Vital records in Virginia are maintained by the Virginia Department of Health in Richmond, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage & divorce certificates between the dates listed below. Birth records become public record once they are 100 years old. Death, marriage & divorce records become public once they are 25 years old.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Virginia Department of Health - Vital Records & Health Statistics can provide:
Record Type | Available From |
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Virginia Birth Records | January 1853 – 2024 |
Virginia Death Records | January 1853 – 2024 |
Virginia Divorce Records | January 1918 – 2024 |
Virginia Marriage Records | January 1853 – 2024 |
County | Year Founded |
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Accomack County, VA | 1671 |
Albemarle County, VA | 1744 |
Alleghany County, VA | 1822 |
Amelia County, VA | 1735 |
Amherst County, VA | 1761 |
Appomattox County, VA | 1845 |
Arlington County, VA | February 27, 1801 |
Augusta County, VA | 1738 |
Bath County, VA | 1790 |
Bedford County, VA | 1754 |
Bland County, VA | 1861 |
Botetourt County, VA | 1770 |
Brunswick County, VA | 1720 |
Buchanan County, VA | 1858 |
Buckingham County, VA | 1761 |
Campbell County, VA | 1782 |
Caroline County, VA | 1728 |
Carroll County, VA | 1842 |
Charles City County, VA | 1619 |
Charlotte County, VA | 1764 |
Chesterfield County, VA | May 25, 1749 |
Clarke County, VA | 1836 |
Craig County, VA | 1851 |
Culpeper County, VA | 1749 |
Cumberland County, VA | 1749 |
Dickenson County, VA | 1880 |
Dinwiddie County, VA | 1752 |
Essex County, VA | 1692 |
Fairfax County, VA | May 6, 1742 |
Fauquier County, VA | 1759 |
Floyd County, VA | 1831 |
Fluvanna County, VA | 1777 |
Franklin County, VA | 1785 |
Frederick County, VA | 1743 |
Giles County, VA | 1806 |
Gloucester County, VA | 1651 |
Goochland County, VA | 1728 |
Grayson County, VA | 1793 |
Greene County, VA | 1838 |
Greensville County, VA | 1780 |
Halifax County, VA | 1752 |
Hanover County, VA | 1720 |
Henrico County, VA | 1634 |
Henry County, VA | 1777 |
Highland County, VA | 1847 |
Isle of Wight County, VA | 1634 |
James City County, VA | 1619 |
King and Queen County, VA | 1691 |
King George County, VA | 1720 |
King William County, VA | 1702 |
Lancaster County, VA | 1651 |
Lee County, VA | October 25, 1792 |
Loudoun County, VA | 1757 |
Louisa County, VA | 1742 |
Lunenburg County, VA | 1746 |
Madison County, VA | 1792 |
Mathews County, VA | 1791 |
Mecklenburg County, VA | 1765 |
Middlesex County, VA | 1673 |
Montgomery County, VA | 1772 |
Nelson County, VA | 1807 |
New Kent County, VA | 1654 |
Northampton County, VA | 1634 |
Northumberland County, VA | 1648 |
Nottoway County, VA | 1789 |
Orange County, VA | 1734 |
Page County, VA | 1831 |
Patrick County, VA | 1791 |
Pittsylvania County, VA | 1767 |
Powhatan County, VA | 1777 |
Prince Edward County, VA | 1754 |
Prince George County, VA | 1703 |
Prince William County, VA | 1731 |
Pulaski County, VA | 1839 |
Rappahannock County, VA | 1833 |
Richmond County, VA | 1692 |
Roanoke County, VA | March 30, 1838 |
Rockbridge County, VA | 1777 |
Rockingham County, VA | 1778 |
Russell County, VA | January 2, 1786 |
Scott County, VA | November 24, 1814 |
Shenandoah County, VA | 1772 |
Smyth County, VA | 1832 |
Southampton County, VA | 1749 |
Spotsylvania County, VA | 1721 |
Stafford County, VA | 1664 |
Surry County, VA | 1652 |
Sussex County, VA | 1754 |
Tazewell County, VA | December 20, 1799 |
Warren County, VA | 1836 |
Washington County, VA | 1776 |
Westmoreland County, VA | 1653 |
Wise County, VA | 1856 |
Wythe County, VA | 1790 |
York County, VA | 1634 |