Genealogy Resources
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Botetourt County Library Genealogy Room
A special room at the Fincastle Library is dedicated to genealogical research.
Collections include family history books, Virginia County books, cemetery information and books on Virginia History. Files of loose material are included in addition to the book collections. (Contributions of family history materials are welcome.)
Periodically, classes about genealogical research are offered.
For information, call: (540) 473-8339
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Botetourt County Circuit Court Clerk's Office
Contains collections of primary source materials related to county history including marriage records from 1770 to the present, deeds and other land transactions, probate records, and many other resources. Staff are on hand to assist. For information, call: (540) 473-8274
- Clerk's Office Historic and Genealogical Resources: records available
- Government Complex Map (Fincastle)
Local Historical Resources
- African Heritage Project
- Botetourt County Genealogy Rootsweb page
- Botetourt County Historical Society and Museum information
- Historic Fincastle, Inc.
- Library of Virginia Genealogical Research
- Roanoke Public Libraries Virginia Room
Cemetery Records
Other Resources
- Ancestry (this genealogical database can only be used within the Library)