City of Williamsburg VA Genealogy
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City of Williamsburg Records by TypeBirth Records (3)Cemetery Records (30) Census Records (12) Church Records (19) City Directories (1) Death Records (9) Histories and Genealogies (15) Immigration Records (1) Map Records (8) Marriage Records (7) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (41) Probate Records (3) School Records (18) Tax Records (1) 
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Overview of City of Williamsburg Records
- Williamsburg (Independent City) was created in 1884 from James City County.
- Copies of birth and death records from 1853-1896 and 1912 to the present can be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health.
- The Williamsburg Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, and land records starting in 1865, and court records starting in 1953.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.