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Guide to '''Warren County Virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records. 

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{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Warren County
| adoption_sign = 
| custom_text = 
| boundary_map = Warren_County_Boundary_Map.JPG
| county_map = Location_of_Warren_County,_Virginia.png
| state = Virginia
| state_map = Virginia.png 
| founded year = 1836
| founded date = March 9
| seat wl = Front Royal
}} 

== Warren County, Virginia Courthouse  ==

[[Image:{{VAWarrencourthouse}}]] 

[http://warrencountyva.net/ Warren County Courthouse&nbsp;]<br> 1 East Main Street<br>Front Royal, VA 22630<br>Phone: 540-635-2435 

Clerk Circuit Court has&nbsp;marriage, divorce, <br>probate, court and land records from 1836<br>&nbsp; <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Warren County, Virginia. Page 722 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> 

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== Warren County, Virginia History  ==
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[[Image:{{JosephWarren}}]] 

The county is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Warren Dr. Joseph Warren] (1741-1775), "American Revolutionary War officer, who sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virginia_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Virginia,"] Wikipedia.</ref> 

==== Parent County  ====

'''1836'''--Warren County was created 9 March 1836 from [[Frederick County, Virginia|Frederick]] and [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah ]]Counties. <br>'''County seat:''' Front Royal <ref name="HBG"/>

==== Boundary Changes  ====
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
==== Record Loss  ====
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

*Lost census: 1890

== Warren County, Virginia Places/Localities  ==

==== Populated Places  ====

==== Neighboring Counties  ====

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*[[Clarke County, Virginia|Clarke]] 
*[[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier]]

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*[[Frederick County, Virginia|Frederick]] 
*[[Page County, Virginia|Page]]

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*[[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock]] 
*[[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah]]

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== Warren County, Virginia Genealogy Resources  ==

[[Image:Vawarren.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] 

==== Research Guides  ====

*Good, Rebecca H. and Rebecca A. Ebert. ''Finding Your People in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia: A Genealogical Guide''. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1998. 4th ed. {{FHL|1033064|item|disp=FHL&nbsp;Book 975 D27e 1998}}

==== African American  ====

{{VAcohab}} 

Freedmen's {{RecordSearch|1596147|Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872}} 

==== Bible Records  ====

{{VABible}} 

==== Cemeteries  ====

 

*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/warren.html Tombstone Transcription Project Warren County ]- cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

==== Census  ====

{{VAcensus}} {{USCensusPop
|1840=5627
|1850=6607
|1860=6442
|1870=5716
|1880=7399
|1890=8280
|1900=8837
|1910=8589
|1920=8852
|1930=8340
|1940=11352
|1950=14801
|1960=14655
|1970=15301
|1980=21200
|1990=26142
|2000=31584
}} 

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<br>'''''1890 Union Veterans''''' 

*Turner, Ronald Ray. ''[http://www.pwcvabooks.com/documents/VirginiaCivilWarVets.doc Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890]''. Available online, courtesy: [http://www.pwcvabooks.com/index.htm Prince William County Virginia] website. [Includes residents of Warren County.]

==== Church  ====

===== Quaker  =====

Early monthly meetings (with years of existence): 

*'''Crooked Run Monthly Meeting''' (1756-1810).<ref name="jay">Jay Worrall, ''The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. {{FHL|702792|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 K2wj}}.</ref> Hinshaw published the early records: {{FHL|192159|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D2he 1993 v. 6}}.<ref>William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas W. Marshall and John Cox, ''Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy'' (Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Bros., 1950). Vol. 6. {{FHL|192159|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D2he 1993 v. 6}}.</ref>

==== Court  ====

==== Genealogy  ====

Several genealogies have been published about Warren County families. To view a list, visit [[Warren County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies|Warren County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies]].

==== Land and Property  ====

==== Local Histories  ====

*Cartmell, T. K. ''Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants:&nbsp;A History of Frederick County, Virginia (Illustrated) from Its Formation in 1738 to 1908, Compiled Mainly from Original Records of Old Frederick County, Now Hampshire, Berkeley, Shenandoah, Jefferson, Hardy, Clarke, Warren, Morgan and Frederick''. n.p.: n.p., c1909. Available at {{FHL|180682|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.59 H2c 1963}}; {{FHL|218678|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 1000634 Item 1}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10569 Ancestry] ($); {{FSbook|63612}}[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdva3048_shenandoah World Vital Records] ($). [3 copies at FHL.]

==== Maps  ====

*''Massanutten Area Atlas''. Original records, Shenandoah County Archives, Woodstock, Va. Microfilmed reproduction available at {{FHL|433812|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [This is a bound book of hand drawn maps showing property boundaries for grant map, ca. 1748-1915. It covers parts of Shenandoah, Warren and Page counties.]

==== Military  ====

===== Revolutionary War  =====

*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]''. 1841. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item}} 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Warren County on page 136.] 
*''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include&nbsp;"an Added Index to States." {{FHL|287870|item|disp=FHL Book 973 M24ur}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

===== 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. {{FHL|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Warren County, p. 106. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

===== Civil War  =====

{{VAciv}} 

:- [[12th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|12th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Companies E and I.<ref>Dennis E. Frye, ''12th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1988). {{FHL|361568|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 42}}.</ref> 
:- [[17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company B (Warren Rifles).<ref>Lee A. Wallace, ''17th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1990). {{FHL|607459|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 67}}.</ref> 
:- [[18th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|18th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company D.<ref>Roger U. Delauter, ''18th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). {{FHL|429987|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 18}}.</ref> 
:- [[49th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|49th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company E (Warren Blues).<ref>Richard B. Kleese, ''49th Virginia Infantry'' (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 2002). {{FHL|1057491|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 138}}.</ref>

Records and histories are available, including: 

*Virginia, Civil War {{RecordSearch|1932382|Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865}} 
*Virginia, Civil War {{RecordSearch|1932427|Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865}}

====== Civil War Battle  ======

The following Civil War battles were fought in Warren County: 

*May 23, 1862 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va103.htm Front Royal], also known as Guard Hill or Cedarville<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va103.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 17 August, 2012)</ref> 
*July 23, 1863 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va108.htm Manassas Gap], also known as Wapping Heights<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va108.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 2 August 2012).</ref> 
*August 16, 1864 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va117.htm Guard Hill], also known as Front Royal or Cedarville<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va117.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 17 August, 2012)</ref> 
*October 19, 1864 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va122.htm Cedar Creek], also known as Belle Grove<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va122.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 16 August 2012).</ref>

:Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va186162.htm 1861], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va186162.htm 1862], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va1863.htm 1863], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va1864.htm 1864], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va1865.htm 1865]

==== Naturalization  ====

*Virginia {{RecordSearch|1877093|Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929}}

==== Newspapers  ====

{{VAnews}} 

==== Private Papers  ====

*Virginia,{{RecordSearch|1932510|Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}}

==== Probate Records  ====

==== Taxation  ====

==== Vital Records  ====

{{VAbmd}} 

===== Marriage  =====

*'''1740-1850''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850] (Ancestry) ($).

*'''1836-1913''' - Warren County Marriage Index 1836-1913. Batch {{IGI|M868694}} (broken link) at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igivirginia.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf]].</ref>

===== Death  =====

{{LoVdeath}} 

===== Vital Record Substitutes  =====

{{Tip|For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Church Records|Church Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Newspapers|Newspapers]], and [[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate Records|Probate Records]].}} 

== Warren County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==

==== Family History Centers ====


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*[[Front Royal Virginia Family History Center]]

== Warren County, Virginia Genealogy Websites  ==

*Warren County, Virginia[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vawarren/warren.htm VAGenWeb] 
*[http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/warren-county.html Warren County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101)
*{{FHL|Virginia%2C+Warren|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/va/counties/warren/ Cyndi's List]

== References  ==

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