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Misc Links

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Maps & Stuff

See state maps here showing when counties were formed over time. Go to 'County Boundary Changes for Each Year' about half way down the page.
North Carolina Click Rotating Formation button
Virginia Click Rotating Formation button

State Maps Showing Counties as of today.

Map of Entire US Showing Counties

With a little work, this map can show counties in two different states at the same time. E.g., if you're interested in seeing Guilford Cnty NC and Grayson Cnty VA and their relative positions.

Problem: View relative position of Guilford Cnty NC & Grayson Cnty VA

Solution: Go to site above and in “Find location:” box enter “Guilford County NC” then enter “Grayson County VA”

VIRGINIA

Grayson

http://www.graysoncountyva.com/graysoncountyvahistory.aspx

Grayson County was formed in 1793 from part of Wythe County and was named for William Grayson, one of Virginia's first two senators. and a part of Patrick County was added in 1810. Note that the eastern half of the county became Carroll county in 1842.
http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/gra.htm

Carroll

Carroll County was formed in 1842 from Grayson County and was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. And part of Patrick County was added in 1856. The county seat is Hillsville.

Pulaski

http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/

Pulaski County, Virginia was formed in 1839 from parts of Montgomery and Wythe Counties. The County seat is Pulaski.

Pulaski cnty is between Wythe & Montgomery (Wythe being to the West)

NORTH CAROLINA

Research

NC Archives
MARS Help
MARS

Showing counties & cities

http://geology.com/county-map/north-carolina.shtml

Guilford

was formed in 1771 from parts of Rowan County and Orange County.
See familysearch.org for more info.

Chatham

was formed in 1771 from Orange County.

Johnston

Johnston was formed in 1746 from Craven. (Craven is near the coast)

US Census Links

Ancestry.com links to census records. You must first login to Ancestry in order for these links to work.

1790 Census The 1790, 1800, and 1890 federal census schedules for Virginia no longer exist.

1800 Census No longer exists for VA.

1810 Census

1820 Census

1830 Census

1840 Census

Only name of head of household present prior to 1850

1850 Census

1860 Census

1870 Census

1880 Census
contains father's and mother's birthplace.

1890 Census Fragment
These records have been extracted from the remaining population schedules for the 1890 Federal Census, which was destroyed by a fire at the Commerce Department in Washington, DC on 10 January 1921. The surviving fragments consists of 1,233 pages or pieces, including enumerations for Alabama, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas. The records of only 6,160 of the 62,979,766 people enumerated survived the fire.
The original 1890 census enumerated people differently than ever before that time. Each family was enumerated on a separate sheet of paper. 1890 was the only year this was done.
The only surviving fragments are as follows:
Alabama—Perry County
District of Columbia—Q, S, 13th, 14th, RQ, Corcoran, 15th, SE, and Roggs streets, and Johnson Avenue
Georgia—Muscogee County (Columbus)
Illinois—McDonough County: Mound Township
Minnesota—Wright County: Rockford
New Jersey—Hudson County: Jersey City
New York—Westchester County: Eastchester; Suffok County: Brookhaven Township
North Carolina—Gaston County: South Point Township, Ricer Bend Township; Cleveland County: Township No. 2
Ohio—Hamilton County (Cincinnati); Clinton County: Wayne Township
South Dakota—Union County: Jefferson Township
Texas—Ellis County: S.P. no. 6, Mountain Peak, Ovila Precinct; Hood County: Precinct no. 5; Rusk County: Precinct no. 6 and J.P. no. 7; Trinity County: Trinity Town and Precinct no. 2; Kaufman County: Kaufman.

1900 Census
contains father's and mother's birthplace.

1910 Census
contains father's and mother's birthplace.

1920 Census
contains father's and mother's birthplace.

1930 Census
contains father's and mother's birthplace.

1940 Census
father's and mother's birthplace is NOT present, BUT all sorts of employment info for those 14 yrs & older ... hmmm ... me thinks the GOVERNMENT has taxes in mind ...

Blank census forms at Ancestry.com