Westmoreland County, Virginia:
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Projects

• HistoryPoint  The rich history of Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland in VA
• Westmoreland Co. Virginia      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Westmoreland County Virginia Genealogy Repository  includes vast amounts of family wills, deeds, cemeteries, local information & lore are available     (Source: USGenWeb)
• Westmoreland County, Virginia      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Charles County, MD  to the north
• Essex County, VA  to the south
• King George County, VA  to the west
• Northumberland County, VA  to the southeast
• Richmond County, VA  to the south
• Saint Mary's County, MD  to the north

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Genealogies--Virginia--Montross      (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Genealogies--Virginia--Northern Neck      (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Genealogies--Virginia--Westmoreland County      (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Westmoreland County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Westmoreland County GEDCOM Index 
• Westmoreland County, Virginia Genealogy  List of published Westmoreland County, Virginia family histories     (Source: Family History Library)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (36)

Court and Legal Records

• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Westmoreland County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Estate Records

• Virginia County Records, Vol. I (New Series)--Westmoreland County  contains will abstracts, 1654-1794, and land grants, 1653-1793     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Virginia Will Records  includes Westmoreland County Wills - Some 17th Century Items     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Will Records  includes Westmoreland County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Westmoreland County Wills  1654-1800     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia  1654 - 1800     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1654-1800      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

History (17)

Introduction and Guides (14)

Land Records

• Virginia County Records, Vol. I (New Series)--Westmoreland County  contains will abstracts, 1654-1794, and land grants, 1653-1793     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Virginia County Records, Vol. VI--Miscellaneous County Records  includes Westmoreland Co. Land Grants     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants  Northern Neck Grants and Surveys     (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742. [Vol. I]      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. [Vol. II]      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1775-1800. [Vol. III]      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1800-1862. [Vol. IV]      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Vol IV  1800-1862     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Colonial Beach Museum 
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm  Westmoreland County     (Source: The Library of Virginia)
• Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Library  Stratford Hall
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Westmoreland County, Virginia     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Westmoreland County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Westmoreland County Museum & Library 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Westmoreland County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Westmoreland County, VA Club      (Source: GenCircles)

• VATGS-L Virginia Tidewater Genealogical Society

  • VATGS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • VATGS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • VATGS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• VATIDEWATER-L Tidewater area genealogy

  • VATIDEWATER-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • VATIDEWATER-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • VATIDEWATER-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• VAWESTMO-L Westmoreland County genealogy

  • VAWESTMO-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • VAWESTMO-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • VAWESTMO-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (10)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Westmoreland County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Westmoreland County, Virginia     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Westmoreland County, Virginia Military Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Westmoreland County     (Source: Family History Library)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Westmoreland County - Approved Claims, 1871-1880     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Westmoreland County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Westmoreland County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Westmoreland County, Virginia  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Extracts from the County Records (Volume 8, 1900)  includes Westmoreland County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Migrations through Westmoreland County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Spotsylvania/Stafford/Westmoreland County Records  The Antient Press     ($)
• Virginia Colonial Abstracts  Westmoreland County, 1653 - 1657, Volume 23     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Virginia Colonial Abstracts  includes Westmoreland County, 1653-1657     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia County Records  Volume 1, Westmoreland County     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Westmoreland County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Westmoreland County Records      (Source: Find County Records)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Westmoreland County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Westmoreland County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Westmoreland Journal  Westmoreland, Virginia     (Source: World Vital Records - mix of free and fee)
• The Westmoreland Journal  Mar 1, 2006 - Feb 6, 2008     (Source: Google News Archive)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• The Journal Press 

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Colonial Beach  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Westmoreland County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Northern Neck of Virginia  Postcards Page
• Westmoreland County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Westmoreland County Photo Album      (Source: USGenWeb Virginia Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Westmoreland Seminary, 1832 Alumni      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Westmoreland County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Nomini/Nominy Hall      (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy)
• Slave Owners, Westmoreland County, Va., 1782  Volume 10, 1902     (Source: Internet Archive)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Westmoreland County     (Source: Family History Library)
• Westmoreland County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies

• Chantilly Chapter  Montross     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Colonial Beach Historical Society 
• Tidewater Genealogy Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (133)

Tax Lists

• The "1790" & "1800" Tax Lists      (Source: Virginia Tax Lists)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists (Virginia)  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)
• Virginia Tax Records  includes Slave Owners, Westmoreland County, Va., 1782     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Virginia Tax Records      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Westmoreland County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Westmoreland County, Virginia     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (11)

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