Maintained by the Historic Preservation Department at the University of Mary Washington. Includes links to 19th-century Fredericksburg directories, historic district codes, an index to 18th- and 19th-century Fredericksburg newspapers, and an index to Mutual Assurance Society policies, and more.

A database that indexes the policies of the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia. The index is also in print in Simpson Library (REFB F 226 .M871). The policies themselves are on 23 reels of microfilm, in the grey microfilm cabinets on the first floor of the library, at F 226 .M87.

Digital collections maintained by the library's Special Collections & University Archives department. Includes photos, blueprints, publications, and other documents from Mary Washington history.

A list of early Fredericksburg newspapers held by Simpson Library in microfilm format. To search the contents of these newspapers, use this index.

The center "archives and preserves historical documents and photographs pertaining to the history and people from the counties of Caroline, Stafford, King George, Spotsylvania and the City of Fredericksburg in Virginia."

Numerous local resources are available in CRRL's Virginiana Room, in the basement of the Fredericksburg Branch. Some of these resources are available online on the Virtual Virginiana page.

A non-profit organization committed "to protect the Fredericksburg area’s rich cultural heritage." Its archives and research materials are open to the public.

Useful for locating, among other things, photographs of Fredericksburg buildings.

Virginia's state library.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides access to the records of the federal government.

The Circuit Court Archives are located at 701 Princess Anne Street.
The Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archive provides rich genealogical and historical research data from "loose papers" attached to cases tried at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Since Fredericksburg served as an important transportation hub from early colonial days, several important courts sat here, and served a large geographical area-from Virginia's Tidewater to lands once part of the Commonwealth as far west as the Mississippi River. These records survived destruction during the Civil War, and thus offer an unusually complete record of local and regional history as well as America's movement west.

"Historic Court Records consists of extracts, transcripts and indices of records in repository in the Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archives, Fredericksburg, Virginia."

(1886 - 1919)
Color-coded versions of Sanborn fire insurance maps of Fredericksburg. Provided by the Library of Congress.

"A research portal to find and view high-definition, color Fire Insurance Maps, Real Estate Atlases, Plat Books, and other historical maps showing building structures, building construction details, property ownership, property uses, and other useful information."
Includes color-coded Sanborn maps of Fredericksburg for 1886-1947. Access is provided by the Library of Virginia and requires a Library of Virginia account. Virginia residents can sign up for a free account.

The mapping website of Fredericksburg, Virginia. (Keep in mind that building dates are often inaccurate.)

The mapping website of Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

The mapping website of Stafford County, Virginia.

Topographic maps from the United States Geological Survey. Includes maps of the Fredericksburg area from 1889 to present, though not at the same level of detail as the Sanborn maps.