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| County Seat | Monroe | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Union County
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County Courthouse
Physical Address
400 North Main Street
Monroe, NC 28112
Mailing Address
PO Box 5038
Monroe, NC 28111-5038
(704) 296-4600
Reg of Deeds has b, m, d & bur rec
Clk Cts has div, pro, mil, ct & nat rec
Co ASR has land rec
Union County was formed from Anson & Mecklenburg 19 Dec 1842
History
Union County was established in 1842 from parts of Mecklenburg and Anson counties, and named "Union" as a compromise to settle a dispute between local Whigs and Democrats over whether the new county should be named "Clay" or "Jackson." Both of those names were subsequently used for new counties in the extreme southwestern part of the state.
Mecklenburg County and the large city of Charlotte are to the northwest. Charlotte's suburban areas include areas of Union County.
Anson County was one of the largest counties in NC at one time, and its territory covered the southwest quadrant of the state.
Monroe is the county seat for Union County. Other cities and towns are: Fairview, Hemby Bridge, Indian Trail, Lake Park, Marshville, Marvin, Mineral Springs, Stallings, Unionville, Waxhaw, Weddington, Wesley Chapel, and Wingate .
Townships are Goose Creek, Jackson, Marshville, Monroe, New Salem, Vance, Buford, Lanes Creek, Sandy Ridge.
Parent County
1842--Union County was created from Anson and Mecklenburg Counties.
County seat: Monroe [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Some of the early records are missing
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Anson
- Cabarrus
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Mecklenburg
- Stanly
Resources
Cemeteries
- Tombstone Project: Union County Cemeteries
- USGenWeb Archives - Union County Cemeteries
- Cemetery Census- Union County
- Find-A-Grave: Union County
Church
Court
Land
The Union County Register of Deeds has land records starting from 1842. Included are deeds, deeds of trust, plats and miscellaneous documents related to real estate. There office is:
Register of Deeds
500 N. Main St., 2nd Floor
Monroe, NC 28111
The Registry maintains a database for an online Deed Search for records from 1842 - 2004:
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
The Union County Clerk of the Superior Court has Court records from 1843 and Probate records (wills & estate records) from 1837, if they have not been transferred to the NC State Archives. Please check with the office to find out if the record you are looking for is available.
Union County Clerk of Superior Court
400 North Main Street
Monroe, NC 28112
(704) 698 -3100
TheNorth Carolina State Archives has microfilm of the Union County Record of Wills, 1842-1968, and the Cross Index to Wills, 1842-1968. Copies of materials can be ordered from the Archives by visiting their website, however if you've never done so before, please read the following to give you some tips on what to expect and what to ask for:
Taxation
Vital Records
The Union County Register of Deeds has Birth and Death records starting from 1913; Marriage records start from 1842.
Contact the office as follows:
Register of Deeds
500 N. Main St., 2nd Floor
Monroe, NC 28111
Societies and Libraries
The Union County Heritage Room has information on these following 2 services:
Union County Historical Society
P. O. Box 397
Monroe , NC 28111
Carolinas Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 397
Monroe , NC 28111
Union County Public Library
Has a number of online genealogy databases for researchers
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb Union County
- USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- USGenWeb, Union County Archives
- Family History Library Catalog
- Union County Government website
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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