This new county west of the mountains was named in honor of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales and mother of King George III. At the time of Augusta County's creation from Orange County in November, 1738 and its commencing to function as a separate entity in 1745, the new county technically included all of Virginia's land claims from the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains north, west and south. Today the area comprises more than twenty-one Virginia counties and most of the counties in West Virginia, as well as the state of Kentucky!
The first separation of territory from Augusta occurred in 1754 when the portion of Lord Fairfax's Northern Neck proprietary within Augusta's limits was transferred to Frederick County, thus making Augusta's boundary that of the western limits of the Northern Neck. The northern boundary fell along the present Rockingham-Shenandoah County border. Botetourt County was cut from Augusta lands in 1769 and included all of Augusta County south of a line run through the middle of Rockbridge and Bath counties. At some time before 1776, West Augusta District was created from Augusta's lands around Pittsburgh; in 1778 Illinois County was created from the land claimed by Virginia north of the Ohio River and technically a part of Augusta County. Further divisions of Augusta came with the creation of the new counties of Rockingham (1778), Rockbridge (1778), Pendleton (1788), and Bath (1791) until, following 1791, Augusta achieved its present size.
To order by phone, call 1-706-546-6740 M-F 8a-6p EST.
You may call the number above during business hours to check the status of an order, or
E-mail us
Please see our HELP PAGE for mail-order instructions, wholesaler policies and other contact information.
We specialize in records for Virginia 1650-1900.
Use these convenient pull-down menus to jump quickly to a county of interest:
AUGUSTA COUNTY MARRIAGES, 1748-1850
John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr. 1986, ix, 414 pages, indices, figure, appendix, map.
Augusta County was formed from Orange County in 1738 and originally encompassed all western
lands of Virginia beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains and south of Frederick County. This volume
contains 5,244 marriage records (bonds, licenses, or ministers' returns).
THE FEDERAL CENSUS OF 1850 FOR AUGUSTA CO., VA.
transcribed by Dorothy Lee Weaver. 1991, 404 pages, everyname index. The book includes
about 20,000 free inhabitants and is transcribed in the household order in which it was taken.
HERE LYETH: TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS OF MOST CEMETERIES IN RIVERHEADS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN AUGUSTA COUNTY AND STAUNTON, VA.
by Dorothy Lee Weaver. 1987, 288 pages, index, maps. The book includes
all cemeteries not previously published or recorded in the Riverheads District (including the areas of Middlebrook, Greenville, Newport and Steeles Tavern). For more records pertaining to AUGUSTA
COUNTY, VIRGINIA see also:
Copyright © 2006 New Papyrus Publishing Company
[Augu] $30.00
[AG50] $30.00
[HERE] $29.95
Augusta Co. 1815 Directory of Landowners
by Roger G. Ward. 2005. 40 pages, map, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
For a full description of the 1815 LAND DIRECTORY Records and a listing of available counties, see:
Individual County Booklets, 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners
[Vd06] $8.00
Augusta Co. Revolutionary Public Claims
transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten.. 2005. 38 pages, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
For a full description of the Virginia Revolutionary Public Claims and a listing of available counties, see:
Revolutionary "Publick" Claims series
[Pc05] $5.00
|| Other States || Genealogy Links || New Titles