Botetourt County, Virginia Genealogy

United States &gt; Virginia &gt; Botetourt County

Parent County
1769--Botetourt County was created 7 November 1769 from Augusta County. County seat: Fincastle

Neighboring Counties

 * Alleghany
 * Bedford
 * Craig
 * Roanoke
 * Rockbridge

Cemeteries
For a more detailed list, including addresses and external links, see Botetourt County, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Botetourt County:

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

Taxation
The 1789 Personal Property Tax List of Botetourt County, Virginia is indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog