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Projects

• Alamance County      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Alamance County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Alamance County NCGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Caswell County, NC  to the north
• Chatham County, NC  to the south
• Guilford County, NC  to the west
• Orange County, NC  to the east
• Randolph County, NC  to the southwest
• Rockingham County, NC  to the northwest

Bible Records

• Alamance County Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Alamance County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Biography Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Genealogy and Local History Abstracts  May Memorial Library, Burlington     (Source: Web Pages of Mary Ellis)
• Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Olivia Raney Library  Alamance County Biographies

Cemeteries (41)

Census Records and Indexes (22)

Church Records

• Alamance County Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. I  includes Cane Creek and Spring Monthly Meetings     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. I  Supplement     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Alamance County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Bastardy Bonds and Records  Alamance County, 1877-1878     (Source: Betty Camin's Home Page)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Alamance County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

• Burlington City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Elon College City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Graham City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Haw River City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• North Carolina Business Directory  1867-1868     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Estate Records

• Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 and 1800-1850      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Alamance County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Ethnic

• Kirk-Holden War  Racial violence in Caswell and Alamance counties in 1870 led to martial law, under Col. Geo. W. Kirk, impeachment & removal of Gov. W. W. Holden     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Occaneechi Tribal History 

History (37)

Introduction and Guides (10)

Land Records

• Alamance County Land Grant Recipients      (Source: Web Pages of Mary Ellis)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (14)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Alamance County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Alamance County NC Genealogy Queries  Forum for posting a Genealogy Query or Queries about ancestors in Alamance County, North Carolina
• Alamance County, NC Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• The Old Orange County, N.C. Mailing List 
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NCALAMAN-L Alamance County genealogy

  • NCALAMAN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NCALAMAN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NCALAMAN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NCORANGE-L Orange County genealogy (the area that became Orange County, North Carolina in 1752)

  • NCORANGE-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NCORANGE-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NCORANGE-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Alamance County      (Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas)
• Alamance County 1954      (Source: Historic Map Works)
• Alamance County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Alamance County Maps      (Source: North Carolina Maps)
• Alamance County Post Offices 
• Alamance County Postal Covers      ($)
• Alamance County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos      (Source: Trails.com)
• Tiger Map Server Browser 

Military Records and Histories

• Battle of Alamance      (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Graham, NC  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Alamance County, North Carolina     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Military Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Civil War

  • Confederate Newspaper Project  Alamance County, North Carolina

• Revolutionary War

  • Alamance Battleground 
  • Battle of Alamance  The militia under royal Governor Tryon defeated the Regulators at this point, May 16, 1771     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Battle of Alamance  Militia under Governor William Tryon defeated Regulators on May 16, 1771. Six miles S.W     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Battle of Alamance  On May 16, 1771, North Carolina militia, commanded by Royal Governor William Tryon, defeated the Regulators on this site. The pennants represent the second, or decisive, positions of the two armies and the Regulator camp     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Battle of Clapp's Mill  Troops led by Henry Lee ambushed British cavalry of Banastre Tarleton one mile north, Mar. 2, 1781. Americans retreated under heavy British fire     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Lindley's Mill  In a battle, September 13, 1781, four miles southwest, Butler's Whigs failed to rescue Governor Burke from Fanning's Tories     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Pyle's Defeat  A body of Tories, going to join Cornwallis' Army at Hillsborough, was destroyed by a Whig force, Feb. 23, 1781. 3/4 mile southwest     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Tryon's Camp  Before and after the Battle of Alamance, the Militia of Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek, May 13-19, 1771     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Alamance County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Alamance County, North Carolina  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Alamance County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Alamance County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Alamance County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Southern Claims Commission  Alamance County, North Carolina     (Source: Footnote)

Newspaper Records

• Alamance County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Alamance County, N.C. Newspapers  North Carolina Newspaper Project
• Burlington Daily Times  1930-31     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Chronicling America  Alamance County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Daily Times News (Burlington, North Carolina)  1957     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Daily Times News, Burlington  1932-33, 1956-57, 1963-75, and 1977     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (17)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Alamance County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Alamance County Pictures      (Source: Web Pages of Mary Ellis)
• Alamance County Postcards 
• Historical Postcards of Alamance County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• North Carolina--Alamance County--Graham.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• North Carolina--Alamance County--Mebane.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• North Carolina--Alamance County--Sweponville.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• North Carolina--Alamance County.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• North Carolina--Alamance--Burlington.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories (10)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Almance County Births, Deaths and Marriages (since 1993)  and Deeds (since 1973)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Alamance County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Alamanche County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies

• The Alamance County Genealogical Society 
• Battle of Alamance Chapter  Burlington     (Source: Wayback Machine)
• Family History Interest Group  Mebane Public Library
• Haw River Historical Association 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (109)

Transportation and Industry (10)

Vital Records (10)

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