Richmond County Genealogy
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Richmond County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 46,564. Its county seat is Rockingham.
The county was formed in 1779 from Anson County. It was named for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox.
In 1899 the southeastern part of Richmond County became Scotland County.
Keader Keaton, a colonial American officer in the American Revolutionary War, was a founder of Anglo-American settlement in Richmond County.
Source: Wikipedia.
Richmond County Genealogy Resources
Richmond County NCGenWeb Archives
Richmond County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1041
Rockingham, NC 28379
Society of Richmond County Descendants
P.O. Box 848
Rockingham, NC 28379
Richmond County Government
Richmond County Government – Official Site
P.O. Box 504
Rockingham, NC 28380
(910)-997-8200
Richmond County Register of Deeds – Online Search
Richmond County Register of Deeds
114 E. Franklin St Room 101
Rockingham, NC 28379
Richmond County Public LIbrary
(Sandhill Regional Library System)
Thomas H. Leath Memorial Library
412 East Franklin Street
Rockingham, NC 28379
Phone: 910.895.6337
Fax: 910.895.5851
Hours:
Monday – 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday – Thursday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Information on Genealogy Resources available for Richmond County Genealogy Research at the library.
Cities and Towns of Richmond County, NC
* Dobbins Heights
* East Rockingham
* Ellerbe
* Hamlet
* Hoffman
* Norman
* Rockingham
* Cordova
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription – Fayett District
Tax Records
1806 Richmond County Taxpayers
1812 Richmond County Taxables – Partial
1836 Land Inventory – Wolfpit District
1838 Taxables – Capt. McIntosh’s District
Cemeteries
USGS Listing of Cemeteries in Richmond County, NC
Richmond County Cemetery Transcriptions
Richmond County Cemetery Census
Query Forums
Richmond County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Richmond County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Richmond County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
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“richmond county” nc – Google News
Germanized English and North Carolina environment issues – Richmond County Daily Journal
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Germanized English and North Carolina environment issues
Richmond County Daily Journal And the Germans ought to say âDankeâ to us as well, because it works both ways. At a rapid rate they are adopting English language terms and using them as they write and speak German. What does this have to do with North Carolina environmental issues? |
RCC signs historic agreement with NC State – Richmond County Daily Journal
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RCC signs historic agreement with NC State
Richmond County Daily Journal For students interested in attending the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University, a path to admission now runs through Richmond Community College in Hamlet. RCC President Dale McInnis signed an agreement with Dean … |
Events across NC tap Memorial Day Spirit – Richmond County Daily Journal
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Events across NC tap Memorial Day Spirit
Richmond County Daily Journal âThe three-day weekend makes Memorial Day irresistible,â said Wit Tuttell, marketing director in the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Division of Tourism. âWith the extra day, you can see more, do more, relax more and reflect more on the meaning … |
My Spin: Human trafficking in North Carolina – Richmond County Daily Journal
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My Spin: Human trafficking in North Carolina
Richmond County Daily Journal North Carolina is ranked as 8th among states most likely for trafficking because we have a high number of food processing plants and farms, Interstate highways that allow ease of movement, many military installations loaded with potential customers … |
Workshop series at RCC prepares new entrepreneurs – Richmond County Daily Journal
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Workshop series at RCC prepares new entrepreneurs
Richmond County Daily Journal by Special to the Daily Journal Richmond County Daily Journal. Jun 18, 2013 | 354 views | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print. Contributed photo | NC REAL participants included, front row from left, Merrielle Buckner (GATE … |
ANNE MARTIN ANDERSON – Richmond County Daily Journal
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ANNE MARTIN ANDERSON
Richmond County Daily Journal Mrs. Anne M. Anderson, 76, of 386 County Home Road, Rockingham, died Saturday June 8, 2013, at her home. She was born January 5, 1937, in Richmond County, N.C., a daughter of the late Robert R. and Lucy Belle Beane Martin. She was a Comptroller … |
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