Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Blacksburg is a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, with about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Blacksburg offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 town office pages for Blacksburg, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Blacksburg records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Blacksburg: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Montgomery County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Montgomery County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Blacksburg Town Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Town Clerk keeps the official records of the town government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the town's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Blacksburg.
- Website: blacksburg.gov/departments/departments-l-z/town-clerk (page title: Town Clerk | Blacksburg, VA)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Blacksburg police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Blacksburg police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Blacksburg police records.
- Website: blacksburg.gov/departments/departments-l-z/police/file-a-police-report (page title: File a police report | Blacksburg, VA)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the Montgomery County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Blacksburg Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: blacksburg.gov (page title: Blacksburg, VA)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Blacksburg
Virginia public records law applies to the town government of Blacksburg. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Montgomery County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Blacksburg website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Blacksburg offices listed above, and the town's own website is blacksburg.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Blacksburg?
Request it from the Blacksburg police records unit at blacksburg.gov. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Blacksburg meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at blacksburg.gov. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Blacksburg?
Blacksburg cases are heard by the courts that serve Montgomery County, and people arrested in Blacksburg are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Montgomery County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Blacksburg?
From the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Virginia public records law applies to town governments.