Richmond County, North Carolina

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Richmond County, North Carolina

Map

Map of North Carolina highlighting Richmond County

Location in the state of North Carolina

Map of the U.S. highlighting North Carolina

Location of North Carolina in the U.S.

Facts

Founded

1779

County Seat

Rockingham

Courthouse

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County Courthouse

Richmond County Courthouse
114 E Franklin St #101
Rockingham, NC 28379
Phone: 910-997-8250

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913
marriage records from 1870 and land records from 1784
Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1913 & probate records from 1782 ^[1]

History

Parent County

1779--Richmond County was created from Anson County.
County seat: Rockingham ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Some of the court records are missing.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church Records

Baptist

Cartledge Creek aka Dockery's Meeting House, near Rockingham, N.C. Organized about 1774.^[3] Originally located in Anson County.
Hitchcock. Constituted 1772.^[4] Edwards published a membership list dated 1772 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists... (1772), 128. Originally located in Anson County.

Court

Education

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

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

Newspapers

Probate

Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Richmond County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

Richmond County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project
Family History Library Catalog

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Richmond County, North Carolina. Page 512 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ "Cartledge Creek Baptist Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:225. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.

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+{{Infobox U.S. County
+| county = Richmond County
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+| state = North Carolina
+| state_map = North_Carolina.png
+| founded year = 1779
+| founded date =
+| seat wl = Rockingham
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 == County Courthouse  ==
+[http://www.nccourts.org/county/richmond/default.asp Richmond County Courthouse]<br>114 E Franklin St #101<br>Rockingham, NC 28379<br>Phone: 910-997-8250
+<br>Register of Deeds has birth and death&nbsp;records from 1913<br>marriage records from 1870 and land records from 1784<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1913 &amp; probate records from 1782 <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Richmond County, North Carolina. Page 512 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 == History  ==
 ==== Parent County  ====
+'''1779'''--Richmond County was created from [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson]] County.<br>'''County seat:''' Rockingham <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
 ==== Boundary Changes  ====
+==== Record Loss  ====
+Some of the court records are missing.
+== Places/Localities  ==
+<div style="width: 147%; float: left">
+==== Populated Places  ====
 ==== Neighboring Counties  ====
-==== Record Loss  ====
+*[[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson]]
+*[[Chesterfield County, South Carolina|Chesterfield County, South Carolina]]
+*[[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]]
+*[[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlboro County, South Carolina]]
+*[[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]]
+*[[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery]]
+*[[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]]
 == Resources  ==
+[[Image:Ncrichmond.png|thumb|right|400px]]
 ==== Cemeteries  ====
-==== Church  ====
+==== Census  ====
+{{Census|North Carolina}}
+==== Church Records  ====
+===== Baptist  =====
+*'''Cartledge Creek aka Dockery's Meeting House,''' near Rockingham, N.C. Organized about 1774.<ref>"Cartledge Creek Baptist Church," ''North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,'' http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.</ref> Originally located in [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]].
+*'''Hitchcock.''' Constituted 1772.<ref>George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:225. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref> Edwards published a membership list dated 1772 in [http://repository.clemson.edu/u?/jbt,111 ''Materials Towards a History of the Baptists...''] (1772), 128. Originally located in [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]].
 ==== Court  ====
+==== Education  ====
 ==== Land  ====
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 ==== Military  ====
+===== Civil War  =====
+Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
 ==== Newspapers  ====
 ==== Probate  ====
+*'''Pre-1790''' - [http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx Pre-1790 {{PAGENAME}} Wills] stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. [[North Carolina Probate Records#Proved_in_North_Carolina|Website tips]].
 ==== Taxation  ====
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 ==== Vital Records  ====
-== Societies and Libraries&nbsp;  ==
+== Societies and Libraries  ==
-== Townships and Cities  ==
+==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
+*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
 == Web Sites  ==
-*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
+*Richmond County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project
-*Family History Library Catalog. Salt Lake City, Utah.
+*{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Richmond|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
 == References  ==
+<references />{{North Carolina|North Carolina}} {{North Carolina-stub}}
+</div>{{-}}
 [[Category:Richmond_County,_North_Carolina]]