Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Stokes County

County Courthouse
Stokes County North Carolina Hwy 89 Danbury NC 27016 336-593-2811 Reg of Deeds has m &amp; land rec Clk Sup Ct has pro rec

Stokes created from Surry 2 Nov 1789



Parent County
1789--Stokes County was created from Surry County. County seat: Danbury

Record Loss
Some early records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Forsyth
 * Guilford
 * Henry County, Virginia
 * Patrick County, Virginia
 * Rockingham
 * Surry
 * Yadkin

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
 * -2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry

Research Guides

 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

Societies and Libraries

 * Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes descriptions of collections. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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