Richmond County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Richmond County

County Courthouse
Richmond County Courthouse 114 E Franklin St #101 Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone: 910-997-8250

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 marriage records from 1870 and land records from 1784 Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1913 &amp; probate records from 1782

Parent County
1779--Richmond County was created from Anson County. County seat: Rockingham

Record Loss
Some of the court records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Anson
 * Chesterfield County, South Carolina
 * Hoke
 * Marlboro County, South Carolina
 * Moore
 * Montgomery
 * Scotland

Baptist

 * Cartledge Creek aka Dockery's Meeting House, near Rockingham, N.C. Organized about 1774. Originally located in Anson County.
 * Hitchcock. Constituted 1772. Edwards published a membership list dated 1772 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists... (1772), 128. Originally located in Anson County.

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Probate

 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Richmond County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project