Richmond County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Richmond County

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

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

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 court records are missing. For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

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.
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company C :- 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company D :- 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company E :- 7th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C :- 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain Nathaniel McLean's Company :- 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain Neill McNeill's Company

Probate

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

Birth Records

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

Marriage Records

 * 1782-1815 - Early Marriages in Richmond County, NC 1782-1815 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1783-1872 - Early Marriage Bonds Richmond County, NC 1783-1872 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1783-1964 - Richmond County Marriage Index 1783-1964 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1741 - 2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1969 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Divorce

 * 1816-1914 - Richmond County Divorce Actions 1816-1914 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1958 - 2004North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1898 - 1994 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Richmond County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Richmond County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project