Research
North Carolina Formation of Counties
Local Repositories
Badin Historic Museum’s collections are exhibited in 3 buildings. The first building, acquired in 1999, served the town as a rent office, kindergarten, and home extension location before becoming home to the Hardaway Site exhibit. It also showcases a pictorial history of early town life.
The second building, the Firehouse Museum, houses early firefighting equipment, an extensive photo-history of the Narrows Dam and work at Alcoa.
The third building is a 1915 French Apartment built for company workers. It was brought to life in 2005 to reflect the family life of Badin’s working men and women.
Oakboro Regional Museum of History
Pfeiffer University – Mary Fisher Lloyd Archives and Special Collections
Stanly County Clerk of Superior Court
Stanly County History Center
157 N 2nd St
Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone: 704-986-3777
Stanly County Museum – Online Archive and Photograph Database
Stanly County Register of Deeds – Search online for deeds back to 1841
Yadkin River Patriots Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution – List of American Revolution patriots from Stanly County
Family History Center’s in the area
Neighboring counties.
Charlotte North Carolina Central FamilySearch Center
Located 2500 Rocky River Road, Charlotte, NC 28213
Cabarrus county Public library – Concord Branch – an affiliate library
Located 27 Union Street N., Concord, NC 2825
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – an affiliate library
Located 310 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Funeral Homes
Kelsey Funeral Home 217 T.E. White Dr. Drive, Albemarle 704-982-6313 est. 1943
Hartsell Funeral Home 522 N. 2nd Street, Albemarle 704-983-1188
Stanly Funeral Home 1835 Badin Rd., Albemarle 704-982-8134 est. 1928
Edwards Funeral Home 120 College, Norwood 704-474-5898
Page updated 6/14/25 If any links are broken, please reach out to the site admin Paula Collins