Alamance County, North Carolina Genealogy
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Guide to Alamance County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Alamance County is located in the north-central portion of North Carolina and is called after the creek by the same name, Alamance - a Native American word describing the blue-colored mud found in the creekbed.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Alamance County Courthouse
212 West Elm Street
Graham, NC 27253
Phone: 336-570-5200
Alamance County Website
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate records from 1832, and court records from 1849.
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records.[3]
For more information about the history of the Alamance County Courthouse, visit the Wikipedia page
Alamance County, North Carolina Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1913 | 1853 | 1913 | 1849 | 1793 | 1849 | 1784 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Alamance County was named after Great Alamance Creek, site of the Battle of Alamance (May 16, 1771). This pre-Revolutionary War battle in which militia under the command of Governor William Tryon crushed the Regulator movement, a movement by the poor citizens of the back country who were tired of corrupt government and wanted to regulate themselves. The Great Alamance Creek, and in turn the Little Alamance Creek, according to legend, were named after a local Native American word to describe the blue mud that was found at the bottom of the creeks. Other legends say that the name came from another local Native American word meaning "noisy river" or for the Alamanni region of Rhineland, Germany, where many of the early settlers would have come from. Before being formed as a county, the region had at least one known small Southeastern tribe of Native American in the 18th century - the Sissipahaw who lived in the area bound by modern Saxapahaw, the area known as the Hawfields, and Haw River in the county European settlers entered the region in the late 17th century chiefly following Native American trading paths, and set up their farms what they called the "Haw Old Fields", fertile ground previously tilled by the Sissipahaw. The paths later became the basis of the railroad and interstate highway routes. (from Wikipedia)
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at: Ancestry ($)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1850 | 11,444 | — |
| 1860 | 11,852 | 3.6% |
| 1870 | 11,874 | 0.2% |
| 1880 | 14,613 | 23.1% |
| 1890 | 18,271 | 25.0% |
| 1900 | 25,665 | 40.5% |
| 1910 | 28,712 | 11.9% |
| 1920 | 32,718 | 14.0% |
| 1930 | 42,140 | 28.8% |
| 1940 | 57,427 | 36.3% |
| 1950 | 71,220 | 24.0% |
| 1960 | 85,674 | 20.3% |
| 1970 | 96,362 | 12.5% |
| 1980 | 99,319 | 3.1% |
| 1990 | 108,213 | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 130,800 | 20.9% |
| 2010 | 151,131 | 15.5% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1970 North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Presbyterian
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1776, 1913, 1933 Church year book, history and directory of Stoney Creek (1776), Shiloh (1913), Burlington Second (1913) Presbyterian Churches : May 7, 1933, Rev. Frank Smith Blue, pastor(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- 1764 Passenger List of the Charming Molly. Virginia Pioneers $
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
- 1862-1870 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1863-1872 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Alamance Funeral Service and Crematorium in Burlington
- Blackwell Funeral Home, Inc in Burlington
- Hargett-Wheeler Funeral Service in Burlington
- Lowe Funeral Home in Burlington
- McClure Funeral Service in Mebane
- Omega Funeral Service & Crematory, LLC in Burlington
- Piedmont Cremation & Funeral Service in Graham
- Rich & Thompson Funeral & Cremation Service in Burlington
- Sharpe Funeral Home in Burlington
- Walker's Funeral Home in Mebane
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
- Alamance County Register of Deeds
118 West Harden Street
PO Box 837
Graham, NC 27253
Phone: 336-570-6565
Website
Has copies of land records dating from 1793; contact for details. You may also check for deed records at Alamance County Deeds Records Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
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Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War
- 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
- 1779-1782 North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1885-1953 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
Regiments. Men in Alamance County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Alamance County:
- - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- - 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry formerly the 3rd Volunteers., Company E
- - 15th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 5th Volunteers, Company H
- - 4th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company B
- - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company F
- - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company K
- - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain George F Fisher's Company
- - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company A
- - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company I
World War I
- 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
- 1917-1919 North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
World War II
- 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
- 1940-1948 North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
- Alamance Gleaner. Full text digital issues in Google News Archive; includes 1881-1910
- Alamance County residents in the newspaper. Name listing of people from the county as located in misc. newspaper articles; time span varies. Articles indexed in the NC People in the Papers database.
- Mebane Gleaner (1911-1914). Full-text digital issues (NC Digital Heritage Center)
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
County Records
- 1833-1970 North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images. (incomplete)
Voter Registration
- 1868-1898 North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
- 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills, 1663-1789 at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
- 1663-1978 Wills and Estate Papers (Alamance County), 1663-1978(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1663-1979 North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
- 1720-1960 Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
- 1833-1970 North Carolina, U.S., County Records, 1833-1970 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
- 1849-1963 Alamance County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO
- 1849-1963 Will Books 1 to 17 (1849-1963) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1849-1963 Will Records, 1849-1963(*); County Court Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1859-1963 Alamance County, North Carolina Probate Records, 1859-1963(*); Superior Court Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1915-1963 Land Sale and Resale, Dowers and Receivership Records, 1915-1963(*); Superior Court Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Online Probate Records. Images of Wills, Estates, Orders 1692-95; Images of Wills & Estates 1695-99; 1717-20; 1722-1730;1775-1785;1786-1792. Virginia Pioneers ($)
School Records[edit | edit source]
Yearbooks
- Elon University: 1913-2009
- Alamance County students at North Carolina colleges. Yearbook Index. (NCGenWeb)
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Alamance County Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, and death records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Webster Births
- Wrenn Births
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
- 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1759-1979 North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1762-1979 North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1763-1868 North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1849-1917, 1938-1961 Alamance County Marriage Books 1 thru 5 and A thru Z Index 1849-1917 and 1938-1961 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.[9]
- 1850-1866 North Carolina Pioneers Marriage Records $
- 1852-1868 Almace County Marriages 1852-1868 North Carolina Pioneers $
- Clapp Marriages
- Murray Marriages
- Webster Marriages
- Foster Marriage Records
- State Dispatch Marriage Records-1909
- Clark/Clarke Marriages
- Alamance County Marriages
- Alamance County Marriages
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1898-1994 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at MyHeritage ($)
- 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
- 1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at MyHeritage ($)
- Webster Death Records
- Wrenn Death Records
- Foster Death Records
- Summers Death Records
- Sutton Death Records
- Sykes Death Records
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1926-1975 North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Voter Records[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Alamance County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Alamance County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
- Caswell North Carolina Family History Center
- Durham North Carolina Family History Center
- Elon North Carolina Family History Center
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Alamance County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.
- Alamance County Genealogical Society
PO Box 3052
Burlington, NC 27215-3052
Website
- Mebane Historical Society
209 West Jackson Street
Mebane, North Carolina, 27302
919-563-5054
Website
- Snow Camp Historical Society
P.O. Box 535
Snow Camp, NC 27349
910-376-6948
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- NCGenWeb: Alamance County genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Alamance County NCGenWeb Archives - many additional records
- North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers $
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://www.alamance-nc.com/about-alamance-county/history/new-nation-new-county/
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alamance County, North Carolina. Page 506-514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 505-509.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Alamance County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamance_County%2C_North_Carolina, accessed 6 February 2020.
- ↑ "Hawfields Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Hawfields Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/4/4d/Iginorthcarolinaa.pdf.
