Carroll County, Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Carroll County, Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

Southwest Virginia county.

Description
Carroll County is located in the Southwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shares a border with North Carolina. Carroll County was named in honor of Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Carroll County Virginia Courthouse
Carroll County, Virginia P O Box 218 Hillsville, Virginia 24343-0515 540-728-3117 Clerk Circuit Court has birth records 1842-1896, marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1842

Carroll County Virginia History


The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1842--Carroll County was created 17 January 1842 from Grayson and Patrick Counties. County seat: Hillsville

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


 * Lost census: 1890

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Carroll County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1963):33-35. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872
 * Kegley, Mary B. Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves. Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2003. Available at ; digital version at . [Includes information from Carroll County.]

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 - at FamilySearch — index

For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Carroll County, Virginia Cemeteries.

Census
1890 Union Veterans


 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.

Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):


 * Goodspur Monthly Meeting (1790-1800) aka Dugspur
 * Road Creek Monthly Meeting (1802-1810)
 * Ward's Gap Monthly Meeting, Hillsville, Va. (1795-1825)

Genealogy
See Carroll County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

Local Histories

 * Carroll 1765-1815, the Settlements: A History of the First Fifty Years of Carroll County, Virginia. c1985. By John Perry Alderman. n.p.: Central Va. Newspapers. Online at: Ebook Download ($). Table of contents and appendices online at: Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium. Available at.
 * The Mountain Massacre. c1930. Bluefield, WV : Country Life. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books.

Revolutionary War

 * Kegley, Mary B. Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. [Includes Carroll County pensioners.]

War of 1812

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Carroll County, p. 67.]

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company D.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company C (Carroll Boys).
 * - 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company C (Carroll Marksmen), Company D (Rifle Rangers), and Company E.
 * - 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's) (Confederate). Company E.
 * - 37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers) (Confederate). Company D and Company I.
 * - 45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company E (Rough and Readys) and Company I (Reed Island Rifles).
 * - 47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company C.
 * - 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company I.
 * - 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate). Company G.

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
 * 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Miscellaneous Records

 * 1607-2007 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929

Taxation
Bibliography


 * [1842] - 1842 Carroll County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at New River Notes - free.

Birth

 * 1853-1891 - Carroll County Birth Index 1853-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1912-1913 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
 * 1854-1913 - Carroll County Marriage Index 1854-1913. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1936-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1853-1870 - Carroll County Death Index 1853-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1855-1896 - Carroll County Deaths (VAGenWeb)
 * 1912-1987 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Carroll County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Carroll County Historical Society and Museum. 515 North Main Street Hillsville, VA 24343 Phone: (276) 728 – 4113 Email: carrollmuseum@yahoo.com

Carroll County Virginia Genealogy Websites

 * www.vagenweb.org/carroll/ Carroll County, Virginia USGENWEB
 * Cyndi's List
 * Cyndi's List