Alleghany
The county was formed in 1859 from the eastern part of Ashe County, North Carolina. It was named for the Alleghany River. The word Alleghany comes from the Delaware Indian language meaning “a fine stream”. Numerous boundary adjustments have been made since it was established, but none have resulted in new counties. The area was explored as early as the mid 1700s. The county seat is Sparta.
A famous resident of Alleghany County, North Carolina was congressman Robert L. Doughton who was instrumental in the creation of the Blue Ridge Parkway (which runs along the counties border) and in passing the Social Security Act. The largest park along the Parkway was named in his honor, Doughton Park.
Sparta is the home to the Sparta Teapot Museum. This tea pot museum is around 30,000 square feet and is devoted to the history of the teapot. The core of the collection is The Kamm Collection which at 6000 pieces is arguably the largest teapot collection on the planet. The collection was gathered by Gloria and Sonny Kamm.
Alleghany County NCGenweb site
Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 817
Sparta, NC 28675
Alleghany County Courthouse
Alleghany County Register of Deeds
12 North Main St.
P.O. Box 186
Sparta, NC 28675
Phone: 336-372-4342
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Census
1860 Census slave mortality schedule transcription
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1870 Federal Census transcription
1880 Census – Cranberry township transcription
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Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Alleghany County
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Ennice
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Sparta (County Seat)
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Winston-Salem Journal
The county spent about $10000 last month to house its overflow inmates, mainly in Alleghany County. Williams said that once everybody is settled, …
Winston-Salem Journal
My Fox 8
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NC – The body of an ice climber has been found on a popular climbing spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to a park ranger. …
Veteran climber dies on Ice Rocks
Body of ice climber recovered from slope in Doughton Park
Ice climber dies along Blue Ridge Parkway
Wilkes Journal Patriot
… but that there were others where US 21 continues up the escarpment in Alleghany County. Whitaker said some motorists also used Interstate 77 and NC 89 …
Boone Mountain Times
The body of a Boone rock climber was discovered on Thursday, March 4, near mile marker 242 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany County. …
Jefferson Post
… traffic and closed roads on NC 16 South in Glendale Springs near the intersection of NC 163, US 421 south of Fleetwood, and NC 18 in Alleghany County. …
Jefferson Post
Other widening recommendations include 12-foot lanes along US 221 from NC 16 to the Alleghany County line, Mount Jefferson Road, River Front Road, NC 16 …
