Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Floyd County, with the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps; it doesn't mean every year in between survives.
Land and deeds
- Deed Book1831–1900
- General Index to Deeds1831–1980
- Surveyors' Book1832–1917
- List of Deeds for the1913–1937
- Plat Book1972–1980
Wills
- General Index to Heirs and Devisees1831–1980
- General Index to Wills1831–1953
- General Index to Wills and Fiduciaries1831–1980
- Will Book1831–1980
Estates and guardianships
- Register of Fiduciaries1850–1930
- Fiduciary Accounts1891–1898
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Register1843–1925
- Register of Births1853–1872
- Register of Deaths1853–1872
Court orders and minutes
- Chancery Order Book1831–1972
- Common Law Order Book1831–1916
- General Index to Ended Chancery Causes1831–1980
- Order Book1831–1904
- Common Law Rule Docket1855–1873
- Forthcoming Bonds1873–1898
- Minute Book1898–1913
- General Index to Judgment Lien Docket and Execution Book1917–1980
- General Index to Civil Common Law Cases1950–1979
- Judgment Lien Docket and Execution Book1962–1976
Military and pensions
- Muster Roll1861–1919
Bonds and oaths
- Circuit Court Bond Book1871–1909
- County Court Bond Book1871–1899
- Charter Book1881–1914
- Officials' Bond Book1905–1932
Elections
- Election Board Minute Book1939–1956
County government and the poor
- Board of Supervisors' Minutes1871–1913
- Index to Road Book1878–1898
- Road Book1878–1898
- Board of Supervisors' Minute Book1885–1894
- Local Board of Review Minute Book1915–1927
- Finance Board Minute Book1948–1955
See every volume and reel number at the Library of Virginia
Source: Library of Virginia, County and City Records on Microfilm. Reels marked for interlibrary loan can be borrowed through your local library.
Where to find the records
- Floyd County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the circuit court clerk's office, and any online record search the county offers.
- The circuit court clerk's office
Virginia's deed, will and marriage books are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city, though many older records have been moved to the Library of Virginia. Call before you visit; hours and access to older volumes vary.
- Library of Virginia: Floyd County records on microfilmfree
Every filmed volume with its years and reel number. Use the reels in Richmond; many can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
- Library of Virginia: Chancery Records Indexfree
Search equity court suits by name. They're rich in family detail: estate divisions, heirs and land disputes. Many localities' suits are scanned and free to view.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Virginia, Floyd" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Montgomery County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Montgomery County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1831, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Start with the deed and will books: they name relatives, neighbors and land. Then try the court order books, which mention almost everyone in the county sooner or later, as witnesses, jurors, road workers or parties to a suit.