Giles County Microfilm

County and City Records on Microfilm › VA › Giles County

Date of Formation: 1806

Formed From: Montgomery, Monroe (West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Part of Wythe County added in 1808, parts of Tazewell County added in 1826 and 1836, part of Monroe (West Virginia) County added in 1829, part of Mercer (West Virginia) was added in 1841, and part of Craig County added in 1858.

Reel No.	ILL indicates a copy is available for loan	Local Records Categories and Contents
Reel No.		City Administrative Records
26	ILL available	Board of Supervisors' Account Book, 1885-1923, index, 311 p.
Reel No.		Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
27	ILL available	Bond Book 1, 1879-1892 (includes Fiduciary Bonds), 473 p.
27	ILL available	Bond Book 2, 1887-1897, (includes Fiduciary Bonds), pp. 1-156.
28	ILL available	Bond Book 2, 1887-1897, pp. 156-494 (continued)
28	ILL available	Bond Book 3, 1889-1909, (includes Fiduciary Bonds),index, pp. 1-310.
29	ILL available	Bond Book 3, 1889-1909, pp. 310-497 (continued)
29	ILL available	Bond Book 4, 1909-1921, (includes Fiduciary Bonds), index, 589 p.
19	ILL available	Bonds [Sheriffs, Constables, Commissioners], 1833 - 1865, pp. 1-152, [50], 103-116
	ILL available	FOR BONDS, 1806-1833, SEE WILL BOOK A
		SEE ALSO Fiduciary Records
Reel No.		Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships
30	ILL available	Account Book of David French, Secretary, 1835-1838, 238 p.
55	ILL available	Charter Book 1, 1873-1933, index, 261 p.
30	ILL available	Oak Flooring Company Ledger, 1904-1926.
58	ILL available	Offering Book A, Vol. Branch Bank of Old Dominion at Pearisburg, 1857-1865
Reel No.		County Administrative Records
62	ILL available	Local Board of Review Minute Book 1, 1915-1921, 61 p.
61	ILL available	Road Board Minute Book 1, 1904-1915, 348 p.
61	ILL available	Road Board Minute Book 2, 1920-1925, 46 p.
62	ILL available	School Board Minute Book 1, 1870-1886, 107 p.
62	ILL available	School Trustee Oath Book, 1904-1915, pp. 12-34
Reel No.		Court Records
		County Court
		Order Book
11	ILL available	Order Book, 1806 - 1809, 280 p.
11	ILL available	Order Book, 1809 - 1811, 264 p.
12	ILL available	Order Book, 1812 - 1817, Unpaged
12	ILL available	Order Book, 1817 - 1822, Unpaged
12	ILL available	Order Book, 1822 - 1829, Unpaged
13	ILL available	Order Book, 1829 - 1833, Unpaged
13	ILL available	Order Book, 1833 - 1839, 433 p.
13	ILL available	Order Book, 1839 - 1844, 413 p.
14	ILL available	Order Book, 1844 - 1849, 459 p.
14	ILL available	Order Book, 1849 - 1856, 463 [1] p.
15	ILL available	Order Book, 1856 - 1860, Unpaged index, 536 p.
15	ILL available	Order Book, 1860 - 1868, Unpaged index, 612 p. (pages 589-612 are a supplemental index)
32	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 8, 1868-1871
32	ILL not available	Order Book, Vol. 9, 1871-1876
33	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 10, 1876-1881, index, 571 p.
33	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 11, 1881-1884, index, 397 p.
34	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 12, 1884-1887, index, 402 p.
34	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 13, 1887-1890, index, 395 p.
35	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 14, 1891-1894, index, 465 p.
35	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 15, 1894-1898, index, 449 p.
31	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 16, 1898-1904, index, 498 p.
31	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1871-1873, index, 60 p.
		Superior Court of Law
59	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 1, 1809-1827, 630 p.
59	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 2, 1828-1830, 80 p.
		Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery
16	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1831 - 1843, Unpaged
16	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1843 - 1852, 305 [1] p.
		Circuit Court
16	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1843 - 1852, 305 [1] p.
16	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1855 - 1872, Unpaged index, 363 p. (Title on original volume reads 1855 - 1873)
36	ILL available	Chancery Order Book A, 1872-1878, index, 402 p.
37	ILL available	Chancery Order Book B, 1878-1884, index, 396 p.
37	ILL available	Chancery Order Book C, 1884-1890, index, 398 p.
38	ILL available	Chancery Order Book D, 1890-1895, index, 446 p.
39	ILL available	Chancery Order Book F, 1899-1907, index, 448 p.
39	ILL available	Chancery Order Book G, 1907-1918, index, 493 p.
54	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 1a, 1893-1904, index, 388 p.
54	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 1b, 1904-1911, index, 402 p.
53	ILL available	Index to Chancery Files 1, 1880-1919, A-Z
53	ILL available	Judgment Lien Docket & Execution Book 9, 1954-1962, index, 400 p.
40	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 1, 1852-1855, 410 p., index.
40	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 2, 1866-1876, pp. 1-49 (index), pp. 53-468
41	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 3, 1876-1884, index, 377 p.
41	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 4, 1884-1893, index, 390 p.
36	ILL available	Order Book, Vol. 10, 1972-1976, index, 506 p.
Reel No.		Election Records
56	ILL available	Election Board Minute Book, 1899-1912, 106 p.
Reel No.		Fiduciary Records
60	ILL available	Clerks' Fiduciary Order Book 3, 1953-1967, index, 501 p.
26	ILL available	Fiduciary Bond Book C, 1865-1875 (includes Officials' Bonds), index, 300 p.
57	ILL available	Fiduciary Settlements Book A, 1892-1925, index, 500 p.
63	ILL available	Guardians' Reports, 1820-1853 (includes Officials', Ministers' Bonds and Additional Fiduciary Bonds)
57	ILL available	Index to Wills & Fiduciaries, 1806-1976, A-Z, 96 p.
60	ILL available	Receivers' Settlement Book 1, 1896-1904, 65 p.
60	ILL available	Receivers' Settlement Book 2, 1940-1945, index, 26 p.
		SEE ALSO Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
Reel No.		Free Negro and Slave Records
63	ILL available	Free Negro Affidavits & Certificates, 1850
63	ILL available	Free Negro and Slave Records, 1816-1864
Reel No.		Health and Medical Records
62	ILL available	Medical Register 1, 1913-1975, pp. 96-159
Reel No.		Land Records
		Deed Subgroup
1	ILL available	Deed Book, 1806 - 1818, Unpaged index, 522 p.
1	ILL available	Deed Book, 1818 - 1823, Unpaged index, pp. 3-454
2	ILL available	Deed Book, 1823 - 1829, 712 [2] p.
2	ILL available	Deed Book, 1829 - 1836, 690 p.
3	ILL available	Deed Book, 1836 - 1840, Unpaged index, 564 p.
3	ILL available	Deed Book, 1840 - 1844, Unpaged index, 455 p.
4	ILL available	Deed Book, 1844 - 1847, Unpaged index, 397 p.
4	ILL available	Deed Book, 1847 - 1851, Unpaged index, 585 p.
4	ILL available	Deed Book, 1851 - 1855, Unpaged index, 477 p.
5	ILL available	Deed Book, 1855 - 1859, Unpaged index, 448 p.
5	ILL available	Deed Book, 1859 - 1870, pp. 617-642 (index), 1-614
42	ILL available	Deed Book, 1871-1875, index, 512 p.
42	ILL available	Deed Book, 1875-1881, index, 576 p.
43	ILL available	Deed Book, 1881-1884, index, 580 p.
43	ILL available	Deed Book, 1884-1888, index, 560 p.
44	ILL available	Deed Book, 1885-1888, index, 560 p.
44	ILL available	Deed Book, 1890-1893, index, 500 p.
45	ILL available	Deed Book, 1893-1896, index, 500 p.
45	ILL available	Deed Book, 1896-1897, index, 504 p.
46	ILL available	Deed Book, 1897-1900, index, 496 p.
46	ILL available	Deed Book, 1899-1901, index, 499 p.
58	ILL available	Caveat Record Book 1, 1809 - 1838, 42 p.
50	ILL available	General Index to Deeds, 1941-1976 - Grantees (L-R)
50	ILL available	General Index to Deeds, 1941-1976 - Grantees (S-Z)
6	ILL available	General Index to Deeds, Etc., 1, 1806 - 1923
47	ILL available	Land Entry Book 1, 1804-1815, index, 382 p.
47	ILL available	Land Entry Book 2, 1815-1853, index, 470 p.
48	ILL available	Plat Book, 1887-1947, index, 113 p.
61	ILL available	Release Deed Book 1, 1887-1930, index, 446 p.
48	ILL available	Subdivision Plat Book, 1947-1976, index, 56 p.
49	ILL available	Survey Book, 1805-1834, index, pp. 5-538.
49	ILL available	Survey Book, 1846-1926, index, 234 p.
20	ILL available	Surveyors' Book, 1846-1926, Unpaged index, 233 p.
58	ILL available	Surveyors' Book, 1885-1920, 32 p.
20	ILL available	Surveys, 1807-1845, Unpaged index, pp. 5-534 [6]
Reel No.		Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
18	ILL available	Index to Register of Births, Marriages, & Deaths, 1806 - 1896
21	ILL available	Marriage Bonds, 1806-1820, No index
22	ILL available	Marriage Bonds, 1821-1830, No index
23	ILL available	Marriage Bonds, 1831-1839, No index
24	ILL available	Marriage Bonds, 1840-1848, No index
25	ILL available	Marriage Bonds, 1849-1853, No index
64	ILL available	Marriage Certificates, Consents and Licenses, 1863-1906
63	ILL available	Marriage Consents, 1849, 1858, 1865-1901
63	ILL available	Marriage Licenses, 1852, 1870, 1886
17	ILL available	Register of Births, 1855 - 1896, 137 fo.
63	ILL available	Register of Births and Deaths, 1860, 1862-1863 [Loose]
17	ILL available	Register of Deaths, 1855 - 1896, 51 fo.
17	ILL available	Register of Marriages, 1806 - 1870, 51 fo.
17	ILL available	Register of Marriages, 1871 - 1913, Unpaged index, 102 fo.
51	ILL available	Register of Marriages, Vol. 2, 1914-1937, index, 102 p.
51	ILL available	Register of Marriages, Vol. 3, 1938-1943, index, 417 p.
Reel No.		Military and Pension Records
56	ILL available	Armed Forces Discharge Record Book 4, 1958-1970, index, 283 p.
63	ILL available	List of Soldiers' Families in Districts 1-5, 1864-1865
63	ILL available	Military Pensions, 1835-1837
63	ILL available	Militia Return, 1839
63	ILL available	Militia Rolls and Fines, 1834-1836
63	ILL available	Records of State Pensioners, A List of Confederate Soldiers, 1888-1903, 61 p.
Reel No.		Wills
		Will Subgroup
7	ILL available	Will Book, 1806 - 1829, Unpaged index, 554 p.
7	ILL available	Will Book, 1829 - 1847, Unpaged index, 524 p.
8	ILL available	Will Book, Vol. 3, 1847 - 1856, Unpaged index, 378 p.
8	ILL available	Will Book, Vol. 4, 1856 - 1873, Unpaged index, 563 p.
52	ILL available	Will Book, Vol. 5, 1868-1894 (includes accounts, appraisements, inventories, sales, etc.), index, 480 p.
52	ILL available	Will Book, Vol. 6, 1894-1924 (includes accounts, appraisements, inventories, sales, etc.), index, 600 p.
9	ILL available	Circuit Court Will Book, 1856 - 1902, Unpaged index, 33 p.
10	ILL available	General Index to Wills, 1806 - 1953
57	ILL available	Index to Wills & Fiduciaries, 1806-1976, A-Z, 96 p.
Reel No.		Miscellaneous Records
58	ILL available	Arithmetic Book, ca. 1800s [Kanawha County, WV], pp. 121-135
30	ILL available	Estray Book 1, 1807-1825, 101 p.
30	ILL available	Estray Book 2, 1829-1899, 78 p.
55	ILL available	Miscellaneous Lien Book 7, 1957-1961, index, 536 p.

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