Bedford County Genealogy

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Bedford County Birth Records

1912-present Virginia Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
Bedford County, Virginia birth records 1853-1856 Family History Library
Registers of births, 1853-1897 ; indexes to birth registers, 1853-1897 Family History Library
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search
Wright family birth records in Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 3, 1998 Family History Library

Bedford County Cemetery Records

Barnhardt Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Barnhardt Baptist Church Cemetery USGenWeb Archives
Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethany United Methodist Church Find a Grave
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethlehem UMC Cemetery Find a Grave
Big Island Cemetery Find a Grave
BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery Find a Grave
Cool Spring Cemetery USGenWeb Archives
Cool Springs Cemetery Find a Grave
Diamond Hill Church Cemetery Find a Grave
East Lake Community Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Ebenezer Cemetery Find a Grave
Ephesus Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Ephesus United Methodist Church Cemetery USGenWeb Archives
Epworth United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
First Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Level Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Goodview Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Hunting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Hurts Gate Cemetery (Promise Land Baptist Church) Find a Grave
Jeters Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave
King of Kings Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Leftwich Cemetery Find a Grave
Leftwich Cemetery USGenWeb Archives
Longwood Cemetery USGenWeb Archives
Mentow Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Montvale Presbyterian Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Morgans Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Olivet Southern Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mt Carmel United Methodist Church Find a Grave
Nicopolis United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
North Bedford Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Bold Branch Church/Ephesus Road Cemetery Find a Grave
Parrish Chapel United Methodist Church Cemete Find a Grave
Peaks Church Community Cemetery Find a Grave
Pecks Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Presbyterian Church Cemetery USGenWeb Archives
Quaker Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Radford Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Relocation of cemeteries from Smith Mountain and Leesville Reservoir areas, 1962-1963 Family History Library
Resurrection Catholic Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Rock Pike Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint John Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Find a Grave
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Sedalia Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Sharon Cemetery Find a Grave
Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Bedford County, Forest, Virginia : historical records & registers from 1824 to l9l5, cemetery records from 1824 to 1980 Family History Library
Staunton Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Stiff Cemetery Find a Grave
Suck Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Terrace View Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Thaxton Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Timber Ridge Baptist Church Find a Grave
Timberidge Baptist Church Cemetery records, Bedford County, Virginia Family History Library
Tombstone inscriptions of Bedford, Virginia (both city and county) Family History Library
Tombstone inscriptions of Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bedford County Virginia and family cemeteries in Campbell County, Virginia : including Lt. Col. Alexander Austin, Thomas Swinney and Flagg-Swinney Family History Library
Trinity Episcopal Find a Grave
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search
Virginia Memorial Park Find a Grave
Walnut Grove Cemetery USGenWeb Archives
Walnut Grove Union Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Wilson Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Wright family death, cemetery and probate records, Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 4, 1999 Family History Library

Bedford County Census Records

1790-1940 U.S. Census Archives
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Records Ancestry
1850 Federal Census Bedford County - File 1 of 3 USGenWeb Archives
1850 Federal Census Bedford County - File 2 of 3 USGenWeb Archives
1850 Federal Census Bedford County - File 3 of 3 USGenWeb Archives
1870 Federal Census Bedford County - Dickerson Surname USGenWeb Archives
1880 Federal Census Bedford County - Index 1 USGenWeb Archives
1880 Federal Census Bedford County - Index 2 USGenWeb Archives
1880 Federal Census Bedford County Transcription - Part 1 USGenWeb Archives
1880 Federal Census Bedford County Transcription - Part 2 USGenWeb Archives
Bedford County, Virginia, 1860 census Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search
Wright family census records, Bedford County, Virginia, 1810 to 1900 : revised as of August 31, 1999 Family History Library

Bedford County Church Records

A history of Bethany United Methodist Church and community, 1878-1975 Family History Library
Church history (Charlemont Presbyterian Church (Charlemont, Virginia)) Family History Library
Church history (Otterville Presbyterian Church (Otterville, Virginia)) Family History Library
Church records of the Academy Presbyterian Church, 1886-1966 Family History Library
Church records, 1820-1853 (Russell Parish (Bedford County, Virginia : Episcopal)) Family History Library
Church records, 1862-1967 (Pisgah Presbyterian Church (Goode, Virginia)) Family History Library
Church records, 1862-1967 (Pisgah Presbyterian Church (Goode, Virginia)) Family History Library
Church records, 1877-1882 (New Bethel Presbyterian Church (Bedford County, Virginia)) Family History Library
Church records, 1883-1967 (Montvale Presbyterian Church (Montvale, Virginia)) Family History Library
Church records, 1884-1915 (Leesville Presbyterian Church (Bedford County, Virginia)) Family History Library
Quaker records of Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting, Virginia, 1739-1793 Family History Library
Quaker records of South River Monthly Meeting, 1756-1800 Family History Library
Register and records, 1757-1857 (Society of Friends. South River Monthly Meeting (Bedford and Campbell counties, Virginia)) Family History Library
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Bedford County, Forest, Virginia : historical records & registers from 1824 to l9l5, cemetery records from 1824 to 1980 Family History Library
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search

Bedford County Death Records

1912-present Virginia Death Certificates (order here) Archives
Bedford County, VA, death records, 1853-1860, 1868-1880 Family History Library
Register of deaths, v. 1, 1853-1897; index to deaths, 1853-1917 Family History Library
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search
Wright family death, cemetery and probate records, Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 4, 1999 Family History Library

Bedford County Genealogies

American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry

Bedford County Historical Records

A History of Bedford County with roster of Civil War soldiers and family histories : reprinted from the 1884 edition of Hardesty's historical and geographical encyclopedia Family History Library
American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry
Bedford County Bicentennial, 1754-1954 Ancestry
Bedford County bicentennial, 1754-1954, August 8-9-10-11-12-13-14, offical program Family History Library
Bedford County, Virginia, 1840-1860 : the history of an upper Piedmont county in the late antebellum era Family History Library
Bedford County, Virginia, order book 1, 1754-1761 Family History Library
Bedford villages - lost and found Family History Library
Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1920-1931 Family History Library
Bond books, 1850-1858, 1869-1916 Family History Library
Chancery bond books, 1870-1905 Family History Library
Chancery order book, v. 1, 1870-1873 Family History Library
Chancery order books, 1831-1904, 1975-1976 ; general indexes to ended chancery causes (plaintiffs), 1831-1976 Family History Library
Collection of twenty-three wills, abstracts from Dinwiddie papers, and radio broadcast transcription for Bedford County, Virginia Family History Library
Common law order books, 1817-1906; general indexes to common law order books, 1809-1976 Family History Library
Deed records, 1789-1814 Family History Library
Determined papers, 1789-1907 Family History Library
General indexes to judgments -- defendants, surnames T-Z, 1909-1977 Family History Library
Green stone : a history of southern Bedford County, Virginia Family History Library
Historical Sketch of Bedford County, Virginia, 1753-1907 Ancestry
Historical map of the Roanoke Historical Society showing Bedford County, Virginia, 1750-1865 Family History Library
Historical sketch [of] Bedford County, Virginia : 1753-1907 Family History Library
Illustrated historical diary of Bedford, Virginia, U.S.A., from ancient times to U.S. bicentennial Family History Library
Journal of the Township Board of Chamblissburg Township, 1871-1875 Family History Library
Land suits, 1805-1818, 1821-1822 Family History Library
Map of Bedford Co Family History Library
Medical register, 1912-1976 Family History Library
Meeting minutes of the Board, 1871-1875 Family History Library
Meeting minutes, 1816-1830 Family History Library
Order books, 1754-1904; general indexes to order books, 1754-1904 Family History Library
Order books, 1789-1809 Family History Library
Parker's history of Bedford County, Virginia Family History Library
Personal property tax lists, 1782-1875 Family History Library
Plat book, v. 20, 1976-1977 Family History Library
Record book, Forest Township, Bedford County, Virginia, 1871-1875 Family History Library
Records of limited partnerships, 1905-1916 Family History Library
Records of persons practicing optometry, 1917-1926 Family History Library
Register of physicians, surgeons and dentists, 1890-1911, 1930-1942 Family History Library
Slave records, 1853-1866 Family History Library

Bedford County Land Records

Abstract of first deed book A-1 Family History Library
Bedford County, Va. deed books Family History Library
Bedford County, Virginia deeds Family History Library
Deed and will books, v. A-B, 1810-1888 Family History Library
Deed books, 1754-1901; general indexes, 1754-1929 Family History Library
Deed records, 1789-1814 Family History Library
Land suits, 1805-1818, 1821-1822 Family History Library
Personal property tax lists, 1782-1875 Family History Library
Plat book, v. 20, 1976-1977 Family History Library
Processioners book, 1796-1812, and returns, 1844 Family History Library
Release deed books, 1885-1909 Family History Library
Surveyors' records, 1754-1881 Family History Library

Bedford County Marriage Records

1853-present Virginia Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
Bedford County, Virginia marriage bonds 1800 to 1853 Family History Library
Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755 - 1800 World Vital Records
Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755 - 1800, Bedford County, Virginia: Index of Wills, 1754 - 1830 World Vital Records
Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800 Ancestry
Marriage bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800 Family History Library
Marriage registers, 1854-1909, 1976; general indexes to marriage registers, 1854-1976 Family History Library
Virginia Marriages To 1800 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Family Search
Wright family marriage records, Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 3, 1998 Family History Library

Bedford County Military Records

A History of Bedford County with roster of Civil War soldiers and family histories : reprinted from the 1884 edition of Hardesty's historical and geographical encyclopedia Family History Library
Arthur's in Virginia Family History Library
Bedford County Militia, 1758 (part 1) USGenWeb
Bedford County Militia, 1758 (part 2) USGenWeb
County collections : Bedford County Family History Library
Military records of Bedford County men with the Armed Forces of World War II : alphabetically arranged Family History Library
Muster roll, Bedford County, Virginia, 1917-1918 Family History Library
Muster roll, war between the states, 1861-1865 Family History Library
Remnants of war, 1861-1865 : Civil War records, Bedford County, Va Family History Library
Revolutionary War pensions, Bedford Co., VA Family History Library

Bedford County Probate Records

Abstracts of Bedford County, Virginia Family History Library
Abstracts of will book G-7, Bedford County, Virginia : January 1828-September 1831 (including appraisements & inventories, sales & allotments) Family History Library
Arthur's in Virginia Family History Library
Bedford Co., Va., will books Family History Library
Bedford County Will Index, 1754 - 1830 USGenWeb
Bedford County, Virginia Index of Wills (1754-1830) Genealogy Today
Bedford County, Virginia, Circuit Court records, abstracts of will book 6, September 1823-December 1827 : including appraisements and inventories, sales and allotments Family History Library
Bedford County, Virginia, index of wills from 1754 to 1830 Family History Library
Bedford County, Virginia: index of wills, from 1754 to 1830 Family History Library
Bond books, 1850-1858, 1869-1916 Family History Library
Collection of twenty-three wills, abstracts from Dinwiddie papers, and radio broadcast transcription for Bedford County, Virginia Family History Library
Deed and will books, v. A-B, 1810-1888 Family History Library
Will book 4-A and 4-B, Feb. 1811-Nov. 1817 : including appraisements and inventories, sales, and allotments : Bedford County Circuit Court, Bedford, Virginia Family History Library
Will books, 1763-1914; general indexes, 1754-1976 Family History Library
Wright family death, cemetery and probate records, Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 4, 1999 Family History Library

Bedford County School Records

New London Academy - Oaks Yearbook (Forest, VA) 1950 E Yearbooks
Staunton River High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Moneta, VA) 1975 E Yearbooks
The spirit of New London Academy : the two-hundred year history of a Virginia educational landmark Family History Library
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Manchester High School 1950) Ancestry
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Staunton River High School 1975) Ancestry

Bedford County Vital Records

1853-present Virginia Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
1912-present Virginia Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
1912-present Virginia Death Certificates (order here) Archives
Arthur's in Virginia Family History Library
Bedford County, VA, death records, 1853-1860, 1868-1880 Family History Library
Bedford County, Virginia birth records 1853-1856 Family History Library
Bedford County, Virginia marriage bonds 1800 to 1853 Family History Library
Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755 - 1800 World Vital Records
Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755 - 1800, Bedford County, Virginia: Index of Wills, 1754 - 1830 World Vital Records
Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800 Ancestry
Marriage bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800 Family History Library
Marriage registers, 1854-1909, 1976; general indexes to marriage registers, 1854-1976 Family History Library
Ministers' returns, 1785-1853; general indexes, 1754-1870 Family History Library
Register of deaths, v. 1, 1853-1897; index to deaths, 1853-1917 Family History Library
Registers of births, 1853-1897 ; indexes to birth registers, 1853-1897 Family History Library
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search
Virginia Marriages To 1800 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Family Search
Wright family birth records in Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 3, 1998 Family History Library
Wright family death, cemetery and probate records, Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 4, 1999 Family History Library
Wright family marriage records, Bedford County, Virginia : revised as of February 3, 1998 Family History Library