Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Fluvanna 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 Book1777–1905
- General Index to Deeds1777–1976
- Processioners' Book1795–1828
- Release Deed Book1883–1919
- Land Registration Docket Book1917
- Order Book1917–1923
- Register of Titles Book1921
Wills
- General Index to Devisees and Heirs1777–1976
- General Index to Wills1777–1976
- Will Book1777–1915
Estates and guardianships
- Guardians' Account Book1794–1916
- Fiduciary Account Book1823–1900
- Fiduciary Bond Book1865–1913
Marriages, births and deaths
- General Index to Marriages1777–1976
- Marriage Bonds1777–1804
- Marriage Register1781–1974
- Register of Births1853–1896
- Register of Deaths1853–1896
- [Index and] Register of Births1853–1854
- Register of Children of Colored Persons Cohabitating as Man and Wife1866
- Register of Colored Persons Cohabitating as Man and Wife1866
Court orders and minutes
- Order Book1777–1904
- Chancery Order Book1831–1976
- Common Law Order Book1831–1912
- General Index to Chancery and Law Order Book1831–1976
- Judgment Lien Docket1843–1916
- Clerks' Order Book1951–1972
- General Index to Trial Justice Court Papers1952–1964
Records of free Black and enslaved people
- Register of Free Negroes1851–1864
Military and pensions
- WWI Induction and Discharge Records1917–1919
Bonds and oaths
- Commissioners' Bond Book1876–1911
County government and the poor
- Overseers of the Poor Record Book1844–1914
- Board of Supervisors' Minute Book1870–1972
- Board of Health Minute Book1918–1931
Schools
- School District Census Record Book1890
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
- Fluvanna 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: Fluvanna 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, Fluvanna" 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: Albemarle County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Albemarle County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1777, 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.