Alamance
The area that is now Alamance County was originally inhabited by several indian tribes. The first permanent European settlements occured in the mid 1700s. The county itself was formed in 1849 from Orange County. It was named after Alamance Creek, site of the Battle of Alamance (May 16, 1771), in which militia under the command of Governor William Tryon crushed the Regulator movement. The Regulator movement was made up of mostly farmers which faced off against the North Carolina Militia led by Governor Tryon. This gave an indicator of sentiment against the British colonial power. This area was also the site of minor skirmishes during the American Revolution leading up to the battle of Guilford Courthouse.
In the 1800’s textile mills became an important industry. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Alamance County was known as the place of an incident called the Kirk-Holden War an 1870 confrontation between locals and an Army colonel.
Graham is the county seat of Alamance County, NC. Alamance County is home to the Alamance Battleground Historic Site.
Alamance County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3052
Burlington, NC 27215-3052
Alamance County Historical Museum
4777 S NC Highway 62
Burlington, NC 27215-9295
Alamance County Courthouse
1 Court Square
Graham, NC 27253
(336) 438-1002
County History from Alamance County site
Alamance County Public Libraries
May Memorial Library
342 S. Spring St.
Burlington, North Carolina 27215
Census links
1850 Census Mortality Schedule
1850 Census index (last names only)
1860 Census Mortality Schedule
1870 Census Mortality Schedule
1880 Census Mortality Schedule
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Alamance County
Cemetery Transcriptions
Query Forums
Alamance County, NC Query Forum
Alamance County, NC at Genforum
Cities and towns of Alamance County:
Alamance
Altamahaw-Ossipee
Burlington
Elon College
Gibsonville
Glen Raven
Graham (County seat)
Green Level
Haw River
Mebane
Saxapahaw
Swepsonville
Woodlawn
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Judge places librarian in house arrest, the rest is up to Immigration
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Mebane man charged with sexually assaulting teen
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Robbery Suspect Found Dead After Police Search
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