Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy

Iredell County
	Iredell County, North Carolina
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Founded	November 3, 1788
County Seat	Statesville
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United States

North Carolina

Iredell County

Guide to Iredell County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Information

Description

Iredell County is located in the Western portion of North Carolina and was named for James Iredell, North Carolina attorney general during the Revolution and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention who was later appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Washington^[1].

County Courthouse

Beginning Dates for Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy Government Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1913	1788		1790	1788	1787

Iredell County Courthouse
221 East Water St
P O Box 904
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: 704-872-7468

(Courthouse Burned in 1854)
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death, burial and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1820 and court records from 1788^[2]

Register of Deeds
201 Water Street
Statesville, NC 28687
Phone: 704-872-7468
Fax: 704-878-5426
Website

Clerk Superior Court
221 East Water Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: (704) 832-6600

History

Parent County

1788--Iredell County was created 3 November 1788 from Rowan County.
County seat: Statesville ^[3]

Boundary Changes

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.

Record Loss

1852, 1854--Courthouse fires destroyed many court records.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Barium Springs

Mooresville

Statesville (county seat)

Troutman

Union Grove

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
NCGenWeb	WorldCat	Billion Graves
NCGenWeb Archives
Tombstone Project
North Carolina Cemeteries
Billion Graves
See North Carolina Cemeteries for more information.

Census

For tips on accessing Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church Records

Baptist

Grassy Nob. Constituted 1789.^[4]

Presbyterian

Centre Church, Mount Mourne, N.C. Organized 1765.^[5] Originally known as the Osbourne Meeting House and located in Rowan County.
Fourth Creek Church, Statesville, N.C. Organized about 1750.^[6] Originally located in Rowan County.

Court

Directories

Statesville: 1910

Genealogy

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

Locate publications about direct ancestors
Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Bibliography

Templeton - Templeton, Ronald H. "Possible North Carolina/South Carolina Templeton Relationships," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Summer 2007):123-130. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 35 Presents discoveries of previously unknown kinships based on the Templeton DNA study.

Land

Local Histories

Maps

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Military

Revolutionary War

1779 - 1782 - North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

Online Records

1861 - 1865 - North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
1861 - 1865 - North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
1885 - 1953 - North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments. Service men in Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy 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 Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy:

- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

- 7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

- 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

- 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company E

- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company B

- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company A

- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company C

- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H

- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company D

- 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company F

- 8th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company A

World War I

1917 - 1919 - North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

1940 - 1948 - North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

Iredell County people in NC Newspapers - 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.
Iredell County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress. If you find a paper of interest on microfilm, you may be able to request it via Interlibrary Loan with your local public library.
Statesville Record and Landmark - current newspaper of Statesville
Mooresville Tribune - another current paper

Probate

Online Probate Records

1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
1663 - 1979 - North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images
1665 - 1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
1735 - 1970 - North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch.org — images
1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Pre - 1790 - Pre-1790 Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
1790 - 1965 - Will Books 1 to 19 (1790-1965) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
1790 - 1865 - SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - Free
1800 - 1808 - Images of Wills and Estates. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Taxation

1800 - Land Valuations for Direct Tax, 1800 (images) online at FamilySearch
1815 - Tax Lists, Iredell County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Genealogical Society Of Iredell County
PO Box 946
Statesville 28687

Genealogical Society-Iredell
200 S Center St
Statesville, NC 28677
Telephone Number: 704-878-5384
Website

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

Websites

Iredell County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
Iredell County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
FamilySearch Catalog

References

↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/iredell
↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iredell County, North Carolina. Page 510 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:565. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
↑ "Centre Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
↑ "Fourth Creek 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/learn/wiki/en/images/9/91/Iginorthcarolinag.pdf.

[1] ttps://www.ncpedia.org/geography/iredell

[HBG-2] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iredell County, North Carolina. Page 510 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[3] The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

[4] George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:565. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.

[5] "Centre Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.

[6] "Fourth Creek Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.

[7] Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/91/Iginorthcarolinag.pdf.

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