Alamance County Genealogy
The area that is now Alamance County was originally inhabited by several indian tribes. The first permanent European settlements occurred 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 Genealogy Resources
Alamance County Site – information about the Brick Church area
Alamance County NCGenWeb Archives
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 Government
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
The following Cemeteries are in Alamance County.
Alamance Memorial Park
Graham Memorial Park
Linwood Cemetery
Magnolia Cemetery
Moores Chapel Cemetery
Northlawn Cemetery
Pine Hill Cemetery
USGS listing of cemeteries in Alamance County
Cemetery Transcriptions
Query Forums
Alamance County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Alamance County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Alamance County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
Judy LW on “Hobbs as a missionary to South Africa”
Everett L. Hobbs went to South Africa with his wife, Etta Aiken, in about 1898. Everett’s parents were George Lewis Hobbs and Mary J. Allred. Etta’s parents were
David Caldwell Aiken and Alva Kathryn Faust. I’m interested to find out which church or organization sent him there.
DOROTHY52 on “william jones rankin-negroe presbyterian minister 1861-1932″
does a nyone have a ny information on the prominent negro minister who open a school for negro children in 1896-1932 in aberdeen north carolina. it is noted that he died in 1932 august 31 in graham north carolina. does anyone have any information regarding him? he was a synod of catawba. he and wife adopted a daughter…
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
News related to Alamance County, NC
“alamance county” nc – Google News
Alamance County heads into second holiday furlough day – News14.com
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Alamance County heads into second holiday furlough day
News14.com GRAHAM, NC â Tough financial times have forced governments across the country to make difficult choices this year in order to balance their budgets. … |
Alamance County unemployment rate decreases – Burlington Times News
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Alamance County unemployment rate decreases
Burlington Times News Alamance County's unemployment rate decreased to 10.8 percent in July, based on the latest data released Friday by the NC Employment Security Commission. … |
Feds: Educational workers exempt from Hatch Act – Burlington Times News
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Feds: Educational workers exempt from Hatch Act
Burlington Times News Alamance County Attorney Clyde Albright recently sought e-mail correspondence and other information from the University of North Carolina and Alamance … |
4-H collecting food for the hungry – Burlington Times News
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4-H collecting food for the hungry
Burlington Times News To combat hunger, state and local 4-H members and the Food Banks of North Carolina are teaming up for a âHungry to Helpâ initiative. Alamance County 4-H is … |
Alamance County residents travel to Beck rally – Burlington Times News
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Alamance County residents travel to Beck rally
Burlington Times News Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington and "I Have a Dreamâ speech, but residents of Alamance County who attended say the rally's message should have … |
NC woman found months after death, son charged – Greenville Daily Reflector
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NC woman found months after death, son charged
Greenville Daily Reflector A worker at the Alamance County jail said Thursday that Wade was being held under $10000 bond and there is no record he has an attorney. … |
