IREDELL COUNTY

Established in 1788 from Rowan County.
Courthouse fire of 1854 destroyed many court records.

                                ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
	Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1855-1937; 1 volume, 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Constables' Bonds, 1847-1866; 1 volume.
	Officials' Bonds, 1868-1903; 1 volume.

COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1789-1868; 7 volumes.
		Appearance Dockets, 1810-1868; 4 volumes.
		Execution Dockets, 1791-1801, 1835-1844; 4 volumes.
		Levy Dockets, 1845-1858; 2 volumes.
		Indictment and Recognizance Docket, 1802-1821; 1 volume.
		State Docket, 1857-1868; 1 volume.
		Trial Dockets, 1810-1841, 1855-1868; 5 volumes.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1807-1845, 1869-1909; 15 volumes.
		Equity Minutes, 1828-1868; 2 volumes.
		Equity Enrolling Dockets, 1837-1841, 1862-1868; 2 volumes.
		Equity Trial Dockets, 1807-1827, 1854-1868; 2 volumes.
		Appearance and Reference Docket, 1808-1825; 1 volume.
		Execution Dockets, 1808-1833, 1841-1861; 4 volumes.
		Judgment Dockets (criminal), 1882-1899; 2 volumes.
		State and Recognizance Docket, 1808-1826; 1 volume.
		Trial Dockets, 1808-1857; 3 volumes.
		Civil Action Papers, 1808-1941; 30 Fibredex boxes.
		Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1845-1934; 11 Fibredex boxes.
		Criminal Action Papers, 1814-1937; 36 Fibredex boxes.
LAND RECORDS
	Deeds, 1811-1945; 6 Fibredex boxes.
	Mortgage Deeds and Deeds of Trust, 1857-1952; 1 Fibredex box.
	Probate of Deeds, 1868-1886; 3 volumes.
	Ejectments, 1853-1906, 1918; 1 Fibredex box.
	Land Entries, 1855-1905; 2 volumes.
	Petitions for Partition of Land, 1862-1941; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Petitions for Sale of Land, 1863-1941; 7 Fibredex boxes.
	Boundary Line Disputes, 1901-1936; 1 Fibredex box.
	Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies on Land, 1843-1926;
		4 Fibredex boxes.
	Condemnation of Land, 1903-1919; 1 Fibredex box.
	Foreclosures, 1901-1939; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous Land Records, 1846-1953; 2 Fibredex boxes.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Estates, 1843-1868; 3 volumes.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1889; 3 volumes.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1846-1931; 8 volumes.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1876, 
		1888-1905; 3 volumes.
	Record of Widows' Year's Support, 1871-1895; 1 volume.
	Estates Records, 1790-1970; 264 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Records, 1803-1964; 21 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Accounts, 1894-1907; 1 volume.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1846-1939; 5 volumes.
	Petitions and Orders, 1901-1905, 1921; 1 volume.
	Record of Settlements, 1868-1895; 2 volumes.
	Fiduciary Account Book, 1833-1867; 1 volume.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1788-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
	Record of Marriage Certificates, 1851-1867, 1899; Record of Cohabitation, 
		1866; 1 volume.
	Marriage Registers, 1867-1939; 5 volumes.
	Divorce Records, 1855-1934, 1952; 6 Fibredex boxes.
	Resumption of Maiden Names, 1938-1970; 1 Fibredex box.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	List of Taxables, 1837-1842; 1 volume.
	Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1790-1918; 1 Fibredex box.
WILLS
	Wills, 1787-1917; 13 Fibredex boxes.
	Cross Index to Wills, [1790-1868, 1894-1907]; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	County Accounts and Buildings, 1815-1918; 1 Fibredex box.
	Record of Elections, 1878-1928; 3 volumes.
	Election Records, 1886-1926; 1 Fibredex box.
	Coroners' Inquests, 1854-1968; 9 Fibredex boxes.
	Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1869-1899, 1933; 
		1 Fibredex box.
	Architects' Certificates of Registration, 1949-1981; 1 volume.
	Chiropractors' Certificates of Registration, 1921-1975; 1 manuscript box.
	Dentists' Certificates of Registration, 1923-1938; 1 volume.
	Nurses' Certificates of Registration, 1905-1974; 1 manuscript box.
	Physicians' and Surgeons' Certificates of Registration, 1889-1978; 1 
		manuscript box.
	Registry of Physicians, Surgeons and Dentists, 1888-1902; 1 volume.
	Lunacy Records, 1871-1939; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Court Martial Minutes, 1808-1862; 1 volume.
	Orders and Decrees, 1869-1888, 1901; 3 volumes.
	Record of Pensions, 1929-1968; 1 volume.
	Personal Accounts, 1819, 1854-1892; 1 Fibredex box.
	Road Records, 1855-1869, 1902-1917; 1 Fibredex box.
	Railroad Records, 1860-1928; 8 Fibredex boxes.
	County Home Account Books, 1903-1908, 1914-1916; 1 manuscript box.	
	Miscellaneous Records, 1808-1949; 6 Fibredex boxes.
	Slave Records, 1823-1872; 1 Fibredex box.
	Timber Records, 1902-1936; 1 Fibredex box.
	Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1843-1941; 8 Fibredex boxes.
CRX
	Deeds and Mortgage Deeds and Power of Attorney, 1825-1888; 3 folders.
	Estate Records, 1876; 1 folder.
	County Home Account Book and Register of Inmates, 1904-1932; 3 volumes.
 
                               MICROFILM RECORDS

BONDS
	Bastardy Bonds, 1870-1879; 1 reel.
	Officials' Bonds, 1868-1903; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
	Record of Corporations, 1888-1956; 4 reels.
	Partnership Records, 1913-1965; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1789-1868; 2 reels.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1807-1954; 14 reels.
		Equity Minutes, 1828-1868; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
	Record of Elections, 1908-1964; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Accounts, 1869-1965; 17 reels.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1846-1965; 5 reels.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1888-1931; 4 reels.
	Appointment of Administrators and Executors, 1931-1965; 4 reels.
	Appointment of Executors, 1868-1876; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1899-1939; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Guardians, 1928-1964; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Trustees and Guardians, 1962-1965; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Accounts, 1894-1965; 5 reels.
	Accounts of Indigent Orphans, 1913; 1 reel.
	Dowers and Widows' Year's Support, 1895-1965; 2 reels.
	Inheritance Tax Records, 1920-1965; 2 reels.
	Record of Inventories, 1843-1867; 2 reels.
	Record of Settlements, 1868-1894; 1 reel.
	Index to Final Accounts, 1788-1970; 3 reels.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1788-1960; 181 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1788-1965; 15 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1788-1965; 14 reels.
	Land Entries, 1789-1794, 1855-1905; 1 reel.
	Record of Sales and Resales, 1921-1965; 3 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1790-1866; 1 reel.
	Marriage Licenses, 1893-1964; 14 reels.
	Marriage Registers, Female, 1851-1965; 2 reels.
	Marriage Registers, Male, 1851-1972; 3 reels.
	Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 reel.
	Index to Births, 1913-1981; 5 reels.
	Index to Deaths, 1913-1965; 3 reels.
	Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
	Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1981; 14 reels.
	Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1965; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Orders and Decrees, 1869-1893; 1 reel.
	Special Proceedings, 1887-1949; 16 reels.
	Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1868-1965; 2 reels.
	Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1868-1965; 1 reel.
	Index to Special Proceedings, 1970-1981; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
	Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1947; 6 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
	Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1899, 1907-1950; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Land Valuations for Direct Tax, 1800; 1 reel.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1790-1965; 9 reels.
	Index to Wills, Devisor, 1788-1970; 1 reel.
	Index to Wills, Devisee, 1788-1970; 2 reels.