Chatham County NC Genealogy

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Chatham Records by Type

Birth Records (6)
Cemetery Records (711)
Census Records (41)
Church Records (63)
City Directories (7)
Court Records (12)
Death Records (13)
Histories and Genealogies (10)
Land Records (16)
Map Records (5)
Marriage Records (17)
Military Records (4)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (12)
Newspapers and Obituaries (22)
Probate Records (20)
School Records (49)
Tax Records (4)

Chatham County Records by City/Town

Albright Genealogy (48)
Baldwin Genealogy (62)
Bear Creek Genealogy (116)
Bennett Genealogy (32)
Bonlee Genealogy (32)
Bynum Genealogy (34)
Cape Fear Township Genealogy (61)
Center Township Genealogy (70)
Corinth Genealogy (32)
Deep River Township Genealogy (31)
Fearrington Village Genealogy (31)
Goldston Genealogy (53)

Gulf Genealogy (94)
Hadley Genealogy (46)
Hickory Mountain Genealogy (64)
Moncure Genealogy (37)
Mount Vernon Springs Genealogy (30)
New Hope in Chatham County Genealogy (52)
Oakland in Chatham County Genealogy (47)
Pittsboro Genealogy (128)
Sanford Township Genealogy (32)
Siler City Genealogy (143)
Silk Hope Genealogy (31)

Overview of Chatham County Records

Chatham County was created in 1770 from Orange County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Chatham County Register of Deeds has death records starting in 1913, birth records starting in 1913, land records starting in 1771, and marriage records starting in 1771.
The Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court has divorce records starting in 1913, probate records starting in 1771, and court records starting in 1869.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.