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Naturalization Records Digital Collection

Over 2,000 naturalization records that were filed in Virginia's courts

Records Available in the Digital Collection

The following county and city records have been digitized and are currently available through the Naturalization Records Digital Collection.  

Additional records for these localities may exist in court order books and minute books, unprocessed collections of loose records at the Library of Virginia, and at county and city courthouses.

The digital collection also includes a small number of legislative petitions concerning individuals' naturalization processes and the subject of naturalization broadly that were filed between 1779 and 1842. These records are cross-linked with the Legislative Petitions Digital Collection.

County and City Record Availability

County or City Years Additional Information
Albemarle County 1830-1869  Albemarle County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Alexandria/Arlington County 1803-1870 Alexandria/Arlington County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid 
Brunswick County 1808-1902  Brunswick County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Chesterfield County 1819-1895; undated  Chesterfield County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Cumberland County 1852-1856 Cumberland County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Dinwiddie County  1878 Dinwiddie County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Elizabeth City County  undated  Elizabeth City County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Fauquier County  1851 Fauquier County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Frederick County  1834-1856 Frederick County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid 
Giles County 1849-1871 Giles County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Gloucester County 1887-1890  Gloucester County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Henrico County  1784-1899; undated  Henrico County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Isle of Wight County  1823 Isle of Wight County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Lancaster County 1833-1910  Lancaster County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Lynchburg City 1817-1898 Lynchburg (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Lunenburg County 1813-1897 Lunenburg County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Madison County  1870 Madison County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
New Kent County 1848 New Kent County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Norfolk County 1808-1895 Norfolk County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Petersburg City 1810-1936 Petersburg (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Pittsylvania County 1811 Pittsylvania County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Portsmouth City 1843-1891 Portsmouth (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Powhatan County 1902  Powhatan County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid 
Prince George County 1850-1860 Prince George County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Princess Anne County 1806-1855  Princess Anne County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Richmond City  1806-1868  Richmond (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Roanoke County  1904-1905 Roanoke County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid 
Rockingham County 1826-1911 Rockingham County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid 
Rockbridge County  1826-1865 Rockbridge County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Southampton County 1829-1895 Southampton County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid 
Tazewell County  1891 Tazewell County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid 
Washington County  1798-1820  A limited number of naturalization records for this county were found while processing records from other localities. These records were digitized and made available online through both this digital collection and the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection.
Westmoreland County  1852-1909 Westmoreland County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid
Wythe County 1828-1834 Wythe County (Va.) Naturalization Records finding aid