Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Warren 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 Book1836–1905
- General Index to Deeds1836–1952
- Land Record1842–1846
- Index to Deed Book1900–1901
- Federal Farm Mortgage Book1922–1930
- Agricultural Chattel Deed of Trust Book1946–1965
Wills
- General Index to Wills1836–1951
- Wills, Etc1836–1904
- Will Book1856–1918
Marriages, births and deaths
- General Index to Marriages1836–1952
- Marriage Register1836–1977
- Index to Births1853–1917
- Register of Births1853–1917
- Register of Deaths1853–1874
Tax lists
- Salt Distribution Register1863–1865
Court orders and minutes
- Chancery Order Book1836–1908
- Common Law Order Book1836–1917
- General Index to Chancery Orders1836–1951
- General Index to Law Orders1836–1988
- Index to County Court Minute Book1836–1904
- Minute Book1836–1919
- Records1863–1864
- Clerk's Fiduciary Order Book1904–1932
Military and pensions
- Muster Roll1861–1865
- Board of Exemption Records1862
Bonds and oaths
- Bond Book1850–1891
County government and the poor
- Board of Supervisors' Minute Book1870–1948
- Volunteer Firemen Book1973–1990
Schools
- School Commissioners' Record Book1836–1864
- School Fund Accounts1862–1864
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
- Warren 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: Warren 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, Warren" 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: Frederick County, Shenandoah County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Frederick County, Shenandoah County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1836, 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.