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Parent County

1822--Davidson County was created 9 December 1822 from Rowan County.
County seat: Lexington ^[2]

Record Loss

1866--Courthouse fire may have destroyed some records.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Davie
• Forsyth
• Guilford
• Montgomery
• Randolph
• Rowan
• Stanly

Resources

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Cemeteries

Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville BillionGraves

Census

For tips on accessing Davidson County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church Records

Baptist

• Abbott's Creek. Established 1753.^[3][4] Originally located in Rowan County.
• Lick Creek. Established 1787.^[4]

German Reformed

• Beck's Church, near Lexington, N.C. Established about 1765.^[5]
• Beulah (Sauers) Reformed Church. Established 1788.^[6]
• Pilgrim Church, near Lexington, N.C. Also known as Leonhardt's (Leonard's) Church. Established about 1757.^[7] Originally located in Rowan County. Baptisms from 1757-1845 are included in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[8]
  

There was a German Reformed and Lutheran Church in Bethany.^[9]

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Newspapers

The Davidson County Public Library offers the following obituary indexes:

• 1888-1948
• 1951-1975
• 1976-2000
• 2001-2009

Probate

• 1823-1963 - Will Books (1823-1963) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriages

• 1822-1893 - Davidson County Marriage Index 1822-1893 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[8]

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

North Carolina Davidson County Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Davidson County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Davidson County, North Carolina. Page 508 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:290-292. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
5. ↑ "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
6. ↑ "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
7. ↑ "Pilgrim Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012; "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/4/4d/Iginorthcarolinaa.pdf.
9. ↑ "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.

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