Guilford County, North Carolina Genealogy

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Parent County
1770--Guilford County was created 5 December 1770 from Orange and Rowan Counties, but it did not start administration of its territory until 1 April 1771, so no Guilford records exist before that date.

County seat: Greensboro

Record Loss
1872--Courthouse fire resulted in some loss of records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alamance
 * Davidson
 * Forsyth
 * Randolph
 * Rockingham
 * Stokes

Cemeteries

 * Search Greensboro Cemeteries, a growing index to many cemeteries in Guilford County.
 * Union Cemetery is one of the most important burial sites for African Americans in Guilford County. The list is of all marked graves. It has been in use since the 1880s.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Greensboro

Military

 * At the Greensboro Library page, Scroll down for the index of names in the book, Biographical Sketches of soldiers &amp; patriots in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse: March 15, 1781.
 * Guilford County Men &amp; Women Who Served in World War II

Vital Records
Online index to Guilford County marriage and death records can be found at the Greensboro Library Web site.

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