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Founded in 1753, Rowan County became an important political and economic center for western North Carolina during the 1800s. Salisbury, the county seat, housed the only Confederate prison in North Carolina during the Civil War, and the Gold Hill community once served as a vital mineral source during North Carolina’s gold rush. Catawba College is located in Rowan, and many famous North ...
- Cabarrus County
Site of the first gold rush in the United States and the...
- Anson County
Formed out of the western section of Bladen County, Anson...
- Henry Toole Clark
His father James West Clark served in both houses of North...
- John Ellis
Born in eastern Rowan County, in what is now part of...
- Civil War
Although most major battle engagements occurred in other...
- Places
Located in what is now Hyde County and named by Algonquian...
- Piedmont Plateau
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)...
- Commentary
North Carolina many times has been a battleground state and...
- Cabarrus County
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Bible Records
1. Bible Recordsat North Carolina Digital Archives - index and image 2. Oklahoma Bible Records(*); at FamilySearchCatalog — images 3. Rowan County Bible Recordsat RootsWeb
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
1. Brumfield, Lewis Shore. "The Clingman Store Ledgers," [1818-1822] Rowan County Register, Vol. 7, No. 2 (May 1992):1509-1516. Available at FS Library. 2. Smith, John H. "Unidentified Merchant's Ledger 1837-1846 North Carolina State Archives," Rowan County Register, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Aug. 1993):2548-2552. Available at FS Library. Occupations 1. "Clerk of Court," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Aug. 1989):889. Available at FS Library. 2. "Clerks of Court in Rowan County, 1753-1795" Rowan...
Cemeteries
1. North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($) 2. "Cemetery Record," Rowan County Register, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Nov. 2001):3749. Available at FS Library. [Discusses a gravemarker from Salem United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, surname: Hill, date of death: 1867, which identifies the person's 1791 birthplace as Rowan County, North Carolina.] 3. "Cemetery Records - Lowerstone Ch...
Archives
Listed below are archives in Rowan County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map- search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries 1. FamilySearch Centersprovide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites. 2. FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to mostcenter-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries 1. Albemarle North Carolina FamilySearch Center 2. As...
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Rowan County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries. Isothermal Community College Library PO Box 804 Springdale, NC 28160-0804 Phone: 828-395-1307 Website 1. This library has 6 volumes of the missing court records of Rowan County that have been microfilmed. The Salisbury District, Superior Court minutes/records are on the Stanley-Yancey page. Salisbury Microfilms, unit 4, drawer 3, section D: 1756-1770 and 1782-1801 (3 volum...
Listed below are societies in Rowan County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies. Genealogical Society of Rowan County PO Box 4305 Salisbury, NC 28145-430 Email: GSRCNC.Contact@Gmail.com Website
FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publicatio...Linn, Jo White. "The McCubbins Collection: The Rowan Public Library, Salisbury, NC," Rowan County Register, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Feb. 1986):16-21. Available at FS Library. [Originally published in Herita...Linn, Jo White. "Tips for Genealogists Working in North Carolina Records," Rowan County Register, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1986):77-82. Available at FS Library.Terrell, Kay. "Edith M. Clark History Room, Rowan Public Library," Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring 1987):9-11. Available at FS Library.- Salisbury
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Rowan County (/ r oʊ ˈ æ n / roh-AN) [1] [2] is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina.It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 square miles (1,360 km 2) after several counties were formed from Rowan County in the 18th and 19th centuries.
A COLONIAL HISTORY or Rowan COUNTY 45. laudable, and Governor Tryon countenanced their plans and re ferred their requests to the Bishop of London and the Society for thePropagation of the Gospel inForeign Parts. Theundertaking met with the approval of the Society at its meeting in London, July 19, 1771.
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The book tells of about 125 young people who migrated from the congregation of Old School Baptist Church in 1756 to Rowan County North Carolina and formed a settlement called Jersey Settlement. They had a grant of 100,000 acres of land, within the Granville grant, for settling. Their preacher was John Gano.
Old Rowan County was formed from Anson County in 1753. Beginning in 1770, twenty-six counties were spun off from Rowan. Beginning with the western half of Guilford, North Carolina created the counties of Surry, Burke, Iredell, Davidson, and Davie. Those daughter counties later spun off additional counties. You can find an interactive map of ...
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Rowan Public Library's Edith M. Clark History Room concentrates primarily on Western North Carolina genealogy and history including all areas of old Rowan County. Our holdings include over 19,000 books, 5,700 microforms, 268 manuscript collections, dozens of genealogical journals as well as a solid collection of civil war and civil war prison materials.
