Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Page 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
- County Surveyors' Book1831–1928
- Deed Book1831–1901
- General Index to Deeds1831–1984
- Writings1921–1967
Wills
- General Index to Will Book1831–1985
- Will Book1831–1901
Estates and guardianships
- Administrators' Bonds1850–1934
- Executors' Bonds1850–1945
- Guardians' Bonds1850–1945
- Index to Executors' Bonds1850–1912
- Index to Guardians' Bond Book1850–1897
Marriages, births and deaths
- Register of Marriages1831–1934
- Register of Deaths1864–1872
- Register of Births1865–1872
Court orders and minutes
- Chancery Order Book1831–1921
- Common Law Order Book1831–1923
- Index to Minute Book1831–1904
- Minute Book1831–1876
- Complete Record1843–1856
Military and pensions
- Confederate Pension Board of Page County1900–1934
- Minutes of the Local Draft Board for Page County1917
- Muster Roll in the War with Germany1917–1918
Bonds and oaths
- Index to Administrators' Bond Book1851–1897
- Commissioners' Bonds1881–1942
- Officials' Bond Book1904–1925
- Administrators' Bond Book1934–1945
- Commissiones' Bonds1942–1945
County government and the poor
- Board of Supervisors' Minute Book1870–1915
- Record of the Local Board of Review of Assessments1915–1941
Schools
- School Superintendent Record Book1870–1905
- Virginia Public School Registers, Marksville District Public School1886–1892
- Virginia Public School Registers, Luray Corp. District Public School1889–1899
- School Census Records1890–1910
- Teachers' Registers for Virginia Public Schools, Luray Corp. District Public School1891–1905
- Teachers' Registers for Virginia Public Schools, Luray High School1911
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
- Page 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: Page 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, Page" 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: Rockingham County, Shenandoah County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Rockingham County, Shenandoah 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.