Family and Davidson County History


	Library

Department Home Page

African American Heritage (librarycard)

Christian Eberhard and Allied families 1764-1994

Davidson County History from Historical Museum

Davidson County Mining

Davidson County Register of Deeds

Denton Area History

Digitized NC City Directories

Documenting the American South

Eastern NC Digital Library

Family History Archive

Google Newspaper Archives Search

Index to Lexington Dispatch Obits 1976-2000

Lexington 175th Celebration

NC Family Records Online

NC Historic Digital Maps

NC LIVE (library card)

NC MOSAIC

NCECHO

Newspaper Archives Sources from LOC

Original Documents of Davidson County Families

Thomasville Centennial - 1952

Thomasville Chamber of Commerce Booklet Booklet circa 1915

Thomasville Pictures and Information (Everybody's Day, etc.)

Cemetery Records, Vol. I, Western Section, Index

Cemetery Records, Vol. II, Southern Section, Index

Cemetery Records, Vol. III, Central Section, Index

Cemetery Records, Vol. IV, Northern Section Index

Cemetery Records, Vol. V, Lexington Index

Cemetery Records, Vol. VI, Lexington Area Index

Cemetery Records, Vol. VII, Thomasville

Cemetery Records, Vol. VIII, Thomasville Area Index

Map of Lexington Local History Room

Yesteryear-Before Thomasville, What?

Yesteryear- More Cemetery Records of Davidson County
Yesteryear-Denton Before the 20th Century

Yesteryear-Early Davidson County Settlers

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 "at" 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:
GenealogyThomasville "at" DavidsonCountyNC.gov

Resources of Note:
New Resource: America's GenealogyBank with Historical Newspapers
( library card needed outside the Library)
African American Heritage resource (outside the library - library card needed)
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

Genealogy e-books available through NC Digital Library with your library card!
and A Resource- Ancestry Library Edition--featured on "Who Do You Think You Are?" on NBC
- Only Available IN Your Local Davidson County Public Library.

Local

Davidson County GenWeb
Davidson County Genealogical Society

Davidson County Cemetery Records, vol. 1-8, indexes

Davidson County Register of Deeds

Obituary Indexes from the Dispatch:

1888-1948 Lexington Dispatch Obituaries index (Please contact Genealogy@DavidsonCountyNC.gov or 336-242-2935 for specific obituaries--charge for copies/images may apply)

1951-1975 Lexington Dispatch Obituary Index (Please contact Genealogy@DavidsonCountyNC.gov or 336-242-2935 for specific obituaries--charge for copies/images may apply)

1976-2000 Obituaries Index from the Lexington Dispatch (Please contact Genealogy@DavidsonCountyNC.gov or 336-242-2935 for specific obituaries--charge for copies/images may apply)

2001-2009 Lexington Dispatch Obituaries Index (Please contact Genealogy@DavidsonCountyNC.gov or 336-242-2935 for specific obituaries--charge for copies/images may apply)

Maps of Davidson County from UNC Map Collection