Lookup Public Records in Gloucester County, Virginia. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Gloucester County Overview
Gloucester County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, had a population was 36,858 as of the 2010 census. Its county seat is Gloucester Courthouse; however, Gloucester Point is the largest community. The county was founded in 1651 in the Virginia Colony and is named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (third son of King Charles I of England). Gloucester County is rich in farmland, and the fishing industry is important to the state as well. It has a retail center located around the main street area of the county seat. Gloucester County and adjacent York County are linked by the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, a toll facility across the York River carrying U.S. Route 17 to the Virginia Peninsula area. Gloucester County is self-nicknamed the “Daffodil Capital of the World”; it hosts an annual daffodil festival, parade and flower show. Gloucester is a growing and increasingly changing county that is an integral part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is based in Gloucester Point. VIMS is the College of William & Mary’s Marine Science postgraduate school. Despite an influx in development, Gloucester still maintains a large amount of rural and farmland (especially in the northern end of the county) which contributes to the County’s rich agricultural tradition. The county has a total area of 218 square miles of land, plus 70 square miles of water. Neighboring counties are: Middlesex to the north, King and Queen to the west, James City to the southwest, York to the south, and Matthews to the east. Walter Reed, the doctor who discovered cause and cure for yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal and namesake of several medical facilities, including the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in metro Washington, D.C. is from the area, as is Thomas Calhoun Walker: attorney and civil-rights activist. The T.C. Walker House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The most populous zip code in the county is 23061, and it is one of six zips utilized by the county.
Gloucester County Clerk Information
Honorable Margaret F. Walker, Clerk
7400 Justice Drive, Room 327
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-2502
[email protected]
or
Gloucester County Records
Kevin A. Wilson, MCR, Commissioner of Revenue
6489 Main Street, Suite 137
Gloucester, Virginia 23061
804-693-3451
Assessments and values, tax exempt property, tax credits and exemptions:
Land records, deeds, fee schedules, plats and surveys, maps, passports, tax liens, easements and condemnations:
Tara L. Thomas, MGT, Treasurer
6489 Main Street
Gloucester, Virginia 23061
804-693-2141
[email protected]
Past due tax information:
Pay property taxes:
Motor vehicle information:
Online forms and fee schedules:
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Gloucester, VA Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 44,289 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 4,242 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 6 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 87 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 72 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 138 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 788 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 8,903 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 325 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 1,380 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 199 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 5,354 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 61 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 149 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 5,465 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 1,823 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 16 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 350 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 708 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 74 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 283 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 926 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 1,701 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 62 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 55 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 668 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 111 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 153 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 468 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 53 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 9,037 |