Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Stokes County is located in the Northwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Virginia. It was named for Captain John Stokes, a Revolutionary War officer and a member of the North Carolina House of Commons.

Stokes County, North Carolina Courthouse


Stokes County Courthouse Hwy 89 Danbury NC 27016 Phone: 336-593-2811 Register of Deeds has marriage and land records Clerk Superior Court has probate records

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 67 Danbury, NC 27016 Phone: 336-593-2414 Fax: 336-539-9360 Website

Clerk Superior Court 1012 Main Street P.O. Box 250 Danbury, NC 27016 Phone: (336) 593-4400

Parent County
1789--Stokes County was created from Surry County. County seat: Danbury

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 early records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Forsyth
 * Guilford
 * Henry County, Virginia
 * Patrick County, Virginia
 * Rockingham
 * Surry
 * Yadkin

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images

Baptist

 * Belew's Creek. Constituted 1781.
 * Soapstone Creek. Constituted 1779.

Dunker

 * Fraternity Church of the Brethren, near Clemmons, N.C. Established about 1775. Previously located in Surry County and presently situated in Forsyth County.

Lutheran

 * Nazareth Church aka Old Dutch Meeting House. Organized about 1778 by German settlers. Previously located in Surry County and currently situated in Forsyth County.

Moravian

 * Friedberg Church. Begun 1759; organized 1773. Formerly located in Surry County and presently situated in Forsyth 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


 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry Reserves (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 4th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain George F Fisher's Company
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, William H Watt's Company

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


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


 * 1792 - 1865 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Images of Wills, Inventories, Estates, Vol. 1, 1792-1800; Vol. 2, 1801-1816; Vol. 3, 1817-1837; Vol. 4, 1837-1864. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Research Guides

 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

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

Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Stokes County Historical Society PO Box 250 Germanton, NC 27019 Website

Genealogical Society of Rockingham and Stokes Counties NC PO Box 152 Mayodan, NC 27027-0152 website Website


 * Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes descriptions of collections. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy Websites

 * Stokes 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.