Washington County's Land Records (deeds, mortgages, affidavits, and other instruments pertaining to real estate transactions) begin in 1834. Deed & Mortgage Records can be accessed online through 1991 or with  the original Grantee (Reverse/Buyer) and Grantor (Direct/Seller) Index Books housed in the Archives. (For records created since 1992, it is necessary to go through the Circuit Clerk's Office.)  Land Records include:

• 1888 Topographic map of Washington County 
• Original Entry Record, 1832-1896
• Original Entry Record Plat Book, 1832-1896
• Deed & Mortgage Records, 1834-1991
• Original Plat of Fayetteville, 1834
• Atlas of Washington County, 1908
• Plat Records, 1870-2001 (original copies at the Circuit Clerk's Office)
• Survey Records, 1967-1995 (original copies at the Circuit Clerk's Office)

Other Helpful Sources:

• For U.S. Land Patents issued out of the Fayetteville or Harrison General Land Office:

U. S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States
7450 Boston Boulevard
Springfield, Virginia 22153
703-440-1600