Rockingham County, North Carolina Records

Rockingham County, North Carolina (Map It) was created on December 29, 1785 from Guilford County. This county was named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730–1782), a British statesmen and two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Rockingham County is bordered by Pittsylvania County, Virginia (northeast), Caswell County (east), Guilford County (south), Stokes County (west), Henry County, Virginia (northwest).

Rockingham County Cities and Towns include Eden, Madison, Mayodan, Reidsville, Stoneville, Wentworth, Summerfield, Ruffin, Monroeton. A Map of Rockingham County, North Carolina contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of old Ohio maps at MapGeeks.org.

Rockingham County Townships include Huntsville, Leaksville, Madison Township, Mayo, New Bethel, Price, Reidsville, Ruffin, Simpsonville, Summerfield, Wentworth, and Williamsburg. View a Map of Rockingham County Townships.

Rockingham County, North Carolina Courthouse Records

The Rockingham County Courthouse is located in Wentworth, North Carolina. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Rockingham county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Also see the Rockingham County Records in the North Carolina State Archives.

• Rockingham County Register of Deeds has Birth Records from 1913, Marriage Records from 1785, Death Records from 1913 and Land Records from 1785.
• Rockingham County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1772, Court Records from 1786 and Divorce Records from call court clerk for details. Probate records include not only wills, but also loose estates records.
• Rockingham County Tax Assessor / Collector
• Rockingham Co. North Carolina County Health Department

Rockingham County, North Carolina Census Records

• Learn More: State of North Carolina Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790 (incomplete), 1800 (incomplete), 1810 (incomplete), 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1784-1787
• Native American Population Schedules: 1894-1913
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Rockingham County, North Carolina Vital Records

• Learn More: State of North Carolina Vital Records
• Birth Records: from October 1913 to present
• Marriage Records: from January 1962 to present
• Death Records: from January 1, 1930 to present
• Divorce Records: from January 1958 to present
• Locations: North Carolina Vital Records
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Death, Divorce and Marriage Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  North Carolina Vital Records (Cooper Memorial Health Building), 225 N. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27603-1382; 919-733-3000

Rockingham County, North Carolina Resources

• Genealogical Soc. of Rockingham & Stokes Counties NC
• Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society
• Rockingham County Historical Society
• Richmond Co. Genealogical Society
• Society of Richmond Descendants
• Rockingham County, North Carolina Message Boards

Rockingham County, North Carolina External Links

• Maine Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from North Carolina (1719 - 1977)
• Rockingham County, North Carolina Books - Amazon
• Rockingham Co., North Carolina - FindaGrave
• A History of Rockingham County, North Carolina
• North Carolina Digital Collections
• Rockingham County, North Carolina Links - Cyndi's List
• Rockingham Co. NCGenweb
• Rockingham County, North Carolina Ancestry Database Collections
• Rockingham County, North Carolina Military Records
• Chas. Emerson's North Carolina tobacco belt directory : embracing the counties of Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilfo
• North Carolina City Directories