriage records prior to 1936. They also have Bible, Church, Census, Land, Military and Tax records, as well as, passenger lists

        Events that occurred in the portion of Virginia that is now West Virginia are recorded in the

          Archives of the Division of Culture and History
          Capital Complex, Cultural Center
          1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
          Charleston, WV 25305-0300.

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        Record Cost Dates Ordering
        Birth$12.00Jan 1853 - Dec 1896, since June 14, 1912
        Only the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond have records between 1896 and June 14, 1912.
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        Birth records are public information 100 years after the date of the event.

        Death$12.00Jan 1853 - Dec 1896, since June 14, 1912
        Only the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond have records between 1896 and June 14, 1912.
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        Death records are public information 50 years after the event.
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      • Birth & DeathJan 1853 - Dec 1896
        on microfilm at the Archives
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      • Marriage$12.00since Jan 1853
        1918 to present
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        Marriage records are public information 50 years after the event. If the records are not available from the State office, they should be available from the Clerk of Court in county where the marriage license was issued.

        Divorce$12.00since Jan 1853
        1918 to present
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        Divorce records are public information 50 years after the event. If the records are not available from the State office, they should be available from the Clerk of Court in county where divorce was granted

        MarriageJan 1853 - 1936
        on microfilm at the Archives

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        Census1790 through 1930Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

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      Index to Virginia County Vital Records Offices

        Some county offices carry vital records, others do not. Many have different offices for handling specific types of vital records and holdings may vary. Use the addresses and phone numbers listed for each county as a starting point. I recommend that you call or write the county offices to check your best option for getting the information you need.

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