Waynesboro (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

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Waynesboro, Virginia
—  Independent City  —
Location in Virginia
Founded 1948
Website http://www.waynesboro.va.us/

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

The City of Waynesboro is located in the Western portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for General Anthony Wayne[1]

Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Waynesboro Courthouse

For records of Waynesboro residents before 1948, see Augusta County, Virginia Genealogy.

History[edit | edit source]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1948--Waynesboro was created February 1948 from Augusta County. [2]


Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Waynesboro (Independent City), Virginia online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the City
  • FindAGrave Clicking on Place Name (without the word "cemetery") may list more.
See Virginia Cemeteries for more information.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Staunton (Independent City)Augusta CountyVA WAYNESBORO IND CITY.PNG
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Newspapers[edit | edit source]

  • 2011-present - News Virginian (Waynesboro, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://www.visitwaynesboro.net/DocumentCenter/View/80/Waynesboro-Virginia-and-General-Anthony-Wayne-PDF?bidId=
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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