Online Virginia Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Virginia Death Records Indexes & Obituaries

Virginia Obituaries Archive - Recent (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes...
- Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star (1/1/2004-Current)
- Harrisonburg Daily News-Record (6/10/1993-Current)
- Newport News Daily Press (1/1/1989-Current)
- Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (4/1/1990-Current)
- Richmond Times-Dispatch (8/19/1985-Current)
- Roanoke Times (1/1/1990-Current)
- Staunton Daily News Leader (6/22/1999-Current)

Online Death Records from the Library of Virginia...
- Virginia Death Records Indexing Project (DRIP) 1853-1896
- Virginia Military Dead Database ongoing project
- Name Index to Wills & Administrations up to the year 1800 covers 53 Virginia cities & counties
- Assorted Virginia Vital Records, Cemetery Inscriptions & Obituaries most are prior to 1810

Assorted Virginia Death Indexes and Genealogy Records includes death indexes for the following counties: Chesterfield, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Floyd, Prince Edward, Prince William, Rockingham & Washington (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription)
Assorted Virginia Cemeteries includes burial databases for some cemeteries in: Augusta County, Bath County, Fairfax County, Highland County, Rockbridge County, and Rockingham County (scroll down to the Virginia section)

Albemarle County: Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville, Virginia
Albemarle County: J.F. Bell Funeral Home Records
Alexandria City...
- Obituary Index to the Alexandria Gazette 1916-1946
- Civil War Era Burials - Alexandria National Cemetery
- Freedmen's Cemetery Burials Civil War-era African American burying ground in Old Town Alexandria
Arlington County: Arlington National Cemetery Burials part of the VA's Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Augusta County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Bath County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Fairfax County & City...
- Fairfax County Cemeteries
- Fairfax County Historical Newspapers Index includes obituaries, plus birth & marriage announcements from 10 local area newspapers (from Fairfax County, Alexandria City & Arlington County)
- City of Fairfax Confederate Cemetery
Fauquier County Cemeteries
Fredericksburg City - Embrey Index To Deeds and Wills 1727-1920
Highland County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Loudoun County Cemetery Database from the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg
Lynchburg City...
- Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia - Civil War Burials & Removals
- White Rock Cemetery, Lynchburg
Newport News: Daily Press Obituary Index 1898-1988 from the Newport News Public Library System
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Obituaries Archive 4/1/1990-Current (requires payment - you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online)
Norfolk City - Assorted Cemetery Listings
Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index 1797-1877 includes obituaries
Portsmouth City USGenWeb Archives includes Portsmouth Deaths 1856-1895, some Portsmouth cemeteries and other records
Prince William County Newspaper Index Search search for articles or obituaries
Richmond City...
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituaries Archive 8/19/1985-Current (requires payment - you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online)
- Richmond Marriage & Obituary Index 1780-1876 (Henley Index) (about 45,000 listings from Richmond Area Newspapers)
  - Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer 1804-1860 & Richmond Visitor 1809-1810
- Richmond Funeral Home and Monuments Indexes includes:
  - L. T. Christian Funeral Home Records Database
  - J. Henry Brown Monuments, Inc. Order Books Collection Index (partial)
Rockbridge County Cemeteries - see the assorted cemeteries listing above
Rockingham County...
- Friedens United Church of Christ Cemetery (scanned documents)
- Rockingham County Tombstones - Index to Cemeteries from the Harrisonburg Rockingham County Historical Society
Russell County Death Index 1853-1896 & 1912-1929 (some years missing)
York County Probate Inventories, a selection from the 17th and 18th Centuries

Also... Virginia Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census, military & vital records, plus newspapers & city directories

Ordering Virginia Vital Records

Order Virginia Birth, Marriage or Death Certificates Online from Vitalchek for delivery by mail; this process is quicker but costs more (restrictions and fees apply)

Order Virginia Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates by Mail - Virginia Department of Health this process is less expensive but takes longer (restrictions and fees apply)

Online Virginia Death Records & Indexes

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