Thanks, Rena has been mentioned to me before but I have had so much on my plate I had forgotten. I will contact her as I think I am on at least one of her mailing lists. Thanks for the reminder and the links. Marianne Dillow Jul 10, 2010 10:13:55 PM, vafauqui@rootsweb.com wrote: >Marianne, > Rena Worthen who is webmistress for the Loudoun mailing list, is always >mentioning her home area as the gateway to KY...and Fincastle is there in >VA. I think she is webmistress for several lists in southwestern VA but I >cant remember whick ones they are - maybe Botetourt Co, and/or Montgomery >Co. > >Another way to search is: >Go to http://usgenweb.org/ > >then Virginia you';ll get http://vagenweb.org/ > >then click on VA files you';ll get >http://usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm *** > >then click on Click here for County Indexes and you will get a colorful >chart >http://usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm > >Drop down to the bottom and Click on Defunct Counties > > > >OR from the starred link *** Click on search Va > > >target="_blank">http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchva.htm and you can >select Fincastle as the county to search. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <marlowest155@verizon.net> >To: <vafauqui@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:37 PM >Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] land records, maps- PS > > >Would anyone know if there are any books on Fincastle County, Virginia >before Ky became a state in 1792. I do know Fincastle was split into >Fayette, Lincoln and Jefferson counties before 1792. I am caught in a time >warp on one of my lines and not sure where to look for records. >Unfortunately Fincastle Co., Va isn';t on this list. I am stumped. LOL !! > >Marianne Dillow >Illinois > >