Randolph County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Randolph County

Guide to Randolph County North Carolina genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Randolph County Courthouse Asheboro, NC 27203 Phone: 336-318-6960 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 Marriage records from 1800 and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records Probate records from 1786

Parent County
1779--Randolph County was created from Guilford County. County seat: Asheboro

Record Loss
Many court records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alamance
 * Chatham
 * Davidson
 * Guilford
 * Montgomery
 * Moore

Cemeteries

 * Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Trinity, NC

Baptist

 * Sandy Creek. Founded 1755. Originally located in Guilford County.

Family Histories

 * [German] German, John L. "Finding the Father of David German of North Carolina and Shelby County, Indiana," The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):87-94. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Local Histories

 * Randolph County, 1779-1979 (1980)

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units from this county include:


 * -2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry

Probate

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


 * 1773-1964 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records
Randolph County Register of Deeds


 * Pre-1916 - Randolph County Births Before 1916 at USGenWeb - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Asheboro North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

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