Richmond County, North Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Richmond County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy 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 St #101 Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone: 910-997-8250

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 &amp; probate records from 1782

Register of Deeds 114 E. Franklin Street Suite 101 Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone: 910-997-8217 Fax: 910-997-8499 Website

Clerk Superior Court 105 W Franklin St Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone: (910) 419-7400

Parent County
1779--Richmond County was created from Anson County. County seat: Rockingham

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Some of the court records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Anson
 * Chesterfield County, South Carolina
 * Hoke
 * Marlboro County, South Carolina
 * Moore
 * Montgomery
 * Scotland

Baptist

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

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Revolutionary War

 * 1779 - 1782 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885 - 1953 - at FamilySearch — 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

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1663 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1665 - 1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1735 - 1970 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images


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

Taxation

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

Birth Records

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1782 - 1815 - Early Marriages in Richmond County, NC 1782-1815 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1783 - 1872 - Early Marriage Bonds Richmond County, NC 1783-1872 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1783 - 1964 - Richmond County Marriage Index 1783-1964 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce Records

 * 1816 - 1914 - Richmond County Divorce Actions 1816-1914 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1906 - 1930 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909 - 1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries
Richmond Co. Genealogical Society PO Box 1763 Rockingham NC 28380 Website Richmond County Historical Society Inc. PO Box 1763 Rockingham, NC 28380

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Richmond County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Richmond County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project