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CABARRUS COUNTY

Cabarrus County is located in the south central section of the state, and it is bordered by the North Carolina counties of Stanly, Union, Mecklenburg, Iredell, and Rowan.  The county was formed in 1792 from part of Mecklenburg County. It was named in honor of Stephen Cabarrus of Edenton, who was a member of the North Carolina State Legislature several times, and Speaker of the House of Commons four times. In 1795 an act was passed naming commissioners to erect a courthouse on the land of Samuel Huie (Hughey) which had already been selected as a proper place for the county seat. They were ordered to lay out the town of Concord, which was incorporated in 1806.

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Local Addresses
& Resources
Query Boards
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Photo Album

Cemeteries
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Census Records
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Where Did They Go?
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Books, Etc. 

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Events

Fall Harvest Festival - Reed Gold Mine
October 13, 2012 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

Cabarrus Genealogical Society
Prior to 1792, you must look in the records of the counties
in what is now Cabarrus County
(see the index section on neighboring and parent counties).

Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society

Anson County Genealogical Society

Bladen County Genealogical Society

STATE AND NATIONAL SOCIETIES

North Carolina Genealogical Society

The National Genealogical Society

LOCAL HISTORY

Great Wagon Road article and link to map, from NC Archives & UNC Press

Scots-Irish from Ulster & The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road

Maps of Cabarrus County and North Carolina

Cabarrus Links

 Historic Cabarrus, Inc

Photos & History, from Julie Ganis

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES

In colonial times, and even later, county boundaries were not always well-defined in frontier areas. Also, new piedmont counties were being created rapidly during the 1700's, and county lines changed again and again during this process. In addition, families sometimes lived very close to another county and may have gone there for various reasons. It is good genealogical practice to check records in the neighboring counties for your families.

 

PARENT COUNTIES

Cabarrus County was created in 1792 from Mecklenburg County.
Mecklenburg County was created in 1763 from Anson County.
Anson County was created in 1750 from Bladen County.
Bladen County was created in 1734 from New Hanover County.
New Hanover County was created in 1729 from Craven County.
Craven County was created in 1705 from Bath County.
(please see the link below for more information on NC counties).

While European settlers were not in the Cabarrus area before the middle 1700's,
it is still interesting to know the "administrative ancestry" of the area.
And it is good to remember that European settlers
were not the first human beings to live here.

North Carolina County Formation

 
NC & OTHER LINKS
 

North Carolina Genealogy Questions & Answers

Useful Links for Genealogy Research

QUERY BOARDS & MAILING LISTS

Rootsweb mailing list for Cabarrus County

Rootsweb board for Cabarrus County

GenForum board for Cabarrus County

Old Queries from January to June 1998

Patsy Dwiggins
County Coordinator


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