County Microfilm Results : Craig County

Craig County Microfilm

Date of Formation: 1851
Formed From: Botetourt, Giles, Monroe (West Virginia), and Roanoke Counties. Parts of Monroe (West Virginia) County added in 1853 and 1856, part of Montgomery County added in 1853, part of Alleghany County added in 1856, and part of Giles County added in 1858

Lost Records Note:

Records were damaged by Union troops during the Civil War. Deed Book A and most of the loose papers were destroyed.

[Bonds/Commissions/Oaths] [Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships]
[County Administrative Records] [Court Records] [Fiduciary Records] [Health and Medical Records]
[Land Records] [Marriage Records and Vital Statistics] [Military and Pension Records]
[Wills]

	ILL indicates a copy is available for loan	Local Records Categories and Contents
Reel No.		Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
11	ILL	Bond Book, 1851-1863 119 p.
11	ILL	Bond Book, 1866-1894 index, 314 p.
9	ILL	Bond Book, 1881-1899 index, 237 p.
12	ILL	Bond Book, 1889-1908 index, 172 p.
11	ILL	Bond Book, 1894-1903 index, 111 p.
13	ILL	Bond Book, 1899-1908 index, 160 p.
13	ILL	Bond Book, 1899-1924 index, 498 p.
11	ILL	Bond Book, 1974-1979 218 p.
Reel No.		Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships
32	ILL	Charter Book, Volume 1, 1883-1900, 78 p.
32	ILL	Charter Book, 1904-1960, 215 p.
Reel No.		County Administrative Records
9	ILL	Board of Supervisors' Order Book, Volume 1, 1870-1891 unpaged.
31	ILL	Board of Supervisors' Order Book, Volume 2, 1891-1905, 398 p.
31	ILL	Board of Supervisors' Order Book, Volume 3, 1905-1913, index, 398 p.
10	ILL	Board of Supervisors' Order Book, 1978-1979 index, 198 p.
9	ILL	Board of Supervisors' Road Book, 1898-1928 index, 299 p.
21	ILL	District Road Book, 1886-1906, 367 p.
33	ILL	Overseers of the Poor Record Book, 1851-1869.
Reel No.		Court Records
		County Court
14	ILL	Chancery Order Book, 1871-1873 index, 62 p.
15	ILL	Common Law Order Book 1, 1865-1875 index, 680 p.
15	ILL	Common Law Order Book 2, 1877-1888, index, pp. 1-625.
16	ILL	Common Law Order Book 2, 1877-1888, pp. 626-800 (continued)
16	ILL	Common Law Order Book 3, 1888-1894 index, 485 p.
16	ILL	Common Law Order Book 4, 1894-1902 index, 498 p.
17	ILL	Common Law Order Book 5, 1902-1904 index, 66 p.
10	ILL	Judgment Lien Docket 1, 1865-1886 index, 138 p.
34	ILL	Minute Book, 1863 - 1865
34	ILL	Minute Book, 1866
5	ILL	Order Book 1, 1851 - 1860 [12], 384 p.
14	ILL	Order Book 1, 1851-1860, pp. 1-384.
5	ILL	Order Book 2, 1860 - 1863 p. 1-46, 65-87
14	ILL	Order Book 2, 1860-1863, pp. 1-87.
		Circuit Court
17	ILL	Chancery Order Book 1, 1864-1885 index, 667 p.
18	ILL	Chancery Order Book 2, 1885-1897 index, 499 p.
18	ILL	Chancery Order Book 3, 1897-1908 index, 500 p.
19	ILL	Common Law Order Book 1, 1864-1889 index, 625 p.
19	ILL	Common Law Order Book 2, 1890-1909 index, 490 p.
10	ILL	Judgment Lien Docket 2, 1878-1898 index, 235 p.
20	ILL	Judgment Lien Docket 3, 1898-1916 index, 71 p.
20	ILL	Judgment Lien Docket 4, 1917-1934 index, 197 p.
20	ILL	Judgment Lien Docket 5, 1934-1967 index, 201 p.
34	ILL	Minute Book, 1864 - 1866
Reel No.		Fiduciary Records
21	ILL	Fiduciary Settlements, 1973-1979 index, 698 p.
21	ILL	Register of Fiduciaries, 1864-1884 unpaged.
Reel No.		Health and Medical Records
3	ILL	Medical Register, Volume 1, 1898-1976, index, 12 p.
33	ILL	Physician's and Dentist's Certificates, Volume 1, 1894-1937.
Reel No.		Land Records
		Note: Deed Book A was destroyed during the Civil War. Deed Book B begins in 1864, but contains re-recorded Deeds dating from the beginning of the county in 1851. Deed Book C also contains some of the early re-recorded Deeds.
1	ILL	Deed Book B, 1851 - 1875 Unpaged index, 716 p.
2	ILL	Deed Book C, 1875 - 1884 Unpaged index, 800 p.
22	ILL	Deed Book D, 1884-1888, 504 p.
22	ILL	Deed Book E, 1888-1890, 500 p.
23	ILL	Deed Book F, 1890-1892, 499 p.
23	ILL	Deed Book G, 1890-1893 index, 500 p.
24	ILL	Deed Book H, 1892-1895 index, 499 p.
24	ILL	Deed Book I, 1895-1899 index, 499 p.
25	ILL	Deed Book J, 1899-1900 index, 500 p.
25	ILL	Deed Book K, 1901-1903 index, 498 p.
3	ILL	General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantee
30	ILL	General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantee, 491 p.
3	ILL	General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantor
30	ILL	General Index to Deeds, 1851 - 1912 Grantor, 476 p.
7	ILL	Plat Book, 1851 - 1932, p. 3-74.
21	ILL	Plat Book, 1851-1932, p. 3-74.
33	ILL	Release Deed Book, Volume 1, 1884-1894, index, 19 p.
Reel No.		Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
6	ILL	Marriage Register 1, 1865 - 1937 Unpaged index, 83 fo.
26	ILL	Marriage Register 1, 1865-1937, p. 1-83.
26	ILL	Marriage Register 2, 1938-1979 index, 205 p.
26	ILL	Marriage Register 3, 1969-1979 unpaged.
27	ILL	Marriages Performed, 1969-1979 unpaged.
6	ILL	Register of Births, 1864 - 1896, 100 fo., remainder unpaged
27	ILL	Register of Births, 1864-1869, 179 p.
27	ILL	Register of Deaths, 1864-1869 unpaged.
Reel No.		Military and Pension Records
32	ILL	Induction and Discharge Records, Volume 1, 1944-1950, index, 466 p.
32	ILL	Induction and Discharge Records, Volume 2, 1953-1979, index, 83 p.
8	ILL	Muster Roll, 1861 - 1865 Unpaged
27	ILL	Muster Roll, 1917-1918 unpaged.
27	ILL	Record of World War Veterans, 1925-1957, 31 p.
Reel No.		Wills
30	ILL	General Index to Wills (mislabeled as Index to Deeds), 1850-1893, 50 p.
4	ILL	Will Book A, 1851 - 1867 Unpaged index, 500 p.
28	ILL	Will Book A, 1851-1867, 500 p.
28	ILL	Will Book B, 1867-1885 index, 636 p.
29	ILL	Will Book C, 1885-1896 index, 497 p.
29	ILL	Will Book D, 1897-1920 index, 498 p.
12	ILL	Will Book G, 1971-1977 index, 525 p.