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ONLINE:
State Court Record Information - www.courts.state.va.us
(court case indexes and abstracts from all circuit and district courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court) 

Circuit Court Records - 39 Circuit Courts 

Accomack County
P.O. Box 126
Accomac, VA 23301-0126
(757) 787-5776

Albemarle County
501 E. Jefferson St., Rm. 225
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 972-4085 

Alexandria County
520 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-3211
(703) 838-4044 

Alleghany County
P.O. Box 917
Covington, VA 24426
(540) 965-1730

Amelia County
P.O. Box 237
Amelia, VA 23002
(804) 561-2128 

Amherst County
P.O. Box 462
Amherst, VA 24521-0462
(434) 946-9321 

Appomattox County
P.O. Box 672
Appomattox, VA 24522-0672
(434) 352-5275 

Arlington County
1425 N. Courthouse Rd.
Arlington, VA 22201-2651
(703) 228-7010 
ONLINE: Arlington County Property Records
www.co.arlington.va.us/REAssessments/Scripts/DreaDefault.asp

Augusta County
1 E. Johnson St.
Staunton, VA 24401-0689
(540) 245-5321 

Bath County
P.O. Box 180
Warm Springs, VA 24484-0180
(540) 839-7226 

Bedford County
P.O. Box 235
Bedford, VA 24523
(540) 586-7632

Bland County
P.O. Box 295
Bland, VA 24315-0295
(276) 688-4562 

Botetourt County
P.O. Box 219
Fincastle, VA 24090-0219
(540) 473-8274 

Bristol City
497 Cumberland St.
Bristol, VA 24201
(276) 645-7321 

Brunswick County
216 N. Main St.
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
(434) 848-2215 

Buchanan County
P.O. Box 929
Grundy, VA 24614-0929
(276) 935-6567 

Buckingham County
P.O. Box 107
Buckingham, VA 23921-0107
(434) 969-4734 

Buena Vista
2039 Sycamore Ave.
Buena Vista, VA 24416
(540) 261-8627 

Campbell County
P.O. Box 7
Rustburg, VA 24588-0007
(434) 592-9517 

Caroline County
P.O. Box 309
Bowling Green, VA 22427-0309
(804) 633-5800 

Carroll County
P.O. Box 218
Hillsville, VA 24343-0218
(276) 728-3117 

Charles City
P.O. Box 86
Charles City, VA 23030-0086
(804) 829-9212 

Charlotte County
P.O. Box 38
Charlotte Courthouse, VA 23923
(434) 542-5147 

Charlottesville (Independent City)
315 E. High St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 295-3182 

Chesapeake (Independent City)
P.O. Box 15225
Chesapeake, VA 23328-15205
(757) 382-3035 

Chesterfield County
P.O. Box 125
Chesterfield, VA 23832
(804) 748-1241 

Clark County
P.O. Box 189
Berryville, VA 22611-0189
(540) 955-5116 
ONLINE:  Property, Appraiser
www.vamanet.com/cgi-bin/LOCS

Clifton Forge City
P.O. Box 27
Clifton Forge, VA 24422-0027
(540) 965-1720 

Colonial Heights (Independent City)
P.O. Box 3401
Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9000
(804) 520-9364 

Craig County
P.O. Box 185
New Castle, VA 24127-0185
(540) 864-6141 

Culpeper County
135 W. Cameron St.
Culpeper, VA 22701-3097
(540) 727-3438 

Cumberland County
P.O. Box 8
Cumberland, VA 23040-0008
(804) 492-4442 

Danville (Independent City)
P.O. Box 3300
Danville, VA 24543
(434) 799-5168 

Dickenson County
P.O. Box 190
Clintwood, VA 24228-0190
(276) 926-1616 
ONLINE:  Real Estate
http://dcva.tinex.net/html/commissioner.html

Dinwiddie County
P.O. Box 63
Dinwiddie, VA 23841-0063
(804) 469-4540 

Emporia (Independent City)
P.O. Box 631
Emporia, VA 23847-0631
(434) 634-5400 

Essex County
P.O. Box 445
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3541 

Fairfax County
4110 Chain Bridge Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 691-7320
ONLINE:
County Clerk 
www.co.fairfax.va.us
Tax Sales
www.co.fairfax.va.us/dta/auction.htm

Falls Church (Independent City)
300 Park Ave.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 248-5096 

Fauquier County
40 Culpeper St.
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540) 347-8610 

Floyd County
100 E. Main St., Rm. 200
Floyd, VA 24091
(540) 745-9330 

Fluvanna County
P.O. Box 417
Palmyra, VA 22963-0299
(434) 591-1970 
ONLINE:  Property, Appraiser
www.vamanet.com/cgi-bin/LOCS

Franklin (Independent City)
P.O. Box 190
Courtland, VA 23837-0190
(757) 562-8550 

Franklin County
P.O. Box 567
Rocky Mount, VA 24151-0567
(540) 483-3065 
ONLINE:  Property
http://arcims2.webgis.net/va/franklin

Frederick County
5 N. Kent St.
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 667-5770 

Fredericksburg (Independent City)
P.O. Box 359
Fredericksburg, VA 22404-0359
(540) 372-1066 

Galax (Independent City)
P.O. Box 1187
Galax, VA 24333-2907
(276) 236-8731 

Giles County
501 Wenonah Ave.
Pearisburg, VA 24134
(540) 921-1722 
ONLINE:  Property
http://arcims2.webgis.net/giles/default.asp
Property, Appraiser
www.vamanet.com/cgi-bin/LOCS

Gloucester County
P.O. Box N
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-2502 
ONLINE:  Judgments, Criminal, Chancery
http://208.210.219.132/courtinfo/vacircuit/select.jsp?court=

Goochland County
P.O. Box 196
Goochland, VA 23063
(804) 556-5353 

Grayson County
129 Davis St., P.O. Box 130
Independent, VA 24348-0130
(276) 773-2231 

Greene County
P.O. Box 386
Stanardsville, VA 22973-0386
(434) 985-5208 

Greensville County
P.O. Box 631
Emporia, VA 23847-0631
(434) 348-4215 
ONLINE:  Property, Appraiser
www.vamanet.com/cgi-bin/LOCS

Halifax County
P.O. Box 729
Halifax, VA 24558-0729
(434) 476-6211 

Hampton (Independent City)
P.O. Box 40
Hampton, VA 23669-0040
(757) 727-6105 

Hanover County
P.O. Box 39
Hanover, VA 23069-0039
(804) 365-6152 

Henrico County
P.O. Box 27032
Richmond, VA 23273
(804) 501-4202 

Henry County
3160 King's Mountain Rd.
Martinsville, VA 24112
(276) 634-4880 
ONLINE:  http://arcims2.webgis.net/henryco

Highland County
P.O. Box 190
Monterey, VA 24465-0190
(540) 468-2447 

Hopewell (Independent City)
P.O. Box 354
Hopewell, VA 23860-0354
(804) 541-2239 

Isle of Wight County
P.O. Box 110
Isle of Wight, VA 23397
(757) 365-6233 

James City County
P.O. Box 3045
Williamsburg, VA 23187
(757) 564-2242 
ONLINE:  www.regis.state.va.us/jcc/public/disclaimer.htm

King & Queen County
P.O. Box 67
King & Queen Courthouse, VA 23085
(804) 785-5984 

King George County
P.O. Box 105
King George, VA 22485-0105
(540) 775-3322 

King William County
P.O. Box 216
King William, VA 23086-0216
(804) 769-4936 

Lancaster County
P.O. Box 99
Lancaster, VA 22503
(804) 462-5611 
ONLINE:  Property, Real Estate
www.lancova.com/landindex.htm

Lee County
P.O. Box 326
Jonesville, VA 24263-0326
(540) 346-7763 

Loudoun County
P.O. Box 550
Leesburg, VA 20178
(703) 777-0270 
ONLINE:  Circuit Court Dockets
http://inetdocs.loudoun.gov/clerk/docs/dockets_/index.htm

Louisa County
P.O. Box 37
Louisa, VA 23093-0037
(540) 967-5312 

Lunenburg County
County Courthouse
Lunenburg, VA 23952
(434) 696-2230 

Lynchburg (Independent City)
P.O. Box 4
Lynchburg, VA 24505-0004
(804) 847-1590 

Madison County
P.O. Box 220
Madison, VA 22727-0220
(540) 948-6888 

Martinsville (Independent City)
P.O. Box 1206
Martinsville, VA 24114-1206
(276) 656-5106 

Mathews County
P.O. Box 463
Mathews, VA 23109-0463
(804) 725-2550 

Mecklenburg County
P.O. Box 530
Boydton, VA 23917
(434) 738-6191 

Middlesex County
P.O. Box 158
Saluda, VA 23149-0158
(804) 758-5317 

Montgomery County
1 E. Main St., Suite B5
Christiansburg, VA 24073-3027
(540) 382-5760

Nelson County
P.O. Box 10
Lovingston, VA 22949-0010
(804) 263-7020 

New Kent County
P.O. Box 98
New Kent, VA 23124-0098
(804) 966-9520 
ONLINE:  Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/NewKentCountyVA

Newport News (Independent City)
2500 Washington Ave.
Newport News, VA 23607
(757) 926-8561 

Norfolk County
100 St. Paul Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23510-2702
(757) 664-4380 

Northampton County
P.O. Box 1248
Eastville, VA 23347
(757)678-0465 

Northumberland County
P.O. Box 217
Heathsville, VA 22473-0217
(804) 580-3700 
ONLINE:  Property, Assessor
www.co.northumberland.va.us/NH-land-book.htm

Nottoway County
P.O. Box 25
Nottoway, VA 23955
(434) 645-9043 

Orange County
P.O. Box 230
Orange, VA 22960
(540) 672-4030 

Page County
116 S. Court St., Suite A
Luray, VA 22835
(540) 743-4064 

Patrick County
P.O. Box 148
Stuart, VA 24171-0148
(276) 694-7213 
ONLINE:  Property
http://arcims2.webgis.net/patrick/default.asp

Petersburg (Independent City)
7 Courthouse Ave.
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 733-2367 

Pittsylvania County
P.O. Drawer 31
Chatham, VA 24531
(804) 432-7887 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, Assessment
www.pittgov.org/real%20search.htm

Portsmouth (Independent City)
P.O. Drawer 1217
Portsmouth, VA 23705-1217
(757) 393-8671

Powhatan County
3880 Old Buckingham Rd.
Powhatan, VA 23139-0037
(804) 598-5660 
ONLINE:  Property, Appraiser
www.vamanet.com/cgi-bin/LOCS

Prince Edward County
P.O. Box 304
Farmville, VA 23901-0304
(434) 392-5145 

Prince George County
P.O. Box 98
Prince George, VA 23875-0098
(804) 733-2640 

Prince William County
9311 Lee Ave.
Manassas, VA 20110-0191
(703) 792-6015 
ONLINE:  Real Estate
www4.pwcgov.org/realestate/LandRover.asp

Pulaski County
45 3rd St. NW, Suite 101
Pulaski, VA 24301-0270
(540) 980-7825 

Radford (Independent City)
619 2nd St.
Radford, VA 24141
(540) 731-3610 

Rappahannock County
P.O. Box 517
Washington, VA 22747-0517
(540) 675-5350 

Richmond (Independent City)
800 E. Marshall St.
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 646-6505 

Richmond County
400 N. 9th St.
Warsaw, VA 22572-1000
(804) 333-3781 

Roanoke (Independent City)
P.O. Box 1126
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 853-6702

Roanoke County
PO Box 1126
Salem VA 24153
(540) 387-6260

Rockbridge County
2 S. Main
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 463-2232 
ONLINE:  Property
http://quicksearch.webgis.net/search.php?site=va_rockbridge
Assessor
http://rockingham.gisbrowser.com/home.cfm

Rockingham County
Court Square
Harrisonburg, VA 22801-4294
(540) 564-3114 

Russell County
P.O. Box 65
Lebanon, VA 24266
(276) 889-8023 

Salem City
2 E. Calhoun St.
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 375-3067 

Scott County
104 E. Jackson St.
Gate City, VA 24251-3417
(276) 386-3801 

Shenandoah County
P.O. Box 406
Woodstock, VA 22664-0406
(540) 459-6150 

Smyth County
P.O. Box 1025
Marion, VA 24354-1025
(276) 782-4044 

Southampton County
P.O. Box 190
Courtland, VA 23837-0190
(757) 653-2200 

Spotsylvania County
P.O. Box 96
Spotsylvania, VA 22553-0096
(540) 582-7090 

Stafford County
P.O. Box 69
Stafford, VA 22555
(540) 658-8750 

Staunton (Independent City)
P.O. Box 1286
Staunton, VA 24402
(540) 332-3874 

Suffolk (Independent City)
P.O. Box 1604
Suffolk, VA 23439-1604
(757) 923-2251 

Surry County
P.O. Box 203
Surry, VA 23883-0203
(757) 294-3161 

Sussex County
P.O. Box 1397
Sussex, VA 23884
(434) 246-5511 

Tazewell County
P.O. Box 968
Tazewell, VA 24651-0968
(276) 988-1222 
ONLINE:  Property
www.smartmesh.net/tcva/html/real_estate.html

Virginia Beach (Independent City)
2305 Judicial Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
(757) 427-4181 

Warren County
P.O. Box 908
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 635-2435 

Washington County
P.O. Box 289
Abingdon, VA 24212-0289
(276) 676-6224 

Waynesboro (Independent City)
P.O. Box 910
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-6616 

Westmoreland County
P.O. Box 307
Montross, VA 22520-0307
(804) 493-0108 

Winchester (Independent City)
5 N. Kent St.
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 667-5770 

Wise County
P.O. Box 1248
Wise, VA 24293
(276) 328-6111
ONLINE:
County Clerk
www.courtbar.org (real estate and tax records) 
GIS, Property
http://arcims2.webgis.net/wise/default.asp

Wythe County
225 S. 4th St., Room 105
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 223-6050 

York County 
P.O. Box 371
Yorktown, VA 23690-0371
(757) 890-3350 
ONLINE:  Property
http://206.246.204.37