Bedford County

Bedford County location. Bedford County was established on December 13, 1753 form parts of Lunenburg County. The county is named for John Russell, the fourth Duke of Bedford, who was a Secretary of State of Great Britain. Bedford County is one of three counties that neighbor Lynchburg and it is located southwest of the city.

Several towns located in Bedford County include Big Island (on the James), Coleman Falls, Forest (Thomas JeffersonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s summer home location), and Moneta, among others. Bedford is the county seat, but as an independent city it officially is not part of Bedford County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,992 kmÃ‚Â² (769 miÃ‚Â²). 1,954 kmÃ‚Â² (754 miÃ‚Â²) of it is land and 38 kmÃ‚Â² (15 miÃ‚Â²) of it (1.92%) is water.

Bedford County Circuit Court
123 East Main St.
P.O. Box 235 (mailing address)
Suite 201
Bedford, VA 24523
Phone: (540) 586-7632
Fax: (540) 586-6197

Bedford County Genealogical Society
c/o Bedford City/County Museum
201 East Main Street
Bedford, VA 24523
Tele: (540) 586-4520
Hours: 10-5 Mon-Sat, exc Holidays

General

Bedford County Homepage
Census Bureau Profile
Bedford County Wikipedia
E-Podunk
NACo

Genealogical

Bedford County Genealogical Society
Bedford County RootsWeb
Bedford County GenWeb Archives
Bedford County VA GenWeb Project
Bedford County “Olden Times”
Bedford County Vital Records

Historical

The Bedford Historical Society
Bedford City/County Museum
Bedford County National Register of Historic Places
American Memory - Built in America - Bedford County images from the Library of Congress
Bedford County Storms (1950-2006)

Free Online Research Sources

1790-1800 Bedford County Tax Lists
Bedford County Census Online
Bedford County Confederate Units
WW II Casualties Army and Air Force

Cemeteries

USGS GNIS Bedford County Cemeteries
Bedford County Political Graveyard
Bedford County Find a Grave

Newspapers

Bedford Bulletin - includes obituaries
Lynchburg News & Advance - includes obituaries