North Carolina Genealogy

The county was formed in 1771 from parts of Rowan County and Orange County. It was named for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford, father of Frederick North, Lord North, British Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782.

On March 15, 1781, the Battle of Guilford Court House was fought in present-day Greensboro between Generals Charles Cornwallis and Nathanael Greene during the American Revolution.

In 1779 the southern third of Guilford County became Randolph County. In 1785 the northern half of its remaining territory became Rockingham County. Source Wikipedia

Gold was discovered around 1800 in Jamestown and the town grew for quite a period of time. The later, richer discoveries in California and other places drew a lot of attention away from this part of the country. Around the gold rush time there was a mill built that has become known as Castle McCulloch – it’s been restored and expanded and is today the host to more weddings in NC than any other site as well as other interesting events and festivals.

Guilford County Genealogy Resources

Guilford County NCGenweb site

Guilford County NCGenweb Archives

Guilford County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 9693
Greensboro, NC 27429-0693

High Point Historical Society, Inc.
1805 East Lexington Avenue
High Point, NC 27262

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Guilford County Government

Guilford County Courthouse
PO Box 3427
County Courthouse
Greensboro, NC 27402

Census

1790 Federal Census Transcription sorted by last name

1790 Federal Census Transcription

1790 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number

1790 Federal Census transcription – Salisbury District

1800 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number

1810 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number

1820 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number

1830 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number

1840 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number

1850 Federal Census Index – by last name only

1850 Federal Census Transcription – partial

1850 Federal Census Transcription and Index Directory opens to listing of text files by index name and page number.

Cemeteries

The following Cemeteries are located within Guilford County:

Cone Cemetery
Floral Garden Cemetery
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Gilmore Memorial Park
Green Hall Cemetery
Green Hill Cemetery
Green Hill Cemetery
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Lakeview Memorial Park
Midway Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery
Phibbs Cemetery
Piedmont Memorial Cemetery
Shady Grove Cemetery

USGS listing of Cemeteries in Guildford County

Cemetery Transcriptions

Query Forums

Guilford County, NC Query Forum

Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Guilford County from the Forum:

Guilford County, NC at Genforum

Cities and towns of Guilford County:

Allen Jay
AMF Greensboro
Archdale
Brightwood
Browns Summit
Busick
Climax
Colfax
Country Park Acres
Deep River
Emerywood
Forest Oaks
Freemans Mills
Friendship
Gibsonville
Glenola
Greensboro (County Seat)
Greensboro BMC
Groomtown
Guilford
Guilford College
Guilford Courthouse National
Hamtown
High Point
Hilltop
Jamestown
Julian
McLeansville
Monticello
Mount Zion
Oak Ridge
Osceola
Plaza
Pleasant Garden
Rankin
Ridgefield
Rudd
Sedalia
Sedgefield
South Greensboro
Spring Valley
Stokesdale
Stoney Creek
Summerfield
Summit
Tennessee Acres
Vandalia
Whitsett

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