Davidson County, North Carolina:
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Projects

• Davidson County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Davidson County NCGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Davidson County NCGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Davidson County, North Carolina      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

Adjacent counties

• Davie County, NC  to the northwest
• Forsyth County, NC  to the north
• Guilford County, NC  to the northeast
• Montgomery County, NC  to the south
• Randolph County, NC  to the east
• Rowan County, NC  to the southwest
• Stanly County, NC  to the southwest

Bible Records

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

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

• Davidson Co, North Carolina, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Davidson County GEDCOM Index 
• Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Olivia Raney Library  Davidson County Biographies

Cemeteries (12)

Census Records and Indexes (31)

Church Records

• Davidson County Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Court and Legal Records

• Davidson County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Davidson County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

• Davidson County City Directories      (Source: DigitalNC)

Estate Records

• Davidson County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• North Carolina Estate Files  1663-1979     (Source: Family History Library)
• North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970      (Source: Family History Library)

History (26)

Introduction and Guides (13)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Davidson County  North Carolina County Collection, UNC University Libraries
• Davidson County Historical Museum 
• Davidson County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Genealogical and Historical Resources for Davidson County  at Davidson County libraries
• Nat P. Walker Museum  Thomasville City Cemetery
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Davidson County, North Carolina     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Davidson County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Davidson County NC Genealogy Queries  Forum for posting a Genealogy Query or Queries about ancestors in Davidson County, North Carolina
• Davidson County, NC Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• tysinger-family  For the descendants, family, and friends of Nathan Henry Tysinger (1891-1963), and his brother, Robie Edward Tysinger (1887-1947), of Davidson and Randolph Counties, North Carolina, sons of John M. and Josephine (Kanoy) Tysinger     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)

• NCDAVIDS-L Davidson County genealogy

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

• ROWANROOTS-L The part of North Carolina known as "Old Rowan"

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

• SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L The area covered by a 150 mile radius around Bristol Virginia/Tennessee. This area covers southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, southeast Kentucky, and northwestern North Carolina

  • SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Davidson County      (Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas)
• Davidson County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Davidson County Maps      (Source: North Carolina Maps)
• Davidson County Post Offices 
• Davidson County Post Offices  1846     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Davidson County Postal Covers      ($)
• Davidson County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos      (Source: Trails.com)
• Tiger Map Server Browser 

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Davidson County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Davidson County Military Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Davidson County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Davidson County, North Carolina     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Davidson County     (Source: Family History Library)
  • Confederate Newspaper Project  Davidson County, North Carolina
  • Southern Claims Commission  Davidson County - Approved Claims, 1871-1880     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Davidson County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
  • Stoneman's Raid  Southern troops turned back Stoneman's U.S. cavalry, raiding through western North Carolina, at the Yadkin River bridge, April 12, 1865     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

• World War I

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

• World War II

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Davidson County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Davidson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Davidson County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Diary of Johann Gottfied Arends  1740-1807, Annotated Transcriptions     ($)
• Migrations through Davidson County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion 

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Davidson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Davidson County, N.C. Newspapers  North Carolina Newspaper Project
• The Dispatch  Oct 23, 1889 - Dec 31, 2007     (Source: Google News Archive)
• Historical Lexington Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Southerner  Welcome, North Carolina     (Source: World Vital Records - mix of free and fee)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (11)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Davidson County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Davidson County Postcards 
• Davidson County Postcards  North Carolina Collection, Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Historical Postcards of Davidson County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

School Records and Histories

• Davidson County, North Carolina School Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Denton School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lexington School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Thomasville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Yadkin College  A Methodist Protestant institution. Opened in 1856, made co-educational in 1878, closed in 1924. Building stands 1 mi. N     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Davidson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Davidson County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Davidson County     (Source: Family History Library)

Societies

• Genealogical Society of Davidson County 
• Yadkin Valley (NC) Historical Association 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (148)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)

Transportation and Industry

• Antebellum Gold Mining  1820-1860     (Source: North Carolina History Project)
• Building histories of Davidson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Davidson County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Davidson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Davidson County, North Carolina     (Source: Google Patents)
• Trading Path  Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Trading Path  Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

Vital Records (13)

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