Surry County NC Genealogy

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Surry Records by Type

Birth Records (5)
Cemetery Records (937)
Census Records (50)
Church Records (58)
City Directories (20)
Court Records (12)
Death Records (14)
Histories and Genealogies (16)
Immigration Records (4)
Land Records (10)
Map Records (18)
Marriage Records (22)
Military Records (6)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (13)
Newspapers and Obituaries (32)
Probate Records (14)
School Records (58)
Tax Records (27)

Surry County Records by City/Town

Ararat Genealogy (79)
Beulah Genealogy (90)
Black Water Genealogy (32)
Dobson Genealogy (168)
Elkin Genealogy (135)
Fairview in Surry County Genealogy (38)
Flat Rock in Surry County Genealogy (35)
Lowgap Genealogy (75)
Mount Airy Genealogy (314)
Mountain Park Genealogy (42)

Pilot Mountain Genealogy (112)
Pine Ridge Genealogy (33)
Rockford Genealogy (43)
Shoals Genealogy (57)
Siloam Genealogy (71)
State Road Genealogy (43)
Stony Knoll Genealogy (31)
Westfield Genealogy (53)
White Plains Genealogy (36)

Overview of Surry County Records

Surry County was created in 1771 from Rowan County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Surry County Registrar of Deeds has birth records starting in 1912, marriage records starting in 1778, death records starting in 1912, and land records starting in 1771.
The Surry County Clerk Superior Court has probate and court records starting in 1771.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.