CHANCERY RECORDS INDEX AVAILABILITY
Please contact Archives Reference Services at 804-692-3888 for information regarding counties and cities not listed below.
| LOCALITY | REGION | TIME FRAME | VIEWING STATUS | NOTES |
| Accomack Co | Northern Tidewater | 1718-1912 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1718-1899. Indexed information and original records available through 1912. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability.
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| Albemarle Co | Northern Blue Ridge | 1768-1969 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1768-1850. Cases for the years 1851-1872 are currently closed for conservation. The index remains available for research. |
| Alexandria City | Potomac | 1859-1925 | Scanned | These materials were scanned with the bills, answers, and decrees at the end of the case file. |
| Alleghany Co | Northern Blue Ridge | 1831-1880 | Scanned | See: Alleghany County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1831-1880. |
| Amelia Co | Central Piedmont | 1738-1939 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs 1747-1913. |
| Amherst Co | 1779-1912 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1779-1869. 01/30/2023 - Chancery causes for the years 1870-1912 are closed for digital reformatting. The index remains available for research. Post-1913 original chancery causes are open but unprocessed. Contact Archives Research Services for availability. | |
| Arlington Co | Potomac | 1786-1927 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1786-1899. Indexed information and original records available through 1927 (bulk 1800-1875). See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Augusta Co | Northern Blue Ridge | 1746-1928 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1746-1912. Original records available 1913-1928. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional but unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Bath Co | Central Blue Ridge | 1793-1919 | Scanned | |
| Bedford Co | Southwestern Piedmont | 1755-1912 | Scanned | All records marked "original" or that are unscanned can be found at the Bedford County Courthouse. In some instances, additional documents (e.g. plats) have been added but not scanned. |
| Bland Co | Southern Blue Ridge | 1874-1938 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1874-1928. Indexed information and original records available through 1938. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional but unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Bristol City | Appalachian Plateau | 1890-1912 | Scanned | See: Bristol (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1890-1928. |
| Brunswick Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1781-1942 | Scanned, Original | Digital images available for the years 1781-1869. Indexed information and original records available through 1942. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Campbell Co | Southwestern Piedmont | 1794-1946 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1793-1914. Indexed information and original records available through 1946. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Caroline Co | Northern Piedmont | 1762-1873 | Scanned | Additional unindexed pre-1913 records are also available in the Caroline County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Carroll Co | Southern Blue Ridge | 1842-1912 | Scanned | See: Carroll County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1842-1912 (bulk 1880-1912) |
| Charles City Co | Northern Tidewater | 1758-1912 | Scanned | See: Charles City County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1758-1964 (bulk 1870-1930) |
| Charlotte Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1765-1912 | Scanned | See: Charlotte County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1765-1912 (bulk 1860-1912) |
| Charlottesville City | Northern Blue Ridge | 1889-1939 | Scanned | Digital images available for the years 1889-1939 (bulk 1889-1913). Additional unindexed post-1913 records available in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Chesterfield Co | Central Piedmont | 1751-1913 | Originals | 10/3/2023- Chancery causes for the years 1751-1904 are currently closed for processing. The index remains available for research purposes. |
| Clarke Co | Northwest | 1838-1912 | Scanned | Chancery causes for the years 1838-1912 are currently closed for digital reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes. |
| Craig Co | Central Blue Ridge | 1853-1942 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1853-1912. Indexed information and original records available through 1942. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Culpeper Co | Northwest | 1803-1927 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1803-1912. Indexed information and original records available through 1927. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Cumberland Co | Central Piedmont | 1750-1912 | Scanned | The bulk of this series is 1764-1912. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office.These materials were scanned with the bills, answers, and decrees at the end of the case file. |
| Danville City | Southwestern Piedmont | 1842-1913 | Scanned | See: Danville (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1842-1913 (bulk 1880-1910) |
| Dickenson Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1883-1915 | Scanned | The bulk of this series is 1883-1912. |
| Dinwiddie Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1844-1954 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1844-1932. Indexed information and original records available through 1954. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. These materials were scanned with the bills, answers, and decrees at the end of the case file. |
| Elizabeth City Co | Northern Tidewater | 1747-1935 | Scanned, Originals | The bulk of this series runs from 1747 through 1913. Digital images are available for the years 1747-1913. Indexed information and original records available through 1935. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Essex Co | Northern Tidewater | 1728-1914 | Scanned | See: Essex County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1728-1914 (bulk 1825-1895) |
| Fairfax Co | Potomac | 1803-1970 | Scanned | Digital images available for the years 1803-1913. Indexed information available through 1970. Inquiries regarding post-1913 causes should be made to 703-246-4168, by email at arch@fairfaxcounty.gov, or by mail toFairfax Circuit Court, Attn.: Historic Records Center, 4000 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 1600, Fairfax, VA 22030. |
| Fauquier Co | Northwest | 1759-1919 | Scanned | Additional post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office.These materials were scanned with the bills, answers, and decrees at the end of the case file. |
| Floyd Co | Southern Blue Ridge | 1828-1916 | Scanned | The original chancery causes are in the custody of the Floyd County Circuit Court Clerk. |
| Fluvanna Co | Central Piedmont | 1779-1882 | Scanned | Additional unindexed Fluvanna County chancery causes are available at the Fluvanna County Circuit Court Clerk's office. |
| Franklin Co | Southwestern Piedmont | 1787-1929 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images are available for the years 1787-1912. Indexed information and original records available through 1929. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records are available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Frederick Co | Northwest | 1745-1926 | Scanned, Microfilm- LVA and Clerk's Office, Originals | 07/24/2023- Chancery causes in original format are closed for processing and reformatting. Index information is available for 1745-1926. Microfilmed records available for the years 1745-1859. Digital images available for the years 1860-1912. In some instances, Court designations were used in the processing of this locality. CC for Circuit Court, CSC for Circuit Superior Court, SC for Superior Court, DC for District Court, and no abbreviations indicates County Court. Additional post-1912 chancery causes, in original format, can be found at the Library of Virginia and the Frederick County Circuit Court Clerk's office. Not all post-1912 Frederick County chancery causes have been indexed. Those that have are located at the Library of Virginia. Please contact Archives Research Services staff for availability. |
| Giles Co | Southern Blue Ridge | 1807-1936 | Scanned, Originals | The bulk of this series runs from 1812-1908. Digital images available for the years 1807-1929 (bulk 1807-1912). Indexed information and original records available through 1936. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Gloucester Co | Northern Tidewater | 1866-1931 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs from 1867-1917. |
| Goochland Co | Central Piedmont | 1731-1924 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1731-1912. Indexed information and original records available through 1924. See the online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability of original records. Additional post-1912 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Grayson Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1795-1913 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1795-1899. Indexed information and original records available through 1913. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Greene Co | Northern Blue Ridge | 1838-1961 | Originals | 4/12/2024- Chancery causes for the years 1838-1899 are closed for digital reformatting. The index remains available for research. |
| Greensville Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1782-1924 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1782-1912. Indexed information and original records available through 1924. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Halifax Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1753-1913 | Scanned | See: Halifax County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1753-1913 (bulk 1828-1913) |
| Hanover Co | Northern Piedmont | 1831-1913 | Scanned | These materials were scanned with the bills, answers, and decrees at the end of the case file. |
| Henrico Co | Central Piedmont | 1770-1965 | Originals | 10/3/2023- Chancery causes for the years 1844-1874 are currently closed for processing. The index remains available for research purposes. The bulk of this series runs 1782-1912. The court designations (CC for Circuit Court and no abbreviations indicating County Court) that were used in the processing of this locality have been removed. In some instances, this has necessitated changing the index number. In those cases, the old index number has been placed in the Local Case File Number field for reference. |
| Henry Co | Southwestern Piedmont | 1783-1946 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1783-1931. Indexed information and original records available through 1946. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Highland Co | Northern Blue Ridge | 1848-1912 | Scanned | See: Highland County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1848-1912 (bulk 1868-1912) |
| Isle Of Wight Co | Southern Tidewater | 1767-1966 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1767-1933. Indexed information and original records available through 1966. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| James City Co | Northern Tidewater | 1799-1967 | Scanned, Originals | Includes records from the City of Williamsburg. The bulk of this series runs from 1866-1955. Digital images available for the years 1799-1933. Indexed information and original records available through 1967. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for information on availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| King & Queen Co | Northern Tidewater | 1804-1913 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs from 1840-1913. |
| King George Co | Northern Piedmont | 1802-1922 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs from 1815-1916. |
| King William Co | Northern Tidewater | 1862-1938 | Scanned, Originals | The bulk of this series runs from 1885-1913. Digital images available for the years 1862-1913. Indexed information available through 1938. Original post-1913 records are available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Lancaster Co | Northern Tidewater | 1722-1936 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs from 1751-1914. |
| Lee Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1857-1912 | Scanned | See: Lee County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1857-1965 |
| Loudoun Co | Potomac | 1758-1912 | Scanned | See: Loudoun County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1758-1912 |
| Louisa Co | Northern Piedmont | 1753-1913 | Scanned | Post-1913 remain in the Circuit Court Clerk's office. |
| Lunenburg Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1743-1921 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs 1737-1913. |
| Lynchburg City | Southwestern Piedmont | 1805-1945 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1805-1869. Indexed information and original records available through 1945 . See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Madison Co | Northwest | 1794-1913 | Scanned | See: Madison County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1794-1919 (bulk 1873-1913) |
| Mathews Co | Northern Tidewater | 1842-1904 | Originals | This is not a complete run of Mathews Co. chancery causes (only 71 cases indexed). The vast majority of the records remain in the Mathews Co. Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Mecklenburg Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1783-1944 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for years 1783-1872. The court designations (CSC for Circuit Superior Court, CC for Circuit Court, and no abbreviations indicating County Court) that were used in the processing of this locality have been removed. In some instances, this has necessitated changing the index number. In those cases, the old index number has been placed in the Local Case File Number field for reference. Note: Not all Plaintiff and Defendant First Names were recorded. |
| Middlesex Co | Northern Tidewater | 1754-1912 | Scanned | See: Middlesex County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1754-1919 |
| Montgomery Co | Southern Blue Ridge | 1773-1938 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs from 1773 through 1913 and have been digitized. The post-1913 records can be accessed at the Montgomery Co. Office of the Circuit Court Clerk. |
| Nansemond Co | Southern Tidewater | 1866-1944 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1866-1933. Indexed information and original records available through 1944. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Nelson Co | Northern Blue Ridge | 1808-1912 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1808-1912. Indexed information and originals available through 1917. The bulk of this series runs from 1789-1912. Additional post-1912 chancery records through 1964 are available at the Library of Virginia. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| New Kent Co | Northern Tidewater | 1848-1956 | Scanned | See: New Kent County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1848-1956 (bulk 1898-1950) |
| Norfolk Co | Urban Tidewater | 1718-1938 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1718-1913. Indexed information and original records available 1914-1938. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Northampton Co | Northern Tidewater | 1721-1912 | Scanned | |
| Northumberland Co | Northern Tidewater | 1759-1980 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1759-1912 (bulk 1786-1912). Indexed information available through 1980. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability of original records. |
| Nottoway Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1818-1968 | Scanned, Original | Digital images available for the years 1818-1932. Indexed information and original records available through 1968. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Orange Co | Northern Piedmont | 1736-1952 | Scanned | The bulk of this series covers 1736 to 1913. Index numbers are not recorded on file folders. Additional cases may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Page Co | Northwest | 1831-1914 | Scanned | Note: Page County chancery causes were indexed using the beginning year rather than the end year of the cause. |
| Patrick Co | Southwestern Piedmont | 1803-1912 | Scanned | |
| Petersburg City | Southeastern Piedmont | 1787-1960 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1787-1912. Indexed information and original records available through 1960. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Pittsylvania Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1771-1869 | Scanned | Post-1869 records are currently unprocessed and unindexed. |
| Portsmouth City | Urban Tidewater | 1859-1932 | Scanned | |
| Powhatan Co | Central Piedmont | 1782-1938 | Scanned, Original | The bulk of this collection covers 1783 through 1913. Digital images available for the years 1783-1929. For suits marked "Original," see online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Prince Edward Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1754-1913 | Scanned | Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Prince George Co | Southeastern Piedmont | 1809-1956 | Scanned, Originals | The bulk of this collection covers 1869 through 1916. Digital images available for the years 1809-1917. For suits marked "Original," see online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1917 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Prince William Co | Potomac | 1804-1951 | Scanned | The bulk of this collection covers 1831 through 1921. These materials were scanned with the bills, answers, and decrees at the end of the case file. |
| Princess Anne Co | Urban Tidewater | 1752-1913 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1752-1899. Indexed information and original records available through 1913. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Pulaski Co | Southern Blue Ridge | 1841-1912 | Scanned | |
| Radford City | 1892-1912 | |||
| Rappahannock Co | Northwest | 1833-1940 (bulk 1833-1920) | Scanned | |
| Richmond City | Central Piedmont | 1830-1918 | Original | These chancery causes have not yet been indexed or flat-filed. The 1830-1859 causes are arranged by month and year. This information can be found in the Richmond City minute/order books. The 1860-1912 cases are arranged by local case file number. Contact Archives Research Services for assistance determining the local case file number. |
| Richmond Co | Northern Tidewater | 1739-1958 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs 139-1925. |
| Roanoke Co | Central Blue Ridge | 1839-1942 | Scanned, Originals | The bulk of this collection covers 1838-1912. A few post-1912 suits are available in original format at the Library of Virginia. Most post-1913 records (unindexed) are available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Rockbridge Co | Central Blue Ridge | 1781-1958 | Scanned | Digital images available for the years 1781-1931. Indexed information available through 1958. All original records are housed at the Rockbridge County Circuit Court Clerk's office. |
| Rockingham Co | Northern Blue Ridge | 1781-1946 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1781-1913. Indexed information and originals available through 1946. The bulk of this series runs from 1789-1913. The majority of post-1913 chancery records are available at the Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Russell Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1840-1960 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1840-1933. For marked "Original," see online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may also be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Scott Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1816-1942 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1816-1912. Indexed information and originals available through 1942. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Shenandoah Co | Northwest | 1772-1927 | Scanned | |
| Smyth Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1833-1913 | Scanned | |
| Southampton Co | Southern Tidewater | 1749-1912 | Scanned | |
| Spotsylvania Co | Northern Piedmont | 1812-1913 | Scanned | |
| Stafford Co | Potomac | 1866-1912 | Scanned | |
| Staunton City | Northern Blue Ridge | 1808-1951 | Scanned, Originals | The bulk of this series runs from 1871 through 1933. Digital images available for the years 1808-1913. Indexed information and original records available through 1951. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Surry Co | Southern Tidewater | 1785-1922 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs from 1806-1917. |
| Tazewell Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1800-1920 | Scanned | |
| Warren Co | Northwest | 1837-1948 | Scanned, Original | Digital images available for the years 1837-1912. Indexed information and originals available through 1948. Additional post-1940 chancery causes may be available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. |
| Warwick Co | Urban Tidewater | 1730-1912 | Scanned | The bulk of this series covers 1860-1912, and covers only Warwick County and not City of Newport News. |
| Washington Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1849-1913 | Scanned | |
| Westmoreland Co | Northern Tidewater | 1753-1950 | Scanned, Originals | Digital images available for the years 1753 through 1913. Indexed information available through 1950. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Indexed and unindexed post-1913 records available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. |
| Winchester City | Northwest | 1787-1936 | Scanned | The bulk of this series runs from 1859 through 1936. |
| Wise Co | Appalachian Plateau | 1855-1925 | Scanned | Digital images available for the years 1855 through 1912. Indexed information and original records available through 1925. See online catalog or contact Archives Research Services for availability. Post-1912 records are housed in the office of the Wise County Circuit Court Clerk. |
| Wythe Co | Southern Blue Ridge | 1797-1865 | Scanned | Chancery causes for the years 1797-1865 are currently closed for digital reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes. |
| York Co | Northern Tidewater | 1768-1891 | Originals | Additional unindexed pre-1913 chancery records are available in the York County Circuit Court Clerk's office. |