Randolph County, North Carolina

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Randolph County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1749
County Seat	Asheboro
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

History

Parent County

1779--Randolph County was created from Guilford County.
County seat: Asheboro ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Many court records are missing.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Alamance
• Chatham
• Davidson
• Guilford
• Montgomery
• Moore

Resources

Cemeteries

• Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Trinity, NC

Church

Court

Family Histories

Bibliography

• [German] German, John L. "Finding the Father of David German of North Carolina and Shelby County, Indiana," The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):87-94.

Land

Local Histories

• Randolph County, 1779-1979 (1980)

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Confederate units from this county include:

-2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Randolph County Register of Deeds

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Asheboro North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).