Alleghany County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Alleghany County is located in the northwest portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Virginia. It was named for an Indian tribe, and the name is derived from a corruption of the Delaware Indian name for the Allegheny River and is said to have meant "a fine stream".

County Courthouse
Alleghany County Courthouse Main Street PO Box 186 Sparta, NC 28675 Phone: 336-372-4342 Alleghany County Website Clerk Superior Court has birth death records from 1914 Court records from 1869 &amp; land records from 1860

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:

History Timeline
In 1776 settlers in what would eventually become Tennessee successfully petitioned North Carolina to recognize the Washington District. The District included all of modern Tennessee except two small settlements (North-of-Holston, Fincastle (VA) County, and Pendleton, Washington (VA) County) in the far northeast that were considered part of Virginia at the time. Washington (old) was created from Washington District by North Carolina in 1777 as the western county of North Carolina.

In August 1784 delegates from Washington (TN) and two other western North Carolina counties which had split off from Washington (all now in Tennessee), declared their Independence from North Carolina because of perceived neglect, and misuse by North Carolina’s legislature. By May 1785 they had petitioned to be admitted to the United States as the new State of Franklin. The Franklin statehood request was denied. By 1789 the hopes for a State of Franklin faded. North Carolina refused to recognize several counties created by Franklin out of Washington County.

North Carolina was admitted to the Union in 1789 and ceded her western counties to the United States. The United States made these western counties into the Southwest Territory. In 1792 North Carolina divided Washington (old) County and annexed some of its land that would later become Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga counties in North Carolina to Wilkes County, North Carolina. In 1796 the remainder of Washington County became part of the new State of Tennessee.

North Carolina created Ashe County out of Wilkes County in 1799, and in 1859 erected Alleghany County out of Ashe County.

For a detailed assessment of Alleghany records and their availability, see:


 * Alleghany County (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Alleghany County Cemetery Records North Carolina (Interment.net)

Census Records

 * Census (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Census Records (GenWeb)

Church Records

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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Alleghany County Churches (GenWeb)
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Court (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

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

Land and Property Records

 * Deeds (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Land Records (GenWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records

 * Military (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Military Records (GenWeb)

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


 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company F
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company B
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company F

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

 * Newspapers (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Obituaries

 * Alleghany North Carolina GenWeb Obituaries
 * Obituaries (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Other Records
County Records
 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images. (incomplete)

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

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 $
 * Wills (GenWeb)
 * Wills &amp; Estates (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Alleghany County NC Loose Estates Index, 1663-1979
 * 1833-1970 North Carolina, U.S., County Records, 1833-1970 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)

School Records
Yearbooks 
 * Alleghany County students at NC colleges - a list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

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
 * Alleghany County Birth Records

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.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1922 - Alleghany County Marriage Index 1861-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * Marriages (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Death

 * 1833-1970 North Carolina, U.S., County Records, 1833-1970 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection;index and images. Also at MyHeritage ($)
 * 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. Also at MyHeritage ($)
 * Alleghany County, North Carolina GenWeb
 * Deaths GenWeb Archives

Divorce

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

Voter Records

 * 1833-1970 North Carolina, U.S., County Records, 1833-1970 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)

Museums

 * Alleghany Historical Museum 7 North Main Street Sparta, NC. Telephone Number: 336-372-2115 Website Free Admission.

Societies

 * Alleghany Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 817 Sparta, NC 28675 (336) 372-2115 Email: [mailto:info@ahgs.org info@ahgs.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Alleghany County, North Carolina (New River Notes)
 * Alleghany County, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
 * Alleghany County, North Carolina GenWeb (NCGenWeb)
 * Alleghany County, North Carolina GenWeb Archives (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
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