Charles Parish, Virginia

United States   Virginia    Charles Parish

History
Charles Parish has served York County, Virginia. Formerly known as New Poquoson Parish.

Founded

 * abt 1692

Boundary
The boundaries of Charles Parish, as described in the act creating the parish, are listed in:


 * "Charles Parish, in York County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Oct. 1911):142. ; digital version at JSTOR ($).

Parish History
Mary D. Micou's history of The Colonial Churches of York County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.

Parish Registers

 * 1648-1789 - Charles Parish Christening Index 1648-1789. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1648-1789 - Bell, Landon C. Charles Parish, York County, Virginia.History and Registers. Richmond, Va.: The Virginia State Library Board. Includes brief history, list of ministers, parish register births (1648-1789) and deaths (1665-1787).
 * 1648-1789 - Kinard, June. Charles Parish Records, York County, Virginia, 1648-1789 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Available at Ancestry ($).

Websites

 * Charles Church, The Historical Marker Database