Stokes County

Stokes County
Author: Chad Tucker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738516561

Named more than 200 years ago for heroic Revolutionary War captain John Stokes, Stokes County, North Carolina, is an area rich in history, Southern charm, and natural beauty. Primarily an agricultural community, Stokes County's farming roots date back hundreds of years to the early generations of settlers. The county is beautifully situated on the edge of the Piedmont Foothills, with the breathtaking Sauratown Mountains resting entirely within its border. Stokes County boasts a multi-cultural heritage, consisting of British, German, Scotch Irish, and Welsh nationalities. Though the county is still known for its tobacco farms and picturesque foothills, it is in the midst of change, as a result of the fading tobacco industry and suburban growth in the Piedmont. The citizens of Stokes County have become more and more dedicated to preserving the history of their county, as is evident in this engaging pictorial volume.

Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service

Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service
Author: James H. Chapter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989-06
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780893086732

By: the James Hunter Chapter, NSDSAR of Madison, NC, Pub. 1981, reprinted 2022, 188 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-673-8. To complete this book, the publication committee of the James Hunter Chapter NSDAR used information from DAR applications for members of their chapter who descended from soldiers or patriots in this area. Most of the research on the families in this book was based on original records or publications of original records such as estate records, division of land, deeds, court records, cemetery, census, and Bible records, as well as pension applications of Revolutionary War soldiers or their widows. Guilford County from which Rockingham County was formed in 1785 and Surry County from which Stokes County was formed in 1789 were in Salisbury District of North Carolina. To be more specific, they were in that point of Salisbury District called the Upper Salisbury District. Rockingham is bordered by Pittsylvania and Henry Counties, Virginia and Caswell, Guilford, Alamance, and Stokes Counties, NC. Stokes County is bordered by Patrick County, VA and Rockingham, Forsyth and Surry County, NC. This Book has 208 biographical sketches of families/individuals of this area of North Carolina.

Stokes County Architectural Survey

Stokes County Architectural Survey
Author: Stokes County Historical Society
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2012-10-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 130029065X

Stokes County Architectural Survey is the first in a series of books on Stokes County, published by the Stokes County Historical Society. This book is of Walnut Cove and the surrounding area, including limited genealogical data on several local families.