Stanly County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Stanly County is located in the Central portion of North Carolina and was named for John Stanly, a Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons and, later, a U.S. congressman.

County Courthouse
Stanly Count Courthouse 201 S 2nd St Laurinburg, NC 28352 Phone: 910-277-2577

Register of Deeds has marriage and land records Clerk Superior Court has probate records. Stanly created from Montgomery 11 Jan 1841

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 97 Albemarle, NC 28002 Phone: 704-986-3640 Fax: 704-986-3849 Website

Clerk Superior Court P.O. Box 668 Albemarle, NC 28002 Phone: (704) 986-7000

Parent County
1841--Stanly County was created from Montgomery County. County seat: Albemarle

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
Some of the early records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Anson
 * Cabarrus
 * Davidson
 * Montgomery
 * Richmond
 * Rowan
 * Union

African American

 * 1867-1967 - Stanly County Colored Marriage Books A-Z Index 1867-1967 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images

Methodist

 * Randall's United Methodist Church, near Norwood, N.C. Organized about 1785. Originally located in Montgomery County.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Revolutionary War

 * 1779 - 1782 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 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 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * - 14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 4th Volunteers, Company H
 * - 1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves, Company G
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company I

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 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 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images
 * 1841 - 1923 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Birth Records

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1906 - 1930 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909 - 1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce Records

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1850 - 1967 - Stanly County Marriage Books 2-5 and A thru U Index 1850-1967 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851 - 1867 - Stanly County Marriage Register 1851-1867 at USGenWeb - free.

Societies and Libraries
Stanly County Genealogical Society PO Box 31 Albemarle 28002-0031 Stanly County Historic Preservation Commission 245 East Main St. Albemarle, NC 28001

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Albemarle North Carolina Family History Center

Websites

 * Stanly County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.