Chatham
The county was formed in 1771 from Orange County. It was named, like Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1758, for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who served as British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1768 and opposed harsh colonial policies.
In 1907 parts of Chatham County and Moore County were combined to form Lee County. The award winning PBS Documentary Family Name notes Chatham County as the place the relationship between the African-American and European-American branches of the Alston family originated. George Moses Horton, Historic Poet Laureate of Chatham County, North Carolina (1797?-1883) lived most of his life in Chatham County and is among the few slaves to have published material while still a slave.
Source Wikipedia
The Cape Fear river begins in Chatham County where the Haw and Deep River’s join. This is below B. Everett Jordan Lake which is used for flood control and as a reservoir. It is controlled by the Army Corps of Engineers. It’s also part of the Jordan Lake State Recreation Area. The county is in North Carolina Slate Belt and the groundwater is full of minerals for which a resort near Mt. Vernon Springs gained renown in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The resort is gone, but the springs are owned by a local Church. Chatham county is also home to the only workable coal deposits in the state of North Carolina.
The county seat of Chatham County is Pittsboro. Chatham County contains the following townships: Albright, Baldwin, Bear Creek, Cape Fear, Center, Gulf, Hadley, Haw River, Hickory Mountain, Matthews, New Hope, Oakland, and Williams.
Sites of interest in Chatham County are the Carnivore Preservation Trust, Chatham County Historical Museuem, Jordan Lake Educational State Forest, the North Carolina Railroad Museum and the Fearrington Village and House.
Chatham County NCGenweb Site
Chatham County NCGenweb Archives (Digital Library)
Chatham County Historical Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 913
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Chatham County Courthouse
PO Box 87
County Courthouse
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Chatham County Public Libraries
The Wren Memorial Library
500 N. 2nd Avenue
Siler City, NC 27344
Census
1790 Federal Census - Hillsborough District - transcription
1800 Federal Census transcription - part 1 of 3
1800 Federal Census transcription - part 2 of 3
1800 Federal Census transcription - part 3 of 3
1820 Federal Census Index - by last name only
1820 Federal Census transcription Directory opens to listing of text files 1820cena.txt through 1820cend.txt
1830 Federal Census Index - by last name only
1840 Federal Census Index - by last name only
1850 Federal Census Index - by last name only
1850 Federal Census and Index transcribed Directory opens to listing of text files for index *(idx .txt) and text files by page number (pg .txt)
1850 Federal Census Transcription - Lower regiment
1850 Federal Census Transcription - Lower regiment - Free blacks
1850 Federal Census Transcription - Upper Regiment
1850 Federal Census Transcription - Upper Regiment - Free Blacks
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries of Chatham County
Query Forums
Chatham County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Chatham County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Chatham County NC Genealogy Queries - Recent Topics
Ann on “Obediah William Leonard b abt 1775″
I am researching Obediah William Leonard Sr b abt 1775 in N C m Sarah Williams abt 1795. I have the son of Obediah William and Sarah as Obediah Jr. b 1795 and Thomas b abt 1780 in Grayson Co Virginia. Obediah Sr. d abt 1870 in Sebastain Co. Ark. Can anyone tell me who was Obediah William’s his first wife?
Chatham County, NC at Genforum
Cities and towns of Chatham County:
Bear Creek
Bennett
Bonlee
Bynum
Fearrington Village
Goldston
Gulf
Harpers Crossroads
Moncure
Pittsboro (County Seat)
Siler City
Silk Hope
News related to Chatham County, NC
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Ride for the Land comes to Chatham County on July 11 - Chatham Journal Weekly
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Ride for the Land comes to Chatham County on July 11
Chatham Journal Weekly Pittsboro, NC - Triangle Land Conservancy's annual bicycle tour, Ride for the Land, comes to Chatham County on July 11. … |
Former Chatham School Board Vice-Chairman Craig Lisk died on Sunday - Chatham Journal Weekly
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Former Chatham School Board Vice-Chairman Craig Lisk died on Sunday
Chatham Journal Weekly … in the past as citizen of the year, past vice chairman of the Chatham County Board of Education and past president of the NC Hospital Association. … |
Chatham County Line crosses the border and into Mecklenberg, plus … - Examiner.com
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Chatham County Line crosses the border and into Mecklenberg, plus …
Examiner.com This North Carolinian band was born in the capital city of Raleigh, NC during the band members' high school years. Chatham County Line originally started … |
Chatham Marketplace celebrates pollinators - The Herald-Sun
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Chatham Marketplace celebrates pollinators
The Herald-Sun The Chatham County Center of NC Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Beekeepers' Association will present the third annual celebration of National … |
Chatham composters hailed as 'Environmental Heroes' - The Herald-Sun
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Chatham composters hailed as 'Environmental Heroes'
The Herald-Sun CHAPEL HILL — A Chatham County family that picks up food waste from UNC and various restaurants in Chapel Hill will be … |
Chatham County confirms four more cases of swine flu - Chatham Journal Weekly
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Chatham County confirms four more cases of swine flu
Chatham Journal Weekly Pittsboro, NC - Four new cases of H1N1 (also known as swine flu) have been confirmed in Chatham County, bringing the total number of cases in the county to … |
