Stokes County, North Carolina
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| − | '''1789'''--Stokes County was created from [[ | + | '''1789'''--Stokes County was created from [[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]] County. '''County seat:''' Danbury <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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*[[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]] | *[[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]] |
*[[Henry County, Virginia|Henry County, Virginia]] | *[[Henry County, Virginia|Henry County, Virginia]] | ||
*[[Patrick County, Virginia|Patrick County, Virginia]] | *[[Patrick County, Virginia|Patrick County, Virginia]] | ||
*[[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham]] | *[[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham]] | ||
*[[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]] | *[[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Yadkin County, North Carolina|Yadkin]] |
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.bassetthistoricalcenter.com/ Bassett Historical Center], Bassett, Virginia. Website includes descriptions of collections. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.<ref>Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3, available online at: http://www.vgs.org/vgsn2804.pdf.</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Stokes_County,_North_Carolina]] | [[Category:Stokes_County,_North_Carolina]] | ||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1789--Stokes County was created from Surry County. County seat: Danbury [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Some early records are missing.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
- Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes descriptions of collections. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.[2]
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
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3, available online at: http://www.vgs.org/vgsn2804.pdf.
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