Union County, North Carolina Genealogy
Guide to Union County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Union County is geographically located in the southwestern-Piedmont region of North Carolina (NC). Union County, N.C., borders both Lancaster and Chesterfield counties of South Carolina, United States Genealogy. During the founding of Union County, there was a debate between the Democratic Party and the Whig Party, concerning the County's designated name; the Democrats were in favor of honoring one of their leaders, former President Andrew Jackson, while the Whigs preferred to honor one of their leaders, Henry Clay. The name of "Union", was chosen as a compromise between the two parties.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Union County Courthouse
400 North Main Street
Monroe, NC 28112
Phone: 704-296-4600
Union County Website
Register of Deeds has land and marriage records starting from 1842, birth and death records from 1913, and burial records.
Clerk Superior Court has probate records from 1837, court records from 1843, divorce, military, naturalization and land records; some records may have been transferred to the NC State Archives.[3]
Union County, North Carolina Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1913 | 1842 | 1913 | 1843 | 1842 | 1837 | 1784 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Some of the early records are missing. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Union County was established in 1842 from parts of Mecklenburg and Anson counties, and named "Union" as a compromise to settle a dispute between local Whigs and Democrats over whether the new county should be named "Clay" or "Jackson." Both of those names were subsequently used for new counties in the extreme southwestern part of the state.
Mecklenburg County and the large city of Charlotte are to the northwest. Charlotte's suburban areas include areas of Union County.
Anson County was one of the largest counties in NC at one time, and its territory covered the southwest quadrant of the state.
Monroe is the county seat for Union County. Other cities and towns are: Fairview, Hemby Bridge, Indian Trail, Lake Park, Marshville, Marvin, Mineral Springs, Stallings, Unionville, Waxhaw, Weddington, Wesley Chapel, and Wingate .
Townships are Goose Creek, Jackson, Marshville, Monroe, New Salem, Vance, Buford, Lanes Creek, Sandy Ridge.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Some Bible Records can be found at the Heritage Room, located in the Old Historic Courthouse in downtown Monroe, NC. Call 704-289-6737 for more information.
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1850 | 10,051 | — |
| 1860 | 11,202 | 11.5% |
| 1870 | 12,217 | 9.1% |
| 1880 | 18,056 | 47.8% |
| 1890 | 21,259 | 17.7% |
| 1900 | 27,156 | 27.7% |
| 1910 | 33,277 | 22.5% |
| 1920 | 36,029 | 8.3% |
| 1930 | 40,979 | 13.7% |
| 1940 | 39,097 | −4.6% |
| 1950 | 42,034 | 7.5% |
| 1960 | 44,670 | 6.3% |
| 1970 | 54,714 | 22.5% |
| 1980 | 70,380 | 28.6% |
| 1990 | 84,211 | 19.7% |
| 2000 | 123,677 | 46.9% |
| 2010 | 201,292 | 62.8% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1970 - North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
- 1862-1870 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1863-1872 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
- Union County Deeds are located at the Register of Deeds office located in the Government Center Building. http://www.unionconcrod.org/welcome.asp
- The above link will introduce you to the types of land records currently online. You will notice a index to deeds from 1842 - 2004. Older deeds are not online at the county level, but some are found at FamilySearch.
- Deeds, 1843 - 1870; grantee index to deeds, 1842 - 1891at FamilySearch
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War
- 1779-1782 North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1885-1953 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Regiments. Men in Union County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Union County:
- - 12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company L
- - 15th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 5th Volunteers, Company B
- - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company G
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company F
- - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company I
- - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company E
World War I
- 1917-1919 North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
World War II
- 1940-1948 North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
County Records
- 1833-1970 - North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images. (incomplete)
Voter Registration
- 1868-1898 - North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
- 1663-1979 North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
- 1720-1960 - Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
- 1841-1867 Will Book (1841-1867) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1842-1858 Images of Wills and Estates: 1842-1858 North Carolina Pioneers $
- 1869-1897 Images of Wills and Estates: 1869-1897North Carolina Pioneers $
- The North Carolina State Archives has microfilm of the Union County Record of Wills, 1842-1968, and the Cross Index to Wills, 1842-1968. Copies of materials can be ordered from the Archives (Contacting the State Archives).
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 - North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1869-1968 Union County Birth Index 1869-1968. Batch C752035 at FamilySearch[7]
- 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
- 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1759-1979 North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1762-1979 North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1763-1868 North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1843-1938 Union County Marriage Index 1843-1938 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[8]
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1898-1994 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
- 1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1926-1975 North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Union County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
The Carolinas Genealogical Society at the Heritage Room research room, located at the Old Historic Courthouse in downtown Monroe, N.C., is an affiliate library of FamilySearch. Call 704-289-6737 for hours of operation.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Union County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
- Union County Public Library
Website
Has a number of online genealogy databases.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Union County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.
- Union County Historical Society
PO Box 397
Monroe, NC 28111
Phone: 704-289-6737
Call The Heritage Room at the number above for more information about the Historical Society - Carolinas Genealogical Society
PO Box 397
Monroe, NC 28111
Website - Genealogical Collections of the Carolinas Genealogical Society are housed at the Heritage Room located in the Historic Courthouse in downtown Monroe. Call 704-289-6737 for hours of operation.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- NCGenWeb Union County
- USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- USGenWeb, Union County Archives
- Union County Government website
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/Union
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Union County, North Carolina. Page 506-514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 505-509.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Union County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County%2C_North_Carolina#Communities, accessed 29 February 2020.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/f/f5/Iginorthcarolinap.pdf.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/f/f5/Iginorthcarolinap.pdf.
