Dunmore County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Dunmore County

Dunmore County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Dunmore County (1772-1778) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including wills, deeds and land records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, and churches.

Parent County
1772--Dunmore County was created in 1772 from Frederick County.

Boundary Changes
1778--Renamed Shanando (now Shenandoah) County in 1778

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Bibliography


 * [Plumlee] Houp, J. Randall. The Descendants of Isaac &amp; Margaret (Bradshaw) Plumlee, White County, Tennessee. Alma, Ark.: J. Randall Houp, 1991..

Revolutionary War
Regiments. Service men in Dunmore County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Dunmore County supplied soldiers for the:


 * - 8th Virginia Regiment
 * - 12th Virginia Regiment (7th Company)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers