Vance County, North Carolina
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| − | Vance County | + | Vance County Courthouse<br>122 Young St Suite F<br>Henderson, NC 27536<br>Phone: 252-438-4155<br><br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records<br>Register of Deeds has marrriage and land<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Vance County, North Carolina. Page 513 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
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United States 
North Carolina Vance County
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County Courthouse
Vance County Courthouse
122 Young St Suite F
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-438-4155
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records
Register of Deeds has marrriage and land[1]
History
The county was formed in 1881 from parts of Franklin County, Granville County, and Warren County. According to the 1955 book, Zeb's Black Baby, by Samuel Thomas Peace Sr., "The formation of Vance County was accomplished largely as a political expediency. It was in 1881 when Blacks in large numbers were voting solidly Republican. Granville and Franklin Counties were nip and tuck, Democratic or Republican. From the Democratic standpoint, Warren County was hopelessly Republican. But by taking from Granville, Franklin and Warren, those sections that were heavily Republican and out of these sections forming the new county of Vance, the Democratic party could lose Vance to the Republicans and save Granville and Franklin for the Democrats (see gerrymandering). [U.S.] Senator [Zebulon Baird] Vance was a Democrat. He took kindly to this move and thanked the [North Carolina] Legislature for honoring him with naming the new county after him. At the same time Vance showed his humor by always referring to Vance County as 'Zeb's Black Baby.' In the 1890 Census, Vance County was more than 63 percent African American.
• Formation and Naming of Vance County
Parent County
1881--Vance County was created from Granville, Warren, and Franklin Counties.
County seat: Henderson [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Vance County Cemeteries from Cemetery Census
- Plank Chapel Cemetery
- Vance County Cemeteries from Find-A-Grave
- Kittrell Confederate Cemetery
- NC Vance: Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Vance County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
- St. John's Episcopal Church - historical church building completed in 1773
Court
Vance County's Court system is the District 9 jurisdiction. More information about their Court system can be found on their website.
Vance County District Court
156 Church St., Suite 101
Henderson, NC 27536
252-738-9000
Land
The Vance County Register of Deeds maintains land records back to the formation of the County in 1881. You will want to contact them for more details on how to obtain copies of these records.
Vance County Register of Deeds
122 Young Street, Suite F
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-738-2110
There is a searchable online database for land records dating back to 1881 available here:
Local Histories
- Life in Henderson in the 1920s, by Frances Parker Woodlief
- Historical Family Collections
- Vance County from National Register of Historical Places
- Faulkners of Sandy Creek
- The Reavis Family of Vance County
- Ealie Grissom Family of Kittrell
Maps
- North Carolina Maps, collaborative digitization project by the North Carolina State Archives, the Outer Banks History Center, and the University Library at UNC-Chapel Hill.
- NC Vance: Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
The following sites have Vance County military pages:
Newspapers
The Daily Dispatch (Henderson, NC)
Probate
Wills and Estate Records are maintained by the County Clerk of the Superior Court. Copies may be obtained by contacting their office at the following:
Vance County Clerk of the Court
156 Church St., Suite 101
Henderson, NC 27536
252-738-9000
The following online sites have indexed lists of the Will Books:
Vance County Probate Records Images are available for browsing here
North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1964
Taxation
Vital Records
Vance County has a number of marriage records missing, reason unknown. They have Marriage Registers that cover 1881-1962; Marriage Licenses for 1897, 1902, 1911-1968; there is an Index to the Marriage Register, 1963-1969.
North Carolina began requiring Birth and Death records in 1913; there are a number of Delayed Birth Certificates that were filed by those born prior to that date, and there are a few Death Certificates that go back as far as 1909.
Copies of Birth, Death and Marriage records can be obtained from the Register of Deeds office.
Vance County Register of Deeds
122 Young Street, Suite F
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-738-2110
There are Birth, Marriage and Death records for Vance County on a few places online, the following databases are free:
- North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979
- North Carolina Marriages 1762-1979 (includes images)
- Vance County Marriages 1900-1929 (currently A-K)
- Vance County USGenWeb Archives-Marriages
- Vance County Birth Index Prior to 1920 (currently A-G)
- Vance County Marriage Register 1881-1898 (currently A-F)
- North Carolina Death Records 1906-1930 (includes images)
- North Carolina Death Records 1931-1994
- North Carolina Deaths & Burials 1898-1994
- North Carolina Births & Christenings 1866-1964
- North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000
Societies and Libraries
Vance County has an active Historical Society and a new Genealogical Society which is an offshoot of the Historical Society.
H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Vance County, NCGenWeb
- Vance County, USGenWeb Archives
- Vance County History & Genealogy
- Family History Library Catalog
- Vance County Government
- City of Henderson (Vance County seat of government)
Yearbooks
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Vance County, North Carolina. Page 513 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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