MISCELLANEOUS
GENEALOGY & HISTORY
RESOURCES FOR
ANSON COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA

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Anson County, NC was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named in honor of George, Lord Anson, a celebrated English admiral who circumnavigated the globe. It is in the south center section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Union, Stanly, and Richmond counties.   In 1787, Newton,  the county seat, was changed to Wadesboro, spelled "Wadesborough" in early records.

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MILITARY INFORMATION

-THE CIVIL WAR ~ ANSON COUNTY, NC - Veterans, Rosters, and More!
-ANSON COUNTY CIVIL WAR CITATIONS FROM WAR OF REBELLION SERIES 

-MEXICAN WAR 

-WAR OF 1812 MILITIA ROSTERS:
          -Anson County, NC
          -Mecklenburg County, NC
          Also: a few War of 1812 Pensioners can be found HERE

-REVOLUTIONARY WAR ~ Veterans, Rosters and More! 

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PEOPLE & PLACES

-ANSON COUNTY GENEALOGY TIDBITS - Colonial Coroners Inquests, Colonial Divorce Petitions, etc.

-NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS - Mentioning people and places of Union County, Anson County,
          and surrounding areas, 1793-1947.

-BRANSON'S N.C. BUSINESS DIRECTORY for Anson County, 1867-1868

-CEMETERIES & CHURCHES

-SOLOMON SIMON'S STORE LEDGER 1831-1847 – The area the store was in is now Union County,
          but was MECKLENBURG or ANSON COUNTY at the time. ~ MANY PEOPLE LISTED.

-TARHEELS WITH JESSE JAMES: Maybe YOUR ancestor rode with the Gang!!

-CENSUS RESOURCES AND LOOKUPS

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RESEARCH HELPERS

-ANSON COUNTY RECORDS AVAILABLE AT THE NC ARCHIVES

-MAPS of ANSON COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 

-ANSON COUNTY TOWNSHIP MAP (Modern)

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PHOTOGRAPHS

-OLD PHOTOS OF PEOPLE FROM IN AND AROUND ANSON CO., NC

-OLD PHOTOS of Anson County Places

-DEEP SPRINGS SCHOOL PHOTO ABOUT 1898-1900 Peachland, Anson County, NC

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DOCUMENTS

-CLARK-CRAWFORD LETTER, 1857 (mentions Anson Co, NC)

-DAVIS-LOWTHORP-HORN LETTERS - From Joseph Davis in Henderson Co, TN 
          to relatives in Anson Co, NC, 1870. 

-Historical Bank of Wadesborough CURRENCY

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ANSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Links to Other Sites on the Web
UNION COUNTY, NC HISTORY & GENEALOGY RESOURCES
MECKLENBURG CO, NC HISTORY & GENEALOGY RESOURCES
CABARRUS CO, NC HISTORY & GENEALOGY RESOURCES
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