Orange County, North Carolina
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| − | *'''Rocky River,''' near Siler City, N.C. Organized about 1757.<ref>"Rocky River Church," ''North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,'' http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.</ref> Now located in [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]. | + | *'''Rocky River,''' near Siler City, N.C. Organized about 1757.<ref>"Rocky River Church," ''North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,'' http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.</ref> Now located in [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]. |
*'''South Country Line or Waters of Haw River.''' Constituted 1783.<ref>George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:566. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref> | *'''South Country Line or Waters of Haw River.''' Constituted 1783.<ref>George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:566. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 21 November 2012
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North Carolina Orange County
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| County Seat | Hillsborough | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Orange County Courthouse
200 S Cameron St
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone: 919-245-2675
Courthouse burned 1789
Registrar of Deeds has Birth and Death rec from 1913
marriage and land records from 1754, divorce records from 1869
probate records from 1756 and court records from 1865[1]
History
Parent County
1752--Orange County was created from Bladen, Granville and Johnston Counties.
County seat: Hillsborough [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Orange County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church Records
Baptist
- Rocky River, near Siler City, N.C. Organized about 1757.[3] Now located in Chatham County.
- South Country Line or Waters of Haw River. Constituted 1783.[4]
Church of England
- St. Matthew's Parish. Established 1752.[5]
Presbyterian
- Eno. Founded in 1755.[6]
- Hawfields. Founded about 1755. Now located in Alamance County.[7] Official website.
Court
Family Histories
- [Clendenin] White, Jo White. "Clendenin of Orange County, North Carolina: An Exercise in Southern Genealogical Problem Solving," The Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Fall 1985):186-190.
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
- -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
- -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- -6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Newspapers
- UNC Black Student Movement Newspapers (1969-1981) -- available from the NC Digital Heritage Center
- North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, North Carolina State Archives. Search full text newspapers published in Hillsboro.
Probate
- Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Orange County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
- 1752-1946 - Will Books 1 to 13 and A to M (1752-1946) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Yearbooks
- UNC-Chapel Hill: 1890-1978
- Orange County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Orange County - part of the USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Orange County, North Carolina. Page 511 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ "Rocky River Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:566. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ Donna Sherron, "North Carolina Parishes," accessed 12 October 2012. Digital version at Lost Souls Genealogy - free.
- ↑ "Old Eno Church and Cemetery," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Hawfields Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
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