Alexandria County, Virginia Births, 1865-1896

Renamed Arlington County in 1920, Alexandria County borders the District of Columbia in northern Virginia. This database is a collection of birth records from the county between 1865 and 1896. Taken from microfilm copies of the county birth register, it provides the name, race, sex, birth date, and parents' names. Page numbers refer to the original county register from which these records were taken. It contains the names of over 9,100 persons. For researchers of Virginian ancestors, this database can be a helpful source of information.

Note: Due to a variety of reasons, birth records for the years 1869, 1870, and 1871 were not available for this collection.

Two copies of a county's birth register may exist, one kept by the county and one kept by the state. The county assessor or county commissioner of revenue would make a list of all births in that year, create a second copy, and send it to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Richmond. The records of this database were transcribed from the register sent to Richmond and now located in the Library of Virginia. This index may not contain all persons born in the county. Illegible or difficult to read entries were not included to avoid the dissemination of incorrect or incomplete information.