Davie County, North Carolina
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| − | + | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdavhgs/Cemeteries.pdf Davie County Cemetery Lists & Directions] | |
| − | + | *[http://www.library.daviecounty.org/information/Cemetery1Rev.pdf Index to persons in Cemetery book 1] | |
| − | + | *[http://www.library.daviecounty.org/information/Cemetery%20Book%202Rev.pdf Index to persons in Cemetery book 2 ]<br> | |
| − | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/davie/daviecemeteries.html Davie County Cemeteries in USGenWeb Archives] | |
| − | <br> | + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/davie/index.htm Davie County Cemeteries]- Cemetery Census |
| + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=29&CScnty=1680 Davie County Cemeteries- Find-A-Grave] | ||
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Revision as of 00:09, 3 January 2011
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| Founded | 1836 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Mocksville | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Davie County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Davie was formed in 1836 from Rowan. It was named in honor of William Richardson Davie, a distinguished Revolutionary soldier, a member of the Federal Convention of 1787, governor of North Carolina, special envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France, and one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Yadkin, and Forsyth counties. The present area is 264 square miles .... In 1837 the court was ordered to be held at Mocksville. Mocksville, incorporated in 1839, is the county seat.
..., beginning at the junction of the North and South Yadkin rivers; thence up the South Yadkin river, to the Iredell county line; and all that part of the present county of Rowan, lying and being north of said river, shall hereafter constitute a separate and distinct county, to be called and known by the name of Davie, in honor of the revolutionary patriot, William R. Davie; ....
In 1925 an act to make certain and define the boundary line between Davie and Forsyth was passed.
That the Yadkin River be and the same is hereby made, fixed and designated as the true and correct boundary line between the counties of Davie and Forsyth.
above quoted from The Formation of the North Carolina Counties 1663-1943, by David Leroy Corbitt; published by NC Department of Cultural Resources; pages 88-89.
Parent County
1836--Davie County was created 20 December 1836 from Rowan County.
County seat: Mocksville [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
- National Register of Historic Places in Davie County
- North Carolina Highways Historical Markers: see following pages
- Daniel Boone's Parents
- John Stokes
- Hinton R. Helper
- Cooleemee Plantation
- Cokesbury School
- Boone Tract
- Hugh T. Lefler
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Records at Davie County Public Library
- Index to Bible Records
- Branson's North Carolina Business Directories- Look under "Other Links"
Books
- List of books about Davie County found in the Martin-Wall History Room
- Books for Sale at Davie County Historical & Genealogical Society
Cemeteries
- Davie County Cemetery Lists & Directions
- Index to persons in Cemetery book 1
- Index to persons in Cemetery book 2
- Davie County Cemeteries in USGenWeb Archives
- Davie County Cemeteries- Cemetery Census
- Davie County Cemeteries- Find-A-Grave
Churches
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
Court
Guardian Accounts, Davie County, 1846 through 1859,
see http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdavhgs/guardian.pdf
Apprentice Bonds, Davie County, 1829 through 1859,
see http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdavhgs/apprenticebonds.pdf
Images
See http://www.digitalnc.org/counties/davie-county
Land
Land records are at the courthouse annex across the street from the courthouse on Main Street in Mocksville.
Register of Deeds records are online at www.daviencrod.org
Local Histories
The First 3 books can be ordered from theDavie County Historical & Genealogical Society:
- Davie County: A Brief History by James W. Wall
- Davie County Heritage
- The Historic Architecture of Davie County by Kirk Franklin Mohney, indexed by surname
- Davie County Biographies-USGenWeb Archives
- Davie County Bible Records- USGenWeb Archives
Maps
- For sale from the Davie County Historical & Genealogical Society:
- Hughes Historical
- 1887 Alderman
- 1923 Merrell
- Communities in Davie County are listed in the Local History Directory, Pgs. 7-8
- Maps for Davie County from the UNC Digital Map Collection
Military
- Davie County USGenWeb Archives Military Pages
- The War Memorial on the Square pays tribute to those who died in World War I, Vietnam War, World War II, Korean War, in Beirut, and the Civil War. It was dedicated November 7, 1987.
- The Civil War Roster of Davie County, North Carolina by Mary Alice Miller Hasty and Hazel Miller Winfree has just been published by McFarland. This book contains family history, military history, and burial places for 1,147 men who served in the Confederate Army. To order, NC residents send $64.26 and non-residents of NC send $60.00 (includes tax and shipping) to M and M Books, 105 East Brick Walk Court, Mocksville NC 27028.
Newspapers
Davie Record, 1899 - 1956
Mocksville Herald, January 4, 1912 - December 26, 1912
Mocksville Enterprise, January 5, 1922 - March 27, 1924
Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1922 - present
Cooleemee: Erwin Chatter Nov 1944 - March 1954; Cooleemee Journal July 1, 1965 - June 27, 1971
These newspapers can be searched on microfilm at the Davie County Public Library History Room.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
See Web Site below for Family History Library Catalog.
Societies and Libraries
- Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society meets the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 7 pm in the History Room of Davie County Public Library, 371 North Main Street, Mocksville, North Carolina 27028. This web site describes the organization, dues, items for sale, quarterly newsletters and programs.
- Davie County Public Library History Room is available for your use. See street address above.
- Cooleemee Historical Association, 14 Church Street, Cooleemee, North Carolina has a museum depicting the history of this cotton mill town. See also Cooleemee Preservation Efforts.
Web Sites
- Davie County NCGenWeb
- Independent Davie County site. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Davie County government Web site
- Davie County USGenWeb Archives
References
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