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Genealogical and Historical Resources for Davidson County are available at all county libraries:
Lexington Library has extensive resources including census records on microfilm.
Thomasville Library has a growing Local History room.
The Davidson County Historical Museum is the premier resource for history in Davidson County.
Questions or information about Davidson County Genealogy Resources?
Please contact Genealogy@DavidsonCountyNC.gov or via phone at 336-242-2935
(staff or volunteers available Monday -Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and most weekday afternoons).
Map of the Local History and Genealogy Room
(Click on Map text link to view--Adobe Acrobat Reader required) located in the Lexington Library.
Charges and fees may apply for research and electronic or hard copies of information.
If you have a question specific to the Thomasville area of Davidson County, you may contact:
genealogy.thomasville@DavidsonCountyNC.gov
Resources of Note:
New Resource: America's GenealogyBank with Historical Newspapers
( library card needed outside the Library)
Heritage Quest is now a part of NCLIVE and may be accessed using your Davidson Co. Public Library card. Other NC LIVE Resources available under History and Genealogy @ NCLIVE
HeritageQuest can also be accessed directly: click here to enter your barcode in the popup box and use now.
Reference USA is also available through NCLIVE (see above) and is a good way to locate living relatives!
Genealogy e-books available through NC Digital Library with your library card!
P4Antiques - Antique Heirloom Value using your library card
and A Resource- Ancestry Library Edition--
-Only Available IN Your Local Davidson County Public Library.
Local
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Bastardy Bonds -- Betty Camin Book
(A Bastardy Bond could have occurred after the child was born. First bondsman is generally either the mother (when she does not give the name of the father) or the putative father. Mother---court date--1st bondsman---2nd bondsman---3rd bdsman)
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- 1868 Map of Davidson County (Map shows townships, ferries, landowners, mills, and churches.)
- 1890 Map of Davidson County with Townships and Families(Shows townships, churches, mills, schools, residences, stores, mines, roads and railroads, historic sites and natural features. Includes 3 inset maps: "Thomasville," "Yadkin College," and "A birds eye view of the town of Lexington.")
- 1908 Mines and Minerals of Davidson County Map shows churches, schools, mines, prospects, cemeteries, mills.
- 1910 Map of Davidson County (Map shows landowners, ferries, gold mines, copper mines, townships, mills, schools, churches, retail stores, county homes, rural mail routes, landowners, tenant houses, and public and private roads.)
- 1915 Soil Map of Davidson County (Map shows churches, schools, mills, mines, ferries, retail stores, cemeteries, creeks, rivers, roads, and railroads including the Southern Railway and Winston-Salem Southbound Railway.)
- 1938 Map of Davidson County (Symbols designate locations of churches, cemeteries, schools, manufacturing plants, mills, post offices, penal or correctional institutions, hospitals and homes.)
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North Carolina
Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Interlibrary Loan Requests of Genealogy Materials from the State Library of NC
North Carolina Genealogical Society
Important NC Timeline Dates for Genealogists
North Carolina Census Data: 1960-1980
North Carolina GenWebProject
North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
North Carolina Newspaper Project by City
North Carolina Newspaper Project by County
North Carolina State Archives
Sanborn Maps for North Carolina
(must be a registered borrower with NCLIVE password to access click here)
National
Local History
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Davidson County History Books
Thomasville History
Also see Related Titles about Lexington History
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