Local Resources 

Courthouse records: 
Rockingham County Vital Records Office
Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 56
Wentworth, NC 27375
(336) 342-8820

Organizations

Rockingham County Historical Society
P.O. Box 84
Wentworth, NC 27375

Genealogical Society of Rockingham and Stokes Counties
To join the GSRS, write to P.O. Box 152, Mayodan, NC 27027-0152.
Dues:  Individual $15, Family $20
The society holds quarterly meetings plus two swap meets, and members receive quarterly journals.

Publications

NEW!! "Rockingham County, NC, Permanent Voter Registration, 1902-1908."  This registration was mandated by North Carolina in 1902.  Any male was eligible to vote if he could read and write or if he had been eligible to vote in 1867 or if he was descended from a man who was eligible to vote in 1867.  This record lists the voter's name, his age, the name and residence of the ancestor from whom descended, the date the voter registered and his township.  Softbound, 124 pages.  Order from Julia H. Gunn, 238 Gunntown Road, Reidsville, NC 27320-7911, or from the Rockingham County Historical Society, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375.
 

NEW!! Rockingham County, NC, Will Abstracts, Vol. 2, 1865 -1915"  This book also includes abstracts of 25 original wills from 1785 - 1922 that have never been recorded.in the will books.  Anyone interested can contact Julia H. Gunn at 238 Gunntown Road, Reidsville, NC 27320-7911, or through the Rockingham County Historical Society P.O. Box 84
Wentworth, NC 27375
 

Daughters of the American Revolution.  James Hunter Chapter (Madison,) Early families of the North Carolina counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary service. publ. The Chapter, 1977 PUBLISHER: The Chapter, 1977.

Publications of the Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter (Madison NC); write to Mrs. Lee McCollum, 307 Carter St., Madison, N.C. 27025:

Absher, W. O., 1915 Stokes County, North Carolina, deeds, Volumes I & II, 1787-1797. Publ., Southern Historical Press, c1985.

Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina, deed abstracts. Publ., D. J. Hallecook, {198?}

Bible records of Rockingham County, North Carolina : and several from adjoining county of Stokes. Publ., The Chapter, 1985-1990.

Cemetery records of Rockingham and Stokes Counties, North Carolina Publ., The Chapter, 1992

Order from: Mrs. J. L. McCollum, 397 Carter St., Madison, NC 27025

Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter (Madison,). Early families of the North Carolina counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary service . Publ., The Chapter, 1977-1981. 

Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions transcript of court minutes. Publ., s n., 198?

Lineback, Harvey, 1946- Marriage licenses of Stokes County, North Carolina, 1839-1887 Publ., The Genealogical Society of Rockingham and Stokes Counties, North Carolina, c 1994.

Pruitt, Albert Bruce, 1943- Abstracts of land entrys [sic] : Stokes Co., NC, 1790-1798 . Publ., A. B. Pruitt, c1987.

Records not found in Rockingham county may be found in Raleigh:

North Carolina Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
(919) 733-3000
Fax: (919) 733-1511

Additional information:http://vitalrec.com/nc.html
Rockingham County Governmental Center  http://www.rcpl.org/
Rockingham County Public Library http://www.rcpl.org/library/

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County Records Guide
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MARS Finding Aid
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NC Historical Publications/Books for Sale
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State Archives General Information
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North Carolina Vital Records/ALL Birth Certificates and Post-1955 Death Certificates
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North Carolina History and Information for help with homework and school projects
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