The area the Central Virginia Genealogical Association studies is the area included in Old Albemarle County, from its creation from Goochland County in 1744 until it was divided into multiple other counties in 1761. That area now includes: Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Hanover, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, and Shenandoah.<\/p>\n
For a list of surnames of interest to CVGA members, go to Surnames Researched by CVGA Members<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n For research web sites on this area, refer to our\u00a0Central Virginia Resources spreadsheet.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Since its inception, CVGA has established a library of genealogical and historical works, periodicals, pamphlets, and manuscripts. This collection is housed in the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society<\/a> <\/strong>Library.<\/span><\/p>\n At the request of genealogist Diane Keeton, we have mounted her genealogical files on our website. These files are freely available to readers. A list of the various families in the files: Keeton File Index<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n There are three components to the files.<\/span><\/p>\n A benefit of membership is access to the 1983-2022 archives of the Central Virginia Heritage<\/em>, the newsletter of CVGA. To join, go to the CVGA Membership Form<\/a><\/strong> on the home page of this website. To purchase copies of the individual issues of CVH on Amazon.com, go to Purchase<\/strong>\u00a0Publications<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n While CVGA does not conduct research for others, we may be able to find persons who will perform this service. In addition, various libraries in the area maintain lists of independent researchers who may be willing to do research for a fee. No endorsement of individual researchers is intended or implied.<\/p>\n The area the Central Virginia Genealogical Association studies is the area included in Old Albemarle County, from its creation from Goochland County in 1744 until it was divided into multiple other counties in 1761. That area now includes: Albemarle, Amherst, … Continue reading \n
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