Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Loudoun 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 Book1757–1982
- General Index to Deeds1757–1916
- Deeds1759–1850
- Miscellaneous Deeds1760–1848
- Two Miscellaneous Deeds:1791
- Land Records1809–1845
Wills
- General Index to Wills1757–1949
- Index to Wills1757–1871
- Will Book1757–1902
- Index to Will Book1816–1904
Estates and guardianships
- Guardians' Accounts1759–1904
- Administrators' Bond Book1857–1904
- Fiduciary Bond Book1857–1963
- Register of Fiduciaries1859–1945
- Record of Fiduciaries1898–1923
- Clerks' Probate Record Book1904–1938
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Record1760–1914
- Register of Births1853–1866
- Register of Deaths1853–1866
Tax lists
- Tithables1758–1799
- Lists of Licenses Granted1823
Court orders and minutes
- Index to Executions1757–1903
- Land Causes1757–1773
- Order Book1757–1833
- Court Indexes1758–1899
- Index to Judgments1758–1875
- Minute Book1764–1904
- Index to Chancery Suits1766–1921
- Rough Minute Book1767–1847
- Common Law Order Book1786–1983
- Clerk's Day Book1827–1834
- Lists of Court Accounts1830–1836
- Chancery Order Book1831–1984
- District Court Chancery Order Book1858
- Fee Book1871–1899
- and 1 more series in the full listing
Records of free Black and enslaved people
- Register of Free Negroes1844–1861
Military and pensions
- Militia Officers Minutes1793–1809
- Militia Records 17931793–1809
- Militia Records1805–1827
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers1861–1865
Bonds and oaths
- Bond Book1850–1912
- Special Commissioners' Bond Book1867–1963
Elections
- Poll Book1801–1821
County government and the poor
- Road Cases1819–1912
- Commissioner of Accounts Book1870–1900
- Road Board Minute Book1884–1893
- Minutes of the Local Board of Review of Assessments1915–1925
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
- Loudoun 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: Loudoun 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, Loudoun" 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: Fairfax County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Fairfax County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1757, 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.