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Re: 06150018Z13 Re: Why does Virginia, alone among states, require that its cities be discrete municipal entities from its counties (aka Independent Cities)?
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James Burnett <[log in to unmask]>
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Craig --this does not answer your question but... long after Lynchburg was
an independent city it still showed up in some records as being part of
Campbell county. I guess this translates to researcher beware!

Douglas Burnett
Formerly of Madison Heights across the river from Lynchburg


On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> As was previously noted, Virginia is not "alone" in the Independent City
> world. St. Louis, Missouri being a notable example. In that very
> contentious case, known as "The Great Divorce" contrived by two
> fraud-ridden elections to separate themselves from St. Louis County, of
> which they had formerly been the county seat. They "won" in 1871. These
> far-sighted fathers hemmed themselves into permanent boundaries as a result.
>
> But I digress, slightly. My question is this: are wills, deeds, marriages
> license and other "county" records within Virginia's Independent Cities a
> separate collection from the the county records, or did such documents
> remain to be filed at the county court, or some combination of both? (I
> know in the case of Richmond City that is the case, but I am not sure about
> some of the smaller cities.)
>
> Craig Kilby
>
> On Jun 14, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Walter Waddell wrote:
>
> > "The entire system is responsible for many of Virginia woes, since
> > counties have no responsibility for the 20th-century issues that
> confront a
> > neighboring city (urban poor, local transportation, crumbling school
> systems
> > etc)."
> > -------------------------------------
> > There are many other factors such as administration and economic
> structural re-formation that add much more complexity to the the
> "20th-century issues" than the statement indicts.
> > "Austerity is a consequence; not a punishment." - John Maudlin
> >
> > Very Respectfully,
> > Ray
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-- 
Douglas Burnett
Satellite Beach
FL
As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the
National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Florida State Genealogical
Society(FSGS) and the Virginia Genealogical  Society(VGS), I support and
adhere to the APG's Code of Ethics.

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