Wilkes County NC Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Wilkes Records by TypeBirth Records (7)Cemetery Records (481) Census Records (58) Church Records (60) City Directories (17) Court Records (13) Death Records (14) Histories and Genealogies (18) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (18) Map Records (8) Marriage Records (20) Military Records (9) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (49) Probate Records (13) School Records (25) Tax Records (13) 
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Overview of Wilkes County Records
- Wilkes County was created in 1777 from Surry County and the District of Washington.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
- The Wilkes County Register of Deeds has death records starting in 1913, birth records starting in 1913, land records starting in 1778, and marriage records starting in 1778.
- The Wilkes County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1777 and court records starting in 1761.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.