Rockingham County NC Genealogy

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Rockingham Records by Type

Birth Records (5)
Cemetery Records (432)
Census Records (45)
Church Records (61)
City Directories (83)
Court Records (11)
Death Records (7)
Histories and Genealogies (12)
Immigration Records (1)
Land Records (13)
Map Records (21)
Marriage Records (14)
Military Records (6)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (12)
Newspapers and Obituaries (32)
Probate Records (10)
School Records (60)
Tax Records (6)

Rockingham County Records by City/Town

Ayersville Genealogy (28)
Draper Genealogy (34)
Eden Genealogy (91)
Ellisboro Genealogy (26)
Leaksville Genealogy (46)
Madison Genealogy (100)
Mayfield Genealogy (27)
Mayodan Genealogy (60)
New Bethel Township Genealogy (28)

Price Genealogy (43)
Reidsville Genealogy (201)
Ruffin Genealogy (55)
Simpsonville Genealogy (26)
Spray Genealogy (40)
Stoneville Genealogy (69)
Wentworth Genealogy (39)
Williamsburg Genealogy (28)

Overview of Rockingham County Records

Rockingham County was created in 1785 from Guilford County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Rockingham County Register of Deeds has marriage records starting in 1741, death records starting in 1913, birth records starting in 1913, and land records starting in 1787.
The Rockingham County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1804 and court records starting in 1786.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.