Please note that records for the Scotland County area prior to 1899 are part of the records for Richmond County, NC.
County Records page on North Carolina State Archives website
(2002 data for all counties combined – 2009 data for all counties available for order)
To access just the Scotland County data: http://ncgenweb.us/scotland/scotland-county-records-in-the-nc-state-archives/
Biographies
Births — see Vital Records below
Cemeteries — see link in menu above
Census Records
- 1840 Richmond County census
- 1840 census of Laurel Hill area
- 1840 census of Stewartsville
- 1840 census of Williamson
- 1850 census of Laurel Hill District (Present-day Scotland County)
- 1850 census of Stewartsville District (Present-day Scotland County)
- 1850 census of Williamson District (Present-day Scotland County)
- 1900 census of Laurel Hill District 85
- 1900 census of Spring Hill District 90
- 1900 census of Stewartsville District 93
- 1900 census of Stewartsville District 94
- 1900 census of Stewartsville District 95
- 1900 census of Williamson District 96
Church Records
Court Records
Estate Records — also see Wills below
Marriages
- Marriages in the Scotland NCGenWeb Archives
- Marriages Recorded at the Office of the Judge of Probate, Dillon County, SC — courtesy of Helen Moody. Since marriage license requirements in South Carolina were less stringent than those in North Carolina, Scotland County couples sometimes “ran off” to Dillon to get married.
Military
Civil War Pensions Filed in Florida ~ Application Number, Soldier’s Name, Reason for NC Reference:
A10485 ~ Glisson (Gleason), John D. ~ birth (technically not born in Scotland County, but this is what the application shows)
Obituaries
Vital Records
Wills & Estates