Stokes County, North Carolina
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| + | | county = Stokes County | ||
| + | | adoption_sign = Adoption NCGenWeb | ||
| + | | custom_text = <center>County Coordinator<br>'''[http://www.ncgenweb.us/stokes/ Stokes Co. NCGenWeb]'''</center> | ||
| + | | county_map = Nc-stokes.png | ||
| + | | state = North Carolina | ||
| + | | state_map = North_Carolina.png | ||
| + | | founded year = 1789 | ||
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| + | | seat wl = Danbury | ||
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| + | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Stokes_County,_North_Carolina|Stokes County]]'' | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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==== Parent County ==== | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
| − | '''1789'''--Stokes County was created from [[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]] County. | + | '''1789'''--Stokes County was created from [[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]] County.<br>'''County seat:''' Danbury <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Stokes_County,_North_Carolina]] | [[Category:Stokes_County,_North_Carolina]] | ||
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United States 
North Carolina Stokes County
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
Research Guides
- Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at FHL; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.
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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