Nelson County VA Genealogy

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Overview of Nelson County Records

  • Nelson County was created in 1807 from Amherst 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 Nelson County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1808, divorce records, probate records starting in 1808, and court and land records starting in 1808.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.