Free for 10 days ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEATHS, 1878-85 Created in 1778, Rockingham County is located in northwestern Virginia along the border with West Virginia. This database is a collection of death records for nearly 5,500 individuals who died in the county between 1878 and 1885. Taken from microfilm copies of the original documents, this database offers researchers information regarding the decedent's name, sex, race, and date of death. The page numbers refer to the original documents from which these entries were taken. To those seeking ancestors from Virginia, this collection can be a valuable source of information. Source Information: Fridley, Beth. "Rockingham County, Virginia Death Records, 1878-1885." [Database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from a microfilm copy of "Bureau of Vital Statistics - Death Register for Rockingham County, 1878-1885" located in the Library of Virginia at Richmond. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4588.htm