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Finding the Right Portsmouth Record
These are the usual routes for common Portsmouth records questions:
- Who owns or lives along a street: see the Portsmouth street directory
- Old directory volumes and past residents: see the Portsmouth city directory collections
- Finding or verifying one person: see the Portsmouth resident lookup walkthrough
- The offices behind the rolls: see Portsmouth resident records offices
- Records not available online: make a specific request under Virginia FOIA with the custodian named for that record
Portsmouth Circuit Court Clerk: Cynthia P. Morrison, 1345 Court Street, Suite 101, Portsmouth, VA 23705-1217; (757) 393-8671; general hours 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The clerk routes deeds, associated land records, circuit files, probate, marriage licenses, and judgments. For city records outside an ordinary portal, Portsmouth’s FOIA materials route requests through JustFOIA; the city’s dated rights sheet identifies its FOIA office at 801 Crawford Street and lists Peter Glagola, Director of Marketing/Communication, at (757) 393-5143 extension 6215. Confirm the current contact on the city page before sending a request.