Finding Free Online Genealogy Collections in Virginia

If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.

However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.

• A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
• Access Genealogy – Virginia
• Alexandria Library
• Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• American History & Genealogy Project – Virginia
• Ancestry Free Index Collections
• Bristol Public Library
• Christopher Newport University Digital Collections
• Chronicling America – Virginia
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
• College of William and Mary Digital Collections
• Cyndi’s List – Virginia
• David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
• Dead Fred
• Death Indexes – Virginia
• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Library of Appalachia
• Digital Public Library of America – Virginia
• Dinwiddie County Genealogical Research
• Documenting the American South
• Eastern Shore Public Library System
• Encyclopedia Virginia
• Fairfax County Public Library
• FamilySearch
• FamilySearch – Virginia Online Genealogy Records
• FamilySearch Catalog
• FamilySearch Wiki – Virginia
• FindAGrave
• Freedmen’s Bureau Online – Virginia
• Genealogy Trails – Virginia
• George Mason University Digital Collections
• Google
• Google Books – Virginia
• Hampton Public Library
• Hampton University Digital Collections
• Handley Regional Library
• HathiTrust – Virginia
• Historical Society of Washington County
• Hollins University Digital Collections
• I Dream of Genealogy
• Interment.net – Virginia
• Internet Archive – Virginia
• James Madison University Digital Collections
• John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg
• Jones Memorial Library
• LDS Genealogy – Virginia
• Leesburg, Thomas Balch Library
• Liberty University Digital Collections
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• Library of Virginia
• Linkpendium – Virginia
• Longwood University Digital Collections
• Marymount University Digital Collections
• Massanutten Regional Library
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Archives and Records Administration (Archives I)
• National Archives at College Park, Maryland (Archives II)
• National Archives at Philadelphia
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• National Archives Resources for Genealogists
• National Genealogical Society
• Nationwide Gravesite Locator
• New Horizons Genealogy – Virginia
• Newport News Public Library
• Norfolk Public Library
• Old Dominion University Digital Collections
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Patriot and Grave Registry
• Portsmouth Public Library
• Prince William Public Libraries – RELIC
• Radford Public Library
• Radford University Digital Collections
• Regent University Digital Collections
• Roanoke County Public Library
• Rockbridge Regional Library System
• Rockingham County Genealogy
• Sanborn Maps – Virginia
• Smithsonian Digital Library
• Staunton Public Library
• Suffolk Public Library
• The Library of Virginia
• The Official Land Records Site
• United States Social Security Death Index
• University of Mary Washington Digital Collections
• University of Richmond Digital Collections
• University of Virginia Digital Collections
• US GenWeb – Virginia
• US GenWeb Archives – Virginia
• Virginia Beach Public Library
• Virginia Commonwealth University Digital Collections
• Virginia Historical Society, Collections and Resources
• Virginia Memory
• Virginia Military Institute Digital Collections
• Virginia Museum of History & Culture
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Digital Collections
• Virginia State University Digital Collections
• Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives Online
• Virginia Theological Seminary Archives
• Virginia Union University Digital Collections
• Virtual Jamestown
• VMI Digital Collections
• Washington & Lee University Digital Collections
• Washington National Records Center
• Waynesboro Public Library
• William and Mary, Genealogy

Here is the list of over 6,980 curated Virginia genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:

• Newspapers
• Yearbooks
• Births
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Alumni Records
• Cemetery Records
• Church Records
• Coroner Records
• Criminal Records
• Directories
• Divorce Records
• Immigration Records
• Institutional Records
• Military Records
• Mortuary Records
• Naturalizations
• Obituaries
• Photos
• Probate and Wills
• School Records
• Tax Records
• Voter Records

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!