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Winchester city, Virginia at a glance from the Census Bureau: 2025 population estimate 28,272, adults holding a bachelor's degree 31.3%, median gross rent $1,315, and more on income, jobs and housing.
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The Library of Virginia's guide maps family history sources by record type, from statewide birth, marriage and death records begun in 1853 to census, land office, military, tax and church records.
Open official site Virginia Genealogy Research, Library of VirginiaCounty court
Bankruptcy court for western Virginia with offices in Roanoke and Harrisonburg and court hearings in Lynchburg. Offers notices, the court calendar, local rules and standing orders, forms and Zoom instructions.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of VirginiaCounty court
Virginia lookup of general district court cases, one court at a time, by party name, case number, hearing date or person served; protective orders and civil commitment cases are not included.
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Virginia's Office of Vital Records issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce records online, by mail or at its Richmond lobby for $15 a copy, to immediate family members with valid ID.
Open official site Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Virginia Department of Corrections lookup by name or DOC ID of people in state facilities, on probation or parole, in jails under VADOC authority or in the CCAP program; updated daily.
Open official site Virginia DOC Inmate and Supervisee LocatorPolice & jail
The State Police clearinghouse is Virginia's center for missing persons, linked to all Virginia law enforcement agencies through VCIN and to NCIC; its public list, updated daily, gives age, sex, race and physical description.
Open official site Virginia State Police Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Virginia State Police tip page for wanted persons: anyone with information on a wanted individual is asked to call headquarters in Richmond or one of seven division offices across the state.
Open official site Virginia State Police Wanted PersonsPolice & jail
The Virginia State Police registry and public notification database of convicted sex offenders and crimes against minors, open to search for Winchester and every other Virginia locality.
Open official site Virginia State Police Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Virginia State Police record check requested on a notarized form that anyone may use; results take about 15 business days after the form arrives by mail, with no expedited or same day service.
Open official site Virginia Criminal History Record CheckFederal
Winchester's Rouss City Hall at 15 North Cameron Street lists the mayor and city council, constitutional officers, meetings and agendas with a live stream, the city code, budget and financial reports and departments.
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Winchester City Administration: Department and staff directory 15 North Cameron Street Winchester VA 22601 Phone: (540) 667-1815 Fax: (540) 722-3618 Ema.
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Local record guide
Local profile
Winchester is an independent city in Virginia and is not part of any county. Law enforcement in Winchester is served by Winchester Police Department. Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates for Winchester residents are issued through the Virginia Department of Health (Division of Vital Records), with local copies often available through the Winchester Circuit Court Clerk's office.
Winchester voters are served by the Winchester Registrar and Electoral Board, located at Winchester City Hall, 15 North Cameron Street, Winchester, VA 22601 (phone: 540-667-1815, website: www.winchesterva.gov/Government/Voting).
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The old survey maps record 1 hole inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Virginia abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 114 investigations with a Winchester address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $2,878,727 in back wages agreed for 7,059 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSP USA Services, Inc. | 1 | $1,149,423 | 3,488 |
| Vanguard Inspection Services | 1 | $1,003,931 | 2,828 |
| Loving Angels Home Care Inc. | 1 | $126,887 | 41 |
| WWG Management Services, LLC | 3 | $86,566 | 24 |
| Electrical Contractors, LLC | 1 | $72,833 | 33 |
| Joseph Mohr Construction Inc. | 1 | $53,994 | 24 |
| Green Valley Commons, Inc. | 1 | $49,950 | 39 |
| EchoHill Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $47,181 | 25 |
| ANS Property, LLC | 1 | $26,758 | 40 |
| United Subcontractors, Inc. | 1 | $23,931 | 84 |
| Milams Landscaping and Gardening Center LLC | 1 | $23,080 | 35 |
| Los Toltecos of Winchester Inc. | 1 | $19,148 | 3 |
| Truck Parts Unlimited, Inc. | 1 | $18,890 | 8 |
| Compassionate Home Care, LLC | 1 | $17,970 | 23 |
| Carolina Restaurant Management Group, Inc. | 1 | $17,637 | 24 |
| GRW Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $14,269 | 42 |
| Green Valley Manor, LLC. | 1 | $14,066 | 10 |
| The Shockey Precast Group | 1 | $13,108 | 7 |
| Chop Stick Cafe LLC | 1 | $13,018 | 5 |
| Hunt Country Home Care Services | 1 | $12,711 | 32 |
| Hunt Country Health Services Inc. | 1 | $11,301 | 46 |
| New A R Corporation | 1 | $9,063 | 2 |
| Holding Little Hands, LLC | 1 | $7,811 | 14 |
| National Traffic Systems, Incorporated | 2 | $7,618 | 11 |
| Eddie's Tire Service, Inc. | 1 | $5,860 | 1 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 83 whose address on the record is in Winchester; 36 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 58 more with smaller records are on the Virginia wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Voter registration in Virginia is run by the Virginia Department of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Winchester.
Deeds for property in Winchester are recorded by the Independent city Circuit Court Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Independent city page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Virginia come from the state vital records office, Virginia Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office. Winchester is an independent city and is not part of any county, so there is no county page for it. The pages below cover the surrounding area.