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| Richmond County, North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Founded | 1779 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Rockingham | ||||||||
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United States
North Carolina
Richmond County
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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
- Anson
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Hoke
- Marlboro County, South Carolina
- Moore
- Montgomery
- Scotland
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Richmond County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Education
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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).
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