The county and city land tax returns and personal property tax returns for Virginia survive in an almost complete run from 1782 into the 20th century. They have all been microfilmed through 1850, and the returns from some jurisdictions have been microfilmed through later dates than that. They are at the Library of Virginia. The tax books for the Virginia counties that in 1863 became West Virginia counties were sent to West Virginia sometime about the 1890s. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html