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Craig County Microfilm

Date of Formation: 1851
Formed From: Botetourt, Giles, Monroe (West Virginia), and Roanoke Counties. Parts of Monroe (West Virginia) County added in 1853 and 1856, part of Montgomery County added in 1853, part of Alleghany County added in 1856, and part of Giles County added in 1858
Lost Records Note:
Records were damaged by Union troops during the Civil War. Deed Book A and most of the loose papers were destroyed.
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No.		   Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
11 Bond Book, 1851-1863 119 p.
11 Bond Book, 1866-1894 index, 314 p.
9 Bond Book, 1881-1899 index, 237 p.
12 Bond Book, 1889-1908 index, 172 p.
11 Bond Book, 1894-1903 index, 111 p.
13 Bond Book, 1899-1908 index, 160 p.
13 Bond Book, 1899-1924 index, 498 p.
11 Bond Book, 1974-1979 218 p.
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No.		   Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships
32 Charter Book, Vol. Volume 1, 1883-1900, 78 p.
32 Charter Book, 1904-1960, 215 p.
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No.		   County Administrative Records
9 Board of Supervisors' Order Book, Vol. Volume 1, 1870-1891 unpaged.
31 Board of Supervisors' Order Book, Vol. Volume 2, 1891-1905, 398 p.
31 Board of Supervisors' Order Book, Vol. Volume 3, 1905-1913, index, 398 p.
10 Board of Supervisors' Order Book, 1978-1979 index, 198 p.
9 Board of Supervisors' Road Book, 1898-1928 index, 299 p.
21 District Road Book, 1886-1906, 367 p.
33 Overseers of the Poor Record Book, 1851-1869.
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No.		   Court Records
   County Court
14 Chancery Order Book, 1871-1873 index, 62 p.
15 Common Law Order Book 1, 1865-1875 index, 680 p.
15 Common Law Order Book 2, 1877-1888, index, pp. 1-625.
16 Common Law Order Book 2, 1877-1888, pp. 626-800 (continued)
16 Common Law Order Book 3, 1888-1894 index, 485 p.
16 Common Law Order Book 4, 1894-1902 index, 498 p.
17 Common Law Order Book 5, 1902-1904 index, 66 p.
10 Judgment Lien Docket 1, 1865-1886 index, 138 p.
34 Minute Book, 1863, - 1865
34 Minute Book, 1866
5 Order Book 1, 1851 - 1860 [12], 384 p.
14 Order Book 1, 1851-1860, pp. 1-384.
5 Order Book 2, 1860 - 1863 p. 1-46, 65-87
14 Order Book 2, 1860-1863, pp. 1-87.
   Circuit Court
17 Chancery Order Book 1, 1864-1885 index, 667 p.
18 Chancery Order Book 2, 1885-1897 index, 499 p.
18 Chancery Order Book 3, 1897-1908 index, 500 p.
19 Common Law Order Book 1, 1864-1889 index, 625 p.
19 Common Law Order Book 2, 1890-1909 index, 490 p.
10 Judgment Lien Docket 2, 1878-1898 index, 235 p.
20 Judgment Lien Docket 3, 1898-1916 index, 71 p.
20 Judgment Lien Docket 4, 1917-1934 index, 197 p.
20 Judgment Lien Docket 5, 1934-1967 index, 201 p.
34 Minute Book, 1864, - 1866
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No.		   Fiduciary Records
21 Fiduciary Settlements, 1973-1979 index, 698 p.
21 Register of Fiduciaries, 1864-1884 unpaged.
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No.		   Health and Medical Records
3 Medical Register, Vol. Volume 1, 1898-1976, index, 12 p.
33 Physician's and Dentist's Certificates, Vol. Volume 1, 1894-1937.
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No.		   Land Records
Note: Deed Book A was destroyed during the Civil War. Deed Book B begins in 1864, but contains re-recorded Deeds dating from the beginning of the county in 1851. Deed Book C also contains some of the early re-recorded Deeds.
1 Deed Book B, 1851 - 1875 Unpaged index, 716 p.
2 Deed Book C, 1875 - 1884 Unpaged index, 800 p.
22 Deed Book D, 1884-1888, 504 p.
22 Deed Book E, 1888-1890, 500 p.
23 Deed Book F, 1890-1892, 499 p.
23 Deed Book G, 1890-1893 index, 500 p.
24 Deed Book H, 1892-1895 index, 499 p.
24 Deed Book I, 1895-1899 index, 499 p.
25 Deed Book J, 1899-1900 index, 500 p.
25 Deed Book K, 1901-1903 index, 498 p.
3 General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantee
30 General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantee, 491 p.
3 General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantor
30 General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantor, 476 p.
7 Plat Book, 1851 - 1932, p. 3-74.
21 Plat Book, 1851-1932, p. 3-74.
33 Release Deed Book, Vol. Volume 1, 1884-1894, index, 19 p.
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No.		   Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
6 Marriage Register 1, 1865 - 1937 Unpaged index, 83 fo.
26 Marriage Register 1, 1865-1937, p. 1-83.
26 Marriage Register 2, 1938-1979 index, 205 p.
26 Marriage Register 3, 1969-1979 unpaged.
27 Marriages Performed, 1969-1979 unpaged.
6 Register of Births, 1864 - 1896, 100 fo., remainder unpaged
27 Register of Births, 1864-1869, 179 p.
27 Register of Deaths, 1864-1869 unpaged.
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No.		   Military and Pension Records
32 Induction and Discharge Records, Vol. Volume 1, 1944-1950, index, 466 p.
32 Induction and Discharge Records, Vol. Volume 2, 1953-1979, index, 83 p.
8 Muster Roll, 1861 - 1865 Unpaged
27 Muster Roll, 1917-1918 unpaged.
27 Record of World War Veterans, 1925-1957, 31 p.
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No.		   Wills
30 General Index to Wills (mislabeled as Index to Deeds), 1850-1893, 50 p.
4 Will Book A, 1851 - 1867 Unpaged index, 500 p.
28 Will Book A, 1851-1867, 500 p.
28 Will Book B, 1867-1885 index, 636 p.
29 Will Book C, 1885-1896 index, 497 p.
29 Will Book D, 1897-1920 index, 498 p.
12 Will Book G, 1971-1977 index, 525 p.
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