Virginia Death Feed & Obituary API
Access continuously updated Virginia death and obituary data across supported counties. ObituaryMonitor detects newly published death information from funeral homes and obituary sources and makes eligible records available through API, CSV, and the County Feed portal.
Virginia Death & Obituary Data
Aggregate metrics from ObituaryMonitor's eligible County Feed notice universe — not official vital statistics.
1,047
Deaths detected in the last 7 days
4,772
Deaths detected in the last 30 days
281
Active sources monitored (30 days)
110
Counties with recent activity
14 hours ago
Latest snapshot refresh
Data updated 14 hours ago
Virginia Death Data by County
110 counties with recent activity
Explore recent death and obituary activity detected across supported counties. Search the coverage table below to see where eligible County Feed records have been detected during the last 30 days.
| County | 30-day records | Sources | Latest activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 430 | 15 | Yesterday | Active |
| Roanoke city County | 217 | 10 | Yesterday | Active |
| Chesapeake city County | 197 | 15 | Yesterday | Active |
| Martinsville city County | 184 | 8 | 4 days ago | Active |
| Henry County | 158 | 6 | Yesterday | Active |
| Virginia Beach city County | 158 | 12 | Yesterday | Active |
| Salem city County | 154 | 11 | Yesterday | Active |
| Richmond city County | 141 | 8 | Yesterday | Active |
| Bedford County | 115 | 6 | 2 days ago | Active |
| Chesterfield County | 108 | 10 | Yesterday | Active |
| Roanoke County | 103 | 7 | Yesterday | Active |
| James City County | 100 | 5 | Yesterday | Active |
| Lynchburg city County | 95 | 8 | 2 days ago | Active |
| Patrick County | 88 | 6 | Yesterday | Active |
| Pulaski County | 88 | 7 | 2 days ago | Active |
Recent Deaths Detected Across Virginia
Counts of death and obituary records detected by ObituaryMonitor — not official state mortality totals.
Last 7 days
1,047
Previous 7 days: 1,317 · -21% vs prior period
Last 30 days
4,772
Compared with the prior 30-day window when available.
These figures represent records detected by ObituaryMonitor and should not be interpreted as official state mortality statistics.
What Virginia Death & Obituary Records Can Include
Field availability across recent eligible Virginia County Feed records (trailing 30 days).
Name
100%
of recent Virginia records
Date of death
100%
of recent Virginia records
City / location
98.5%
of recent Virginia records
Source URL
100%
of recent Virginia records
Full obituary text
95.3%
of recent Virginia records
Where ObituaryMonitor Detects Virginia Death & Obituary Data
Cities with recent eligible activity (not a complete list of every community).
Virginia Funeral Homes & Obituary Sources
ObituaryMonitor monitors funeral homes and obituary sources across Virginia to detect newly published death and obituary information. Eligible records become available through County Feed. Listing a source here does not imply a partnership.
How Virginia County Feed Works
- ObituaryMonitor monitors thousands of obituary and funeral-home sources.
- New death records are detected and normalized.
- Geographic information is assigned where supported.
- Eligible Virginia records become available through County Feed.
- Customers receive new records through API, CSV, or portal delivery.
Data is continuously collected from monitored sources — not sold as a static list.
Access Virginia Death Data Your Way
API
Receive eligible Virginia death and obituary records programmatically in JSON.
Explore the County Feed API →CSV
Download or export records for operational workflows and CRM import.
Web Portal
Review and filter new Virginia records through the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Who Uses Virginia Death Data?
Real Estate Investors
Monitor newly detected deaths in selected Virginia counties for potential probate or inherited-property research.
Probate & Legal Services
Identify recent deaths within geographic service areas and support downstream estate workflows.
Financial Institutions
Use death signals as an additional input in deceased-customer and risk-monitoring processes. Financial institutions monitoring
Data & Software Companies
Integrate normalized death and obituary data into software products and operational systems.
Research / Operations
Monitor county-level death events without manually checking individual obituary websites.
Example Virginia Death Data API Record
Illustrative sample record — not an actual person.
{
"id": "fh-sample",
"full_name": "Sample Person",
"first_name": "Sample",
"last_name": "Person",
"date_of_death": "2026-08-08",
"state": "VA",
"county": "Fairfax",
"county_slug": "fairfax-county-va",
"city": "Fairfax",
"source_type": "funeral_home",
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/sample",
"funeral_home_name": "Example Funeral Home",
"indexed_at": "2026-08-08T14:22:00.000Z",
"survivors_status": "ok"
}This example shows the structure of an eligible County Feed record. Field names follow the public County Feed API notice schema. Internal-only fields are omitted.
Virginia Death Data & County Feed FAQ
Start Monitoring Virginia Death Data
Choose the Virginia counties that matter to your organization and receive newly detected records through API, CSV, or the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Also see the national County Feed product page and Browse Virginia Funeral Homes.