Vance County Genealogy
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Vance County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 42,954. Its county seat is Henderson.
The county was formed in 1881 from parts of Franklin County, Granville County, and Warren County. According to the 1955 book, Zeb’s Black Baby, by Samuel Thomas Peace Sr., “The formation of Vance County was accomplished largely as a political expediency. It was in 1881 when Blacks in large numbers were voting solidly Republican. Granville and Franklin Counties were nip and tuck, Democratic or Republican. From the Democratic standpoint, Warren County was hopelessly Republican. But by taking from Granville, Franklin and Warren, those sections that were heavily Republican and out of these sections forming the new county of Vance, the Democratic party could lose Vance to the Republicans and save Granville and Franklin for the Democrats. [U.S.] Senator [Zebulon Baird] Vance was a Democrat. He took kindly to this move and thanked the [North Carolina] Legislature for honoring him with naming the new county after him. At the same time…Vance showed his humor by always referring to Vance County as ‘Zeb’s Black Baby.’” In the 1890 Census, Vance County was more than 63 percent African American.
Zebulon Baird Vance was a Governor of North Carolina (1862-1865, 1877-1879) and United States senator (1879-1894). In 1881, he was arguably the state’s most popular politician.
Kerr Lake is in Vance County and is the largest man made lake east of the Mississippi River (50,000 acres). It was designed as flood control for Eastern North Carolina. It is currently a state recreation area and tourist attraction. The lake was named for congressman John H. Kerr a supporter of the lake project.
Vance County Tourism Department
The county is divided into eight townships: Dabney, Henderson, Kittrell, Middleburg, Sandy Creek, Townsville, Watkins, and Williamsboro.
Source Wikipedia.
Vance County History – article from the official Vance County Web Site.
Vance County Genealogy Resources
Vance County NCGenweb site Official NCGenweb Site
USGenWeb Archives – for Vance County, NC Genealogy Document Transcriptions
NCVance – Independent Vance County History and Genealogy Site (Not affiliated with the Genweb Project.)
Vance County, North Carolina American History and Genealogy Project
Vance County Historical Society
P.O. Box 2284
Henderson, NC 27536
Vance County Government
Vance County Government
122 Young Street
Henderson, NC 27536
Register of Deeds
Vance County
(252)738-2110
122 Young Street, Suite F
Henderson, NC 27536
8:30am – 5:00pm
H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library
205 Breckenridge St.
Henderson, NC 27536
Telephone: (252) 438-3316
A local newspaper for Vance County is The Daily Dispatch Henderson, NC
Census
Cemeteries
USGS Listing of Cemeteries in Vance County, NC
Cemetery Transcriptions – at NCVance (Plank Chapel at time of posting)
Cemetery Transcriptions – USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription project – Island Creek Baptist Church, Kittrell Confederate Cemetery, Plank Chapel, Savage Cemetery, Woodlief Cemetery.
Cemetery Transcriptions – WPA historical records survey (1940) – Pre 1914 burials only.
Kittrell Confederate Cemetery transcription – at NCGenWeb site for Vance County.
Cemetery Transcriptions 30-35 text files with cemetery name as title of file – USGenweb Archives – may duplicate information at the Tombstone Transcription project.
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Cities and Towns of Vance County, NC
* Henderson
* Kittrell
* Middleburg
* South Henderson
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Community lobbies to save FSA office – Warren Record
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Community lobbies to save FSA office
Warren Record It was hosted by the North Carolina Farm Service Agency (FSA) in order to receive public comments on a merger with the FSA office in neighboring Vance County. Warren County's FSA office is one of six in North Carolina on the chopping block based on the … |
Recycling pilot starts Thursday – Delta County Independent
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Recycling pilot starts Thursday
Delta County Independent That is the target date, said Gary Vance, county solid waste coordinator, that Waste Management's three giant hoppers will be lined up and ready to receive county residents' recyclable waste at the Hotchkiss North Fork Transfer Station. |
Vance County community helps fire-struck family recover – WRAL.com
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Vance County community helps fire-struck family recover
WRAL.com Henderson, NC â A Henderson family that lost its home in a fire one week before Christmas said Sunday that it couldn't be getting back on its feet without the generous outpouring of support from the Vance County community. "People we've never seen in … |
Judge hears 751 case, holds off on decision – Durham Herald Sun
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Judge hears 751 case, holds off on decision
Durham Herald Sun By Ray Gronberg DURHAM â Lawyers in the 751 South case will have to wait for at least a few more days to hear what a judge from Vance County has to say about the legality of a 2010 vote by County Commissioners to zone land for the controversial … |
State parks tied attendance record in 2011 – WRAL.com
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State parks tied attendance record in 2011
WRAL.com Raleigh, NC â More than 14 million people visited North Carolina's state parks and recreation areas in 2011, tying the record set two years earlier, state officials said Friday. Fifteen of the 39 state parks and recreation areas reported increases in … |
School district forms council to address truancy – Warren Record
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School district forms council to address truancy
Warren Record Warren County Schools social worker Alicia Giddiens introduced the concept to Warren County after serving on the Judicial Attendance Council in Vance County. Giddiens, who serves as the Truancy Mediation Council coordinator, said she felt there was a … |
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