Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Mecklenburg County

Parent County
1762--Mecklenburg County was created 3 November 1762 from Anson County. It was named for the German homeland of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Streliz, the wife of King George III. County seat: Charlotte

Populated Places

 * Charlotte
 * Cornelius
 * Davidson
 * Huntersville
 * Matthews
 * Mint Hill
 * Pineville

Neighboring Counties

 * Cabarrus
 * Gaston
 * Iredell
 * Lancaster County, South Carolina
 * Lincoln
 * Union
 * York County, South Carolina

Family Histories
Bibliography


 * [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. "Twelve Things We've Learned While Compiling the Rocky River Morrison Genealogies," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2819. Available at.
 * [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of John (1725?-1777) &amp; Mary (1732-1781) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at.
 * [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of James (1726-1804) and Jennet (1735-1810) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at.
 * [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of Robert (1728-1810) and Sarah (1739-1816) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at.

Local Histories

 * Tompkins, Daniel Augustus. History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte: From 1740 to 1903, 2 vols. Charlotte, North Carolina: Observer Printing House, 1903-1904. Available at ; digital versions of Vol. 1 at BYU Family History Archives and Google Books (full-view) and of Vol. 2 at BYU Family History Archives and Google Books (full-view).

Naturalization

 * Ferguson, Herman W. "Six Applications for Citizenship, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina," [1823-1824] Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2795-2796. Available at.

Yearbooks

 * Belmont Abbey College: 1934-2009 (not entirely inclusive, but more than 50 yearbooks)
 * Davidson College: 1895-2009
 * Johnson C. Smith University: 1929-2008
 * Mecklenburg County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Mecklenburg County - part of the USGenWeb Project