Grayson County, Virginia

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New River Notes

January 6, 2013

New River Notes, a leading genealogy resource for the New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia, launched its new look website today.

new river valley mapNew River Notes was originally launched in 1998 by Jeffery C. Weaver providing New River Valley researchers with a new wealth of information and that tradition is continued today by the Grayson County, Virginia Heritage Foundation, Inc.

Welcome and we hope you enjoy our new look. For more information on the changes and plans see posts on the GCVHF Google+ Page.

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Grayson County, Virginia

Grayson County was authorized on 7 November 1792, and was formally organized in 1793. Grayson County was formed from Wythe County. The original county courthouse was in Old Town. The courthouse and all records were moved to the the newly established town of Independence about 1851.

The eastern part of Grayson Co. was lost to the formation of Carroll Co. in 1842. The independent city of Galax was formed from Grayson and Carroll in 1953.

General information for researchers can be found at:

Wikipedia history overview of Grayson County
Public records: Grayson County Clerk
History and genealogy: Grayson County, Virginia Heritage Foundation and Grayson County Historical Society