Richmond County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Richmond County is located in the south-central portion of North Carolina and shares a border with South Carolina. It was named for Charles Lennox, the Third Duke of Richmond.

County Courthouse
Richmond County Courthouse 114 E Franklin Street, #101 Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone: 910-997-8250 Richmond County Website 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 and probate records from 1782.

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 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Cartledge Creek aka Dockery's Meeting House, near Rockingham, N.C. Organized about 1774. Originally located in Anson.
 * Hitchcock. Constituted 1772. Edwards published a membership list dated 1772 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists... (1772), 128. Originally located in Anson.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1906-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; coroners records; index and images. (incomplete); Also at: Ancestry ($)

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

Funeral Homes

 * Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham
 * Elite Funeral Services Inc. in Ellerbe
 * Harrington Funeral Home and Crematory in Hamlet
 * McLendon Funeral Home in Ellerbe
 * McNeill Funeral Home in Rockingham
 * Nelson Funeral Services in Rockingham
 * Tally Watson Funeral Homes in Rockingham
 * Watson-King Funeral Home in Rockingham

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - 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 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1885-1953  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 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 ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779-1971 (*); Clerk of the Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1790 Pre-1790 Richmond County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills (North Carolina State Archives)
 * 1821-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1865-1964 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1923-1964 (*); Commissioner of Revenue at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1927-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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.

Tax Records

 * 1790 Tax Lists, Richmond County, 1790 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
 * 1790 Tax Lists, Richmond County, 1790 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1790 Lists of Taxables, 1790 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1790 List of Taxables, 1790 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1793-1812 Lists of Taxables, 1793-1812 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1793 Lists of Taxables, 1793 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1795 Lists of Taxables, 1795 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1806 Lists of Taxables, 1806 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1812 Lists of Taxables, 1812 (images) at FamilySearch
 * Lists of Taxables, Undated (images) at FamilySearch

Vital Records

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

Birth

 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch - 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 - 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
 * 1782-1815 Early Marriages in Richmond County, NC 1782-1815  (NCGenWeb)
 * 1783-1872 Early Marriage Bonds Richmond County, NC 1783-1872
 * 1783-1964 Richmond County Marriage Index 1783-1964 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch - 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1816-1914 Richmond County Divorce Actions 1816-1914 (NCGenWeb)
 * 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

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Richmond County Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 1763 Rockingham, NC 28380 910-417-9960 Email: [mailto:rchs84@yahoo.com rchs84@yahoo.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Richmond County, NCGenWeb
 * – 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.