Davidson County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States North Carolina  Davidson County

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

County Courthouse
Davidson County Courthouse P O Box 464 Lexington, NC 27293 Phone: 336-242-2150 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial land records from 1823 Clerk Superio Court has divorce probate and court records from 1823

Parent County
1822--Davidson County was created 9 December 1822 from Rowan County. County seat: Lexington

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
1866--Courthouse fire may have destroyed some records.

For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Davie
 * Forsyth
 * Guilford
 * Montgomery
 * Randolph
 * Rowan
 * Stanly

Cemeteries
Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville BillionGraves

Baptist

 * Abbott's Creek. Established 1753. Originally located in Rowan County.
 * Lick Creek. Established 1787.

German Reformed

 * Beck's Church, near Lexington, N.C. Established about 1765.
 * Beulah (Sauers) Reformed Church. Established 1788.
 * Pilgrim Church, near Lexington, N.C. Also known as Leonhardt's (Leonard's) Church. Established about 1757. Originally located in Rowan County. Baptisms from 1757-1845 are included in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

There was a German Reformed and Lutheran Church in Bethany.

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

Newspapers
The Davidson County Public Library offers the following obituary indexes:
 * 1888-1948
 * 1951-1975
 * 1976-2000
 * 2001-2009

Probate

 * 1823-1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1822-1893 - Davidson County Marriage Index 1822-1893 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

North Carolina Davidson County Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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