Prince William County

RELIC offers a variety of historical and genealogical materials for the study of Prince William County persons, places, and events. Here is a summary of types of materials we collect. (See our catalog for a full listing of our holdings.)

Cemetery records
Church records
County government records on microfilm
Family files
Genealogical exchange file
Historic sites files
Historical maps
Local newsletters
Manuscripts
Newspapers
Photographs
Real estate atlas and directory (County Mapper and assessment data)
School yearbooks
Vital Records

Here are some primary online sources for historical research in Prince William County:

Roots in Prince William: A Pathfinder. An exhaustive guide to many of the important and little-known sources for our early history.

Local News Index: An index to news stories and obituaries that have appeared in the Potomac News and Manassas Journal Messenger since 1993. Prepared by RELIC volunteers. A work in progress. Includes some obituaries as early as 1970.

Prince William Digital Library: Documents, data and images of Prince William County.

Prince William Reliquary: Our online magazine of Prince William history and genealogy, published quarterly since 2002.

Prince William County, Virginia by Ron Turner.