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Resources for Wise County, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia, was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties and named for Henry A. Wise, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time. In 1860, less than two percent of Wise County's population was enslaved (66 people). The free population consisted of 26 Black and 4,416 white. The county seat was Gladeville until 1924, when the town's name was changed to Wise. Wytheville, VA would have been the closest Freedmen's Bureau Office.
Genealogy Resources
Cohabitaton Records
None available
Cemeteries
See: Wise County African American Cemeteries for cemeteries with categories on WikiTree.
- Oak View Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, VA - 758 Memorials
Census Transcriptions
- "Wise County, Virginia People of Color, 1860 & 1870", Black in Appalachia website. Transciptions of:
- Free People of Color, Wise County, Virginia: 1860 (25 Free people of color)
- Slave Schedule, Wise County, Virginia: 1860 (66 Enslaved Persons, 15 Slaveowners)
- Families of Color, Wise County, Virginia: 1870 (68 people of color)
Slave Owners
History
- Jessie Zander Collection at Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.
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