Cabarrus County, North Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Cabarrus County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Cabarrus County is located in the South-Central Piedmont portion of North Carolina and was named for Stephen Cabarrus, then Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons.

County Courthouse
Cabarrus County Courthouse 65 Church ST SE Concord, NC 28801-3519 Phone: 704-920-2112 Cabarrus County Website Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 Marriage and land records from 1792

Military discharge records from 1919 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records Fax: 704-262-5507

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images
 * Cabarrus County, NC Bibles at USGenWeb Archives
 * Cabarrus County, North Carolina Family Bible Records at Genealogy Trails.

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Baptist
 * Coldwater Creek. Constituted 1790.

Lutheran
 * Bethel United Church of Christ, near Mount Pleasant, N.C. Organized early 1800s.
 * St. John's Church aka Dutch Buffalo Creek Church, near Mount Pleasant, N.C. Began about 1745.

Presbyterian List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Rocky River Church, Rocky River, N.C. Founded early 1750s.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1793-1867 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1794-1945 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1819-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1957 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1964 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Brown Kannapolis Mortuary in Kannapolis.
 * Cabarrus Funeral, Cremation and Cemetery in Concord.
 * Clark Funeral Home in Kannapolis.
 * Gordon Funeral Home and Crematory in Mount Pleasant.
 * Harrisburg Funeral and Cremation in Harrisburg.
 * Hartsell Funeral Homes in Concord and Harrisburg.
 * King Funeral Home in Concord.
 * Lady's Funeral Home and Crematory in Kannapolis.
 * Lamb Funeral Home in Concord.
 * Robinson Funeral Service in Concord.
 * Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care in Locust.
 * Whitley's Funeral Home in Kannapolis.

Genealogies

 * 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.

Land and Property Records

 * Cabarrus County Register Of Deeds has scanned their deed index books and placed them online. Deed indexes can be searched for the years 1791-1982. To begin your search click here.

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org  - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images


 * -7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company A
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company F
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1919Local Board, Cabarrus County, Records of soldiers in World War I, 1917-1919

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960 at FamilySearch.org How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1794-1970 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1794-1970 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1796-1966 - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)


 * 1842-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1846-1962 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1846-1965 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1924 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1965 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1965 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1875-1965 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1875-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1881-1899 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1915-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1923-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1924-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1929-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1946-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
 * 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1790-1825 Cabarrus County Marriages, 1790-1825 at USGenWeb
 * 1793-1806 Cabarrus County Marriage Bonds, 1793-1806 at USGenWeb
 * 1864-1933 - Cabarrus County Marriage Index 1864-1933 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1898-1994 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection;index and images   Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Charlotte North Carolina Central FamilySearch Center
 * Charlotte North Carolina South FamilySearch Center
 * Gastonia North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Kannapolis North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * York South Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Cabarrus County Public library - Concord Branch - an affiliate library
 * Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Cabarrus Genealogy Society PO Box 966 Concord, NC 28026-0966 E-mail: [mailto:CabarrusGenealogySociety@gmail.com CabarrusGenealogySociety@gmail.com] Website Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society 1100 N Main St Mount Pleasant, NC 28124 Phone: 704-436-6612 E-mail: [mailto:museum@echsweb.org museum@echsweb.org] Facebook Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.