Randolph County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Randolph County

County Courthouse
Randolph County Courthouse Asheboro, NC 27203 Phone: 336-318-6960 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 marriage records from 1800 &amp; land rec Clerk Superor Court has divorce and court records, probate records from 1786

Parent County
1779--Randolph County was created from Guilford County. County seat: Asheboro

Record Loss
Many court records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alamance
 * Chatham
 * Davidson
 * Guilford
 * Montgomery
 * Moore

Cemeteries

 * Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Trinity, NC

Baptist

 * Sandy Creek. Founded 1755. Originally located in Guilford County.

Family Histories

 * [German] German, John L. "Finding the Father of David German of North Carolina and Shelby County, Indiana," The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):87-94. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Local Histories

 * Randolph County, 1779-1979 (1980)

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units from this county include:


 * -2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry

Probate

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


 * 1773-1964 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records
Randolph County Register of Deeds

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Asheboro North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.