Surry County, North Carolina,
was named for
County Surrey in England, the birthplace of colonial Governor
William Tryon, who built
Tryon Palace in New Bern, North
Carolina, on the coast.
Surry County was created in 1770 and began
administrative jurisdiction over its territory in 1771. It
was created out of a northwestern corner of Old Rowan County,
which covered the whole northwest quadrant of the state at one
time. Surry later gave birth to Stokes County in 1789,
which in turn gave birth to Forsyth County in 1849. Surry
also gave up land to Wilkes County in 1777, and to Yadkin County
in 1850.
LOCAL
RESOURCES
Surry County Government
Surry County NC Register of Deeds
Surry County
Economic Development Partnership
Surry County, North Carolina - Wikipedia article
Surry
Community College Library Special Collections
Northwestern
Regional Library System - Genealogy
Forsyth
County Public Library North Carolina Room
this is a regional room with some Surry resources
North Carolina State Archives
INDEX & LINKS
NEIGHBORING
COUNTIES
map of Surry and surrounding
counties
This site is being
redesigned and reorganized, so please be patient.
Katherine Benbow
County Coordinator, Surry County NCGenWeb
Assistant State Coordinator, NCGenWeb
