Madison County Virginia
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Genealogy

Record Room of Madison County Clerk's Office

The Madison County Clerk's Record Room is open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).

Chancery Records that are online from 1793 through 1919 are located here [1]

To apply for a Birth, Death or Marriage Records from the Division of Vital Records, go to www.vdh.virginia.gov [2] .

The Madison County Clerk's Record Room has the following:

  • Will Book and Indexes from 1793
  • Marriage Records and Indexes from 1793
  • Register of Death Index dated 1853
  • Register of Births dated 1853-1871
  • County Order Books from 1793
  • 1880 Census Book
  • Deed Books from 1793
  • Muster Rolls Index dated 1861-1865 and 1917-1918

 

Virginia County Creation Dates and Parent Counties [3]

Formation of Virginia Counties from 1634 [4]

Library of Virginia: Madison County Chancery Records Index [5]

Library of Virginia [6]

The Madison County Courthouse was built  in 1829-30.   The Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places [7] in 1969

Click any thumbnail image to view a slideshow

Black & White Photo of Madison County Circuit Courthouse
Black & White Photo of Madison County Circuit Courthouse
Black & White Photo of Madison County Circuit Courthouse
Color Photo of Madison County Circuit Courthouse

Supporting Documents

Image icon Photo of Madison portion of the Shenandoah Park Map [8] (4 MB)
PDF icon Proposed Shenandoah National Park Map falling within Madison County [9] (131 KB)
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414 N. Main Street Madison County, VA 22727 Phone: 540-948-7500

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Source URL: https://www.madisonco.virginia.gov/clerkcc/page/genealogy

Links
[1] http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/
[2] http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/
[3] https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Virginia_County_Creation_Dates_and_Parent_Counties
[4] http://www.armentroutsurveying.com/Gallery02/Formation%20of%20Virginia%20Counties%20from%201634%20Page1.htm
[5] https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/?_ga=2.203100114.2123078868.1629123318-453656114.1629123318
[6] https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places
[8] https://www.madisonco.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_of_the_circuit_court/page/3509/img_20200915_083027493.jpg
[9] https://www.madisonco.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_of_the_circuit_court/page/3509/shenandoah_park_map.pdf