Cabarrus County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Cabarrus County is located in the South-Central Piedmont portion of North Carolina and was named for Stephen Cabarrus, then Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons.

County Courthouse
Cabarrus County Courthouse 65 Church ST SE Concord, NC 28801-3519 Phone: 704-920-2112 Cabarrus County Website Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 Marriage and land records from 1792

Military discharge records from 1919 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records Fax: 704-262-5507

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Baptist
 * Coldwater Creek. Constituted 1790.

Lutheran
 * Bethel United Church of Christ, near Mount Pleasant, N.C. Organized early 1800s.
 * St. John's Church aka Dutch Buffalo Creek Church, near Mount Pleasant, N.C. Began about 1745.

Presbyterian List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Rocky River Church, Rocky River, N.C. Founded early 1750s.
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Genealogies

 * Morrison Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. "Twelve Things We've Learned While Compiling the Rocky River Morrison Genealogies," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2819. Available at.
 * Morrison Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of John (1725?-1777) &amp; Mary (1732-1781) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at.
 * Morrison Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of James (1726-1804) and Jennet (1735-1810) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at.
 * Morrison Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of Robert (1728-1810) and Sarah (1739-1816) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at.

Land and Property Records

 * Cabarrus County Register Of Deeds has scanned their deed index books and placed them online. Deed indexes can be searched for the years 1791-1982. To begin your search click here.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org  - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1885-1953 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * -7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company A
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company F
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1720-1960 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1796-1966 - - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913-1922 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1790-1825 - Cabarrus County Marriages, 1790-1825 at USGenWeb
 * 1793-1806 - Cabarrus County Marriage Bonds, 1793-1806 at USGenWeb
 * 1864-1933 - Cabarrus County Marriage Index 1864-1933 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection;index and images
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Kannapolis North Carolina Family History Center

Libraries

 * Kannapolis North Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Cabarrus Genealogy Society PO Box 966 Concord, NC 28026-0966 E-mail:[mailto:CabarrusGenealogySociety@gmail.com CabarrusGenealogySociety@gmail.com] Website


 * Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society 1100 N. Main St. Mt. Pleasant, NC (704) 436-6612 E-mail:[mailto:museum@echsweb.org museum@echsweb.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.