Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Grayson 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 Book1793–1904
- General Index to Deeds1793–1914
- Plat Book1793–1969
- Unrecorded Loose Deeds1797–1932
- Trust Deed Book1890–1904
Wills
- General Index to Wills1796–1953
- Will Book1796–1914
Estates and guardianships
- Executors' Bonds1887–1904
- Receivers' Bond Book1899–1918
Marriages, births and deaths
- Abstracts of Marriage Bonds1793–1853
- General Index to Marriage Registers1793–1974
- General Index to Marriages1793–1953
- Index to Marriage Bonds1793–1853
- Marriage Bonds1793–1852
- Marriage Register1793–1906
- Marriage Certificates1853–1888
- Register of Births1853–1870
- Register of Deaths1853–1870
- Marriage Licenses1889–1903
Court orders and minutes
- Order Book1793–1906
- NO ORDERS FOR PERIOD1794–1806
- Chancery Order Book1832–1906
- Minute Book1834–1908
- Land Causes1842–1892
- Common Law Order Book1848–1912
Bonds and oaths
- Officials' Bonds1890–1903
- Commissioners' Bond Book1899–1918
- Oath of Office Bond Book1899–1922
County government and the poor
- Road Bond Book1900–1906
- Minutes of the Local Board of Tax Review1915–1927
- Road Order Book1946–1972
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
- Grayson 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: Grayson 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, Grayson" 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: Wythe County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Wythe County
Later formed partly from Grayson County: Carroll County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1792, 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.