406 West Riverside St. • Covington, VA 24426
Phone: (540) 962-3321 • Fax: (540) 962-8447

406 West Riverside St. • Covington, VA 24426  |  Phone: (540) 962-3321 • Fax: (540) 962-8447

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Genealogy Info

The Alleghany Highlands Regional Library has some excellent resources for local genealogical research! With a large selection of items for reference and circulation in our Virginia Collection, it is quite easy to spend all day browsing the fascinating history of Alleghany County and the surrounding areas. Our collection includes the following types of items:
  • Local Newspaper Archives
  • Family Histories
  • City & County Directories
  • High School Annuals
  • Magazines
  • Census Records
  • Legal Documents
  • Maps

Also with your library card you can access:

Heritage Quest

A database which offers searchable census records, books, PERCI, Revolutionary War records, Freedman’s Bank, the U.S. Serial Set, and more.  Heritage Quest contains information from over 28,000 family histories, local histories and other books, and over 2 million periodical records.  This database can also be accessed from your home computer.

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Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry is your portal for Ancestry.com's popular collection of more than 7,000 databases and 200 billion images, including immigration records, censuses, vital records, family histories, court and legal documents, directories, photos and maps.

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The Library maintains a archives for many local newspapers on microfilm, including:

  • Virginian Review (previously the Covington Virginian),
  • Daily Review (previously the Clifton Forge Review),
  • Covington Pioneer,
  • Alleghany Tribune,
  • Alleghany Sentinel.

Also available on microfilm are:

  • Local census records
  • Alleghany County Court records
  • The Smith-Riffe Collection

Available on microfiche:

  • Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Papers
  • 1870 Virginia Census Index
  • Virginia Marriage records (up to 1800's)
  • William and Mary Quarterly archives
  • AGLL-Catalog Census Records
  • Virginia Wills before 1799 (for Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Louden, Prince William, and Rockbridge Counties)
  • Some family genealogical histories.

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Serving Alleghany County and the City of Covington

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406 West Riverside St.
Covington, VA 24426
Phone: (540) 962-3321
Fax: (540) 962-8447

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