Albemarle County Records Available (not online):

Albemarle County land records: from 1744

Albemarle County naturalization records: none

Albemarle County vital records: births from 1780; deaths from 1780; marriages from 1780; contact Goochland County for years prior to 1780

Albemarle County probate records: from 1744

Albemarle County census records: from 1810 (1790, 1800 censuses lost)

Bentley, E. P. (1995). County Courthouse Book (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publication Co., Inc., p. 365

Everton Pub. (2002). Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America (10th ed.). Draper, UT: Everton Pub, p. 710

Albemarle County Courthouse Contact Information

Albemarle County History

Albemarle County was formed in 1744 with land from Goochland County.*

“Albemarle County was formed in 1744 by an act of the General Assembly. Its original land area included today’s counties of Amherst, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Nelson, much of Appomattox and part of Campbell. Albemarle County assumed its present boundaries in 1777. It was named in honor of William Ann Keppel, second Earl of Albemarle, who was then governor of the colony. The first county seat was located in Scottsville. In 1761, however, county government was moved to Charlottesville, which was established as a town in 1762 and established as a city on 1888.”

*Bentley, E. P. (1995). County Courthouse Book (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publication Co., Inc., p. 365