Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Iredell County

Parent County
1788--Iredell County was created 3 November 1788 from Rowan County. County seat: Statesville

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

Populated Places
Barium Springs

Mooresville

Statesville (county seat)

Troutman

Union Grove

Neighboring Counties

 * Alexander
 * Cabarrus
 * Catawba
 * Davie
 * Lincoln
 * Mecklenburg
 * Rowan
 * Wilkes
 * Yadkin

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]

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

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 &amp; 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lake Norman North Carolina Family History Center (Mooresville)
 * Statesville North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Iredell County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project