Highland County Genealogy Records

• Highland County Land records: from 1850

• Highland County Naturalization records: unknown

• Highland County Vital records: births 1850-1898; deaths from 1850; marriages and divorces from 1850

• Highland County Probate records: 1860 and court records from 1937

  Bentley, E. P. (1995). County Courthouse Book (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publication Co., Inc., p. 370

  Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County, Virginia.

Highland County History

Highland County was established in 1847 with land from Bath County, Virginia and Pendleton County (now West Virginia).

Bentley, E. P. (1995). County Courthouse Book (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publication Co., Inc., p. 370