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Fluvanna County is a county located in
the Commonwealth of Virginia.
As of 2010, the population was 25,691. Its county seat
is Palmyra. The area which is now Fluvanna County
was once part of Henrico County, one of the original shires
of the Virginia Colony. Henrico was divided in 1727 and
the Fluvanna County area became a part of Goochland County. In 1744 Goochland was divided and the area
presently known as Fluvanna became a part of Albemarle County. Finally, in 1777, Albemarle County was divided
and Fluvanna County established. The County was named for the Fluvanna
River, the name given to James River west of Columbia. Fluvanna means "Annie's
River" in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county has the James
and Rivanna Rivers
running through it. The following counties lie adjacent to
Fluvanna: Louisa County – north; Goochland County – east; Cumberland County –
southeast; Buckingham County – south;
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The following are
names of persons, found within our databases as having been either
born, married or died in this location. Names in dark red denote direct ancestral
lines. To find out more about
each surname listed click on the corresponding Link. |
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Chandler; Eades; Haden;
Martin; Morrow; Scruggs;
Sheperd;
Wheeler; Williams |
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Joseph C.
Scruggs, born in 1794, married Miss Francis Parks Sheperd,
daughter of Anthony Sheperd and Mary Eades, of Albemarle County, Virginia. As Francis “Fanny” was the only child of a wealthy
planter she inherited much land in that part of Albemarle county that now
lies in Fluvanna County. As such Joseph lived most of his adult life
in the Cunningham Township area of Fluvanna County. Between 1826 and 1852 Joseph and Frances
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Antioch Baptist
Church
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 37° 50.69'N, 78°
25.16'W; Driving
Directions:
4422 Antioch Rd, at the intersection of Route 620 (Rolling Road), and
Route 637 (Antioch Road). See map at
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NAME /
DESCRIPTION: On November 15, 1858 John and Mary Burgess deeded
5 acres of land to the church trustees.
The first Pastor was Peter C. Hoge who
served the church from 1858 to 1876.
John T. Kent, Robert A. Kent, Jesse R. Hughes, Joseph C. Scruggs, W.I.
Hughes, and T.C. Jones were elected as the first deacons of the church. By 1859 there were 46 members and 62
enrolled in the Sunday School. In 1901
a new building was built. By 1911 two
wings were constructed to house the Sunday School. Additional Sunday School rooms were added
to the rear of the church in 1954. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Joseph C. Scruggs a deacon and founding member in
1858. Nelson Eldridge Scruggs was
elected as the first clerk of the church.
A.E.T. Scruggs also served in this capacity from 1890-1892. |
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Cunningham Township
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: N37 degrees 51.758 min W78 degrees 23.592 min; Driving
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NAME /
DESCRIPTION: Prior to 1870 the county of
Fluvanna did not contain any political districts or townships. On April 19, 1870 four townships were
formed at the direction of the Governor of |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Location of Joseph C. Scruggs’s farm. Most likely located off of |
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Joseph C. Scruggs Home-site
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 37.8656°N,
78.3844°W; Driving
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NAME /
DESCRIPTION: It appears that the piece of land on which the
Joseph C. Scruggs family home was located originally belonged to the Isabella
Langston great-grandmother of Joseph’s wife Francis Parks Sheperd. According to Isabella Langston's 1826 Will
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Palmyra
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 37°51′40″N 78°15′48″W |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Palmyra is the county seat of Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 104. Palmyra lies on the eastern bank of the Rivanna River along U.S. Route 15. |
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The list below will assist in your research
regarding the matching of your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the
place(s) within this locality at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles for 32 cities, towns and other populated
places in Fluvanna
County, Virginia |
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Map of Fluvanna County Virginia Fluvanna County Physical, Cultural & Historic Features | Schools Fluvanna County ZIP Codes | Area Codes Fluvanna County Land - Property, Farms & Ranches |
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Fluvanna
County, Virginia, United States
Details | Resources | Cities | Cemeteries |
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Churches, Locales, Schools, Military
Installations; Populated Places, Post
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County boundary
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Conducting genealogical research in the
United States requires an understanding of county boundaries. As the population grew more counties were created
to meet the public’s need for localized governments. This phenomena was
common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state.
The web-site for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states.
This Atlas is meant to be a resource for people seeking records of past
events, and people trying to analyze,
interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital Records that document birth, death, and marriage. Listed below are the boundary changes for
this county, the dates they occurred, as well as the government statute that
decreed the change. To see actual
changes in a mapping format follow this LINK to the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project . |
Map of 1777 -
Present Fluvanna County
Boundaries (heavy
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01 Jul 1777 - FLUVANNA created from
ALBEMARLE. (Hening, 9:325-327) Oct 1785 -
Boundary between FLUVANNA and GOOCHLAND redefined [no change]. (Hening, 12:71) |
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State-Wide Resources
For more information about the U.S. State in
which this county is located
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as
important as their names. This |
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Ancestral Locations. |
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gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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Fluvanna County VA Cemetery Project |
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Fluvanna County Cemetery Registration ·
Fluvanna County, VA Cemeteries ·
Virginia Gravestone Photo Project Fluvanna Co. |
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History
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Fluvanna County Historical Markers - Marker Database ·
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Libaries, Museums, Archives
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A Guide to Fluvanna
County Records on Microfilm ·
PERiodical Source Index Search Fluvanna Co., VA |
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Maps and Gazetteers
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Fluvanna County – 1895 U.S. Atlas ·
Fluvanna County
Gazetteer – USGS ·
Fluvanna County
Post Offices ·
Fluvanna County
Post Offices 1846 |
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Quad List of
Cohasset, Virginia ·
Quad List of
Columbia, Virginia ·
Quad List of
Fork Union, Virginia |
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County Records
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Fluvanna County Federal Census Index ·
1790 Virginia Heads of Families List ·
1850 Federal Census Fluvanna County ·
United States Census, 1850 Fluvanna County ·
United States Census, 1870 Fluvanna County ·
Census Search Fluvanna County ·
United States Census, 1900 Fluvanna County ·
Fluvanna County on Reel 2443 -1930 U.S. Census ·
Livingston's
Law Register, 1851 Fluvanna
Co. Lawyers ·
List of
Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 ·
Fluvanna
County, Virginia World
War II Casualties |
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Fluvanna County
Public Records Links
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Migrations
through Fluvanna County
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Chronicling America Fluvanna County ·
Fluvanna County – Newspaper Abstracts ·
The Central Virginian – Obituary Records ·
Fluvanna Co.
Colbert Funeral Home Records
1929-1976
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Fork Union Military Academy, 1918-1921 ·
Palmyra High School Graduates, 1916,
Fluvanna, VA ·
Fluvanna County
African-American Records
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The "1790" & "1800"
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genealogical public records
maintained by the government of this county. |
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U.S. County
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Cyndi's List –
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Data Base Collections at Ancestry.com$ ·
Histopolis.com – Collaborative Genealogy and History ·
DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records ·
Searchable
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divided our collected into 14 record types as follows: Biographical; Birth;
Cemetery; Census & City Directories; Church; Court; Death; Immigration
& Naturalization; Land; Marriage; Military; Newspapers; Occupational; and
Tax Records. We try not to list any sites that have only
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reference books. Here you may find
books about the history and records of this county and other places such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works
about military units and personnel during America’s wars, in addition too resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups
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