Prince William County, Virginia public records

In Prince William County, deeds are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Land Records; property values come from the Real Estate Assessments Office; court files are split between the General District Court and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Prince William County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Clerk of the Circuit Court, Land Records⁴	Search deeds²	$.50 per page³
Property values and owners	Real Estate Assessments Office⁵	Property search⁵	—
Property tax bills	Tax Administration Division, Taxpayer Services⁶	Tax bill search⁵	—
Court cases	General District Court⁷ Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court⁷	Prince William Circuit Court⁸ Prince William General District Court⁹	Court case copies $.50 per page; certified copies $2.00 per document; digital files containing 100 pages or less $10.00, containing 100 pages or more $25.00¹⁰
Marriage records	Clerk of Circuit Court, Public Service Center¹²	—	Certified copy fee: $2.50 per certified copy¹¹
Divorce records	Clerk of Circuit Court, Civil Division¹³	—	—
Birth certificates	Virginia Department of Health (state); the Clerk has some historic records of genealogical value¹⁰	—	State fee: $15.00 per certificate search (VDH)¹⁴
Death certificates	Virginia Department of Health (state)¹⁰	—	State fee: $15.00 per certificate search (VDH)¹⁴
Probate and wills	Clerk of Circuit Court, Probate Office¹⁵	—	.50 cents per page¹⁵
Business names (DBA)	Fictitious name filings moved to the SCC on January 1, 2020¹⁶	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Prince William County are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Land Records (Prince William Circuit Court Clerk's Office).⁴

Online search: www4.pwcva.gov/Web/user/disclaimer²
Years online: Deeds and related land records: indexes and images from Jan. 1, 1918 to present; plats 1918 to present²

Copy fee: $.50 per page³
Certified copy fee: $2.00 per document (plus $.50 per page); exemplified copy $2.50 per document³
How to order: Request online (clerk contacts you for payment) or mail/bring the Land Records Copy Request form to Judicial Center, 9311 Lee Avenue, Room 305, Document Services; by mail send check or money order payable to Clerk of Court with $.50 per page plus $2.00 per certified document and a self-addressed stamped envelope²
No internet certification: Certified copies cannot be obtained over the internet²
Recording fee: Clerk's Fee $26.00 for 1-10 pages, $40.00 for 11-30 pages, $60.00 for 31 or more pages; other taxes and fees apply and the page says not all fees are listed, so use the state Deed Calculator³
Coverage: Land records for Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park²
Electronic recording: pwcva.gov/…⁴
Property alerts: pwcva.gov/…¹³

How deeds work in Virginia

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Real Estate Assessments Office (Department of Finance) sets property values⁵; the Tax Administration Division, Taxpayer Services (Department of Finance) bills and collects the tax⁶.

Property search: pwc.publicaccessnow.com/AddressSearch.aspx⁵
Tax bill search: tax.pwcgov.org⁵
Parcel map (GIS): gisweb.pwcgov.org/webapps/CountyMapper¹⁷
Appealing a value: Talk to the area appraiser (703-792-6780); administrative appeal to the Real Estate Assessments Office; Board of Equalization appeal, no application fee; or Circuit Court within three years of the assessment⁵
Public info: Assessments, sale prices and dates, legal descriptions, land/building descriptions and ownership information are public⁵

How property tax works in Virginia

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Prince William Circuit Court (31st Judicial Circuit)	Criminal, civil, concealed handgun permits, miscellaneous; appeals from General District and J&DR courts¹³	—	eapps.courts.state.va.us/…⁸
Prince William General District Court	Traffic, misdemeanors, preliminary hearings for felonies; civil claims of $4,500 or less (shared jurisdiction above that)⁷	General District Court (Judicial Center, Second Floor)	eapps.courts.state.va.us/…⁹
Prince William Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court	Juvenile cases; custody, support, visitation; family abuse⁷	Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (Judicial Center, First Floor)	—

Fees: Court case copies $.50 per page; certified copies $2.00 per document; digital files containing 100 pages or less $10.00, containing 100 pages or more $25.00¹⁰
Copy request: Online request form (clerk contacts you for payment) or Court Case Copy Request Form to Room 314 (civil) or Room 310 (criminal)¹⁰
Restricted: Adoption, juvenile and sealed cases: parties only, in person¹⁰

Criminal records and background checks

Which court: Circuit Court criminal case information online (Supreme Court Case Management System)⁸
Background check: The Circuit Court does not do background checks; Virginia State Police does statewide checks¹⁸

How Virginia courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Clerk of Circuit Court, Public Service Center (Room 305).¹²

Marriage license fee: $33.50 cash (no checks) or $35.50 credit/debit, each includes mailing 1 certified copy¹⁹
Certified copy fee: $2.50 per certified copy¹¹
How to order: Online request or Marriage License Copy Request Form, mailed or brought to Judicial Center, 9311 Lee Avenue, Room 305¹¹
Online index: Marriage license indexes online from Jan. 1, 1981 (Eagle Recorder, index only)²
Records held: Marriage licenses from 1859 to present (index and hard copy)²⁰
Appointment: Marriage licenses are issued by appointment only, at the Public Services Center front counter on the 3rd floor; book online or call 703-792-6036¹⁹

Virginia marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Clerk of Circuit Court, Civil Division (Room 314).¹³

Decree copies: Decree copies 50¢ per page plus $2.00 to certify; by mail to Room 314 with check or money order payable to 'Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk'²¹
Filing fee: $89.00 plus sheriff service fee²¹
State certificate: Decrees from other Virginia localities: that locality or VDH Office of Vital Statistics¹⁰

Virginia divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Virginia Department of Health (state); the Clerk has some historic records of genealogical value¹⁰

State fee: $15.00 per certificate search (VDH)¹⁴
State years: Births and deaths 1853-1896 and June 1912 to present²²

Ordering a Virginia birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by: Virginia Department of Health (state)¹⁰

State fee: $15.00 per certificate search (VDH)¹⁴

Ordering a Virginia death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Clerk of Circuit Court, Probate Office (Room 308).¹⁵

Records online: Fiduciaries (wills, probate, list of heirs) indexes and images from Jan. 3, 1981 on Eagle Recorder; wills and heirs 1734-1981 on the Historical Online Portal¹⁰
Records held: Wills (probate) from 1734 to present²⁰
Recording fee: Recording a will, list of heirs, inventories etc.: $18.00 (10 or fewer pages), $32.00 (11-30), $52.00 (31+)¹⁵
Copy fee: .50 cents per page¹⁵
How to request: Submit the Probate Pre-Appointment Worksheet by email, fax or mail; a probate clerk calls to set an appointment¹⁵

Finding a will or probate case in Virginia

Business names (DBA)

Fictitious name filings moved to the SCC on January 1, 2020; the Clerk handles only amendments and dissolutions of older local filings ($12.50 dissolution)¹⁶

Online index: Fictitious names indexes and images July 1, 1986 to present (Eagle Recorder)²

Voter records

Kept by the Office of Elections.²³

Official page: pwcvotes.org²³

Historical records

Hop: us6.courthousecomputersystems.com/…¹²
Chancery: Chancery records 1804-1951 scanned with the Library of Virginia²⁴
Historic document room: Historical Document Room, 9311 Lee Avenue; no full-time staff, volunteer some days¹²
Aerials: 1937 aerial photographs digitized in the County Mapper²⁴

Good to know about Prince William County records

One Circuit Court Clerk records land for Prince William County plus the independent Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park²
Deed and land record indexes go back to 1732; wills to 1734; marriage licenses to 1859²⁰
Prince William was formed in 1731 from Stafford and King George; the Clerk lists Fairfax (formed 1742 from Prince William), Loudoun (1757 from Fairfax) and Fauquier (1759 from Prince William) as areas once part of the county¹²
Recording fees rose July 1, 2026 (SB275): Technology Trust Fee $5.00 to $8.00³
'Seals on Wheels' mobile Clerk's office visits libraries and events on select Saturdays¹³

Office addresses, phones and hours

Clerk of the Circuit Court, Land Records (Prince William Circuit Court Clerk's Office)

Address: Judicial Center, 9311 Lee Avenue, Room 300, Manassas, VA 20110⁴
Mail: Clerk of Circuit Court, Room 305, 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas VA 20110 (certified copy requests by mail)²
Phone: 703-792-6015 (TTY: 711); fax 703-342-0342²⁵
Email: [email protected]²⁵
Hours: Land Records 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays; Land Records cashier 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.²⁶
Website: pwcva.gov/…⁴

Clerk of Circuit Court, Civil Division (Room 314)

Address: 9311 Lee Avenue, Room 314, Manassas, VA 20110²¹
Mail: Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Room 314, 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110²¹
Phone: 703-792-6015 (TTY: 711)⁹
Email: [email protected]²⁵
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays; civil cashier until 4:30 p.m.²⁶
Website: pwcva.gov/department/circuit-court/civil¹³

Clerk of Circuit Court, Criminal Division (Room 310)

Address: 9311 Lee Avenue, Room 310, Manassas, VA 20110¹⁰
Phone: 703-792-6015 (TTY: 711)⁹
Email: [email protected]²⁵
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays; criminal cashier 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.²⁶
Website: pwcva.gov/…¹³

Clerk of Circuit Court, Probate Office (Room 308)

Address: 9311 Lee Ave, Room 308, Manassas 20110¹⁵
Mail: 9311 Lee Ave, Room 308, Manassas 20110¹⁵
Phone: 703-792-6015 (Clerk's Office); probate fax 703-342-0342¹⁵
Email: [email protected]¹⁵
Hours: Clerk of Circuit Court Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays²⁶
Website: pwcva.gov/…¹⁵

Clerk of Circuit Court, Public Service Center (Room 305)

Marriage licenses, copies, research

Address: Judicial Center, 9311 Lee Avenue, Room 305, Manassas VA 20110¹⁰
Mail: Clerk of Circuit Court, Room 305, 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas VA 20110²
Phone: 703-792-6015 (TTY: 711)⁹
Email: [email protected]²⁵
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays; cashier 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.²⁶
Website: pwcva.gov/…¹²

General District Court (Judicial Center, Second Floor)

Address: 9311 Lee Ave., Manassas, VA 20110 (Second Floor; Traffic & Criminal Suite 230, Civil & Small Claims Suite 220)²⁷
Phone: Traffic & Criminal Division (703) 792-6141 (TTY: 711), fax (703) 792-6121; Civil Division (703) 792-6149 (TTY: 711), fax (703)-792-6646²⁷
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.²⁷
Website: pwcva.gov/…⁷

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (Judicial Center, First Floor)

Address: 9311 Lee Ave., Manassas, VA 20110-5586 (First Floor)⁷
Phone: (703) 792-6160 (TTY: 711)⁷
Hours: 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. Monday through Friday²⁸
Website: pwcva.gov/…⁷

Real Estate Assessments Office (Department of Finance)

Address: 4379 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite 203, Prince William, Virginia 22192⁵
Phone: 703-792-6780 (TTY: 711)⁵
Email: [email protected]⁵
Hours: In person Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; by phone Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.⁵
Website: pwcva.gov/…⁵

Tax Administration Division, Taxpayer Services (Department of Finance)

Address: Development Services Building, 5 County Complex Court, Suite 140, Prince William, VA 22192; and Sudley North Government Center, 7987 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109²⁹
Mail: Taxpayer Services, Tax Administration Division, PO Box 2467, Woodbridge, VA 22195-2467⁶
Phone: 703-792-6710 (TTY: 711)⁶
Email: [email protected]⁶
Hours: In person Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; call center 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; closed holidays; third-Wednesday delayed opening⁶
Website: pwcva.gov/…⁶

Geospatial Technology Services (Department of Information Technology)

Address: 5 County Complex Court, Suite 270, Prince William, VA 22192-9201³⁰
Phone: (703) 792-6840³⁰
Email: [email protected]³⁰
Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm Mon - Fri; in-office services by appointment only¹⁷
Website: pwcva.gov/department/gis¹⁷

Office of Elections

Address: 9250 Lee Ave Suite 1, Manassas, VA 20110²³
Phone: 703-792-6470; fax 703-792-6461²³
Email: [email protected]²³
Hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm (M-F)²³
Website: pwcvotes.org²³

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: pwcva.gov/…³¹
Where to send it: County FOIA Officers, One County Complex Court, Suite 240, Prince William, VA 22192; (703) 792-6620; fax (703) 792-6633; [email protected]³¹
Courts separate: Circuit Court, General District Court, Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney and Adult Detention Center have their own FOIA officers³¹
Clerk FOIA: pwcva.gov/department/circuit-court/foia³²

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Prince William County?

The Clerk of the Circuit Court, Land Records (Prince William Circuit Court Clerk's Office) keeps deed records. To order copies: Request online (clerk contacts you for payment) or mail/bring the Land Records Copy Request form to Judicial Center, 9311 Lee Avenue, Room 305, Document Services; by mail send check or money order payable to Clerk of Court with $.50 per page plus $2.00 per certified document and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Plain copies: $.50 per page. Certified copies: $2.00 per document (plus $.50 per page); exemplified copy $2.50 per document.⁴²³

How much does a marriage license cost in Prince William County?

$33.50 cash (no checks) or $35.50 credit/debit, each includes mailing 1 certified copy.¹⁹

How do I look up who owns a property in Prince William County?

Use the property search of the Real Estate Assessments Office (Department of Finance): pwc.publicaccessnow.com/AddressSearch.aspx⁵

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Prince William County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 33 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
Records for Occasional UsersPrince William County, Virginia
Land Records FeesPrince William County, Virginia
Deed & Land Records FAQsPrince William County, Virginia
Real Estate Tax, Appeals & AssessmentsPrince William County, Virginia
Contact UsPrince William County, Virginia
Court SystemPrince William County, Virginia
Court Case InformationPrince William County, Virginia
Prince William Circuit CourtSupreme Court of Virginia (vacourts.gov)
Record Copy RequestsPrince William County, Virginia
Copy of Marriage LicensePrince William County, Virginia
ResearchPrince William County, Virginia
Circuit Court Clerk's OfficePrince William County, Virginia
Online Application for a Vital RecordVirginia Department of Health
Probate/Qualify/WillsPrince William County, Virginia
Fictitious Name (Trade or Assumed)Prince William County, Virginia
Geospatial Technology ServicesPrince William County, Virginia
Criminal Records CheckPrince William County, Virginia
MarriagePrince William County, Virginia
Records AvailablePrince William County, Virginia
DivorcePrince William County, Virginia
Vital Records FAQVirginia Department of Health
Prince William County Office of Elections (pwcvotes.org)Prince William County, Virginia
Access to Online RecordsPrince William County, Virginia
Contact UsPrince William County, Virginia
Court HoursPrince William County, Virginia
General District Court Contact UsPrince William County, Virginia
Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Contact UsPrince William County, Virginia
Directions to county facilitiesPrince William County, Virginia
GIS Contact UsPrince William County, Virginia
Freedom of Information ActPrince William County, Virginia
FOIAPrince William County, Virginia
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau