Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Stokes County

County 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

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

Record Loss
Some early records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

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

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.

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.


 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry Reserves (Confederate). Company H.

Probate

 * 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.

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.

Societies and Libraries

 * 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 LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.