These are a few of our favorite links. The list is not meant to be comprehensive but, instead, a collection of useful sites that we actually use. If you try any of these sites and they have moved or disappeared, please let us know.
Our Neighbors
- Ashe Historical Society
- Grayson Co., Va. Heritage
- Museum of Ashe Co. History
- Surry Co. Gen. Assn.
- Whippoorwill Academy
- Wilkes Genealogical Society
New River Notes by Jeff Weaver
A great resource for Northwest N.Carolina, Southwest VA & East Tennessee!
Census Finder
Links to free census records online
Alleghany County Research Help
Alleghany County Lookup Volunteers
1940 Census Records at Ancestry.com
Obituary Search at Ancestry.com
Cheek Family in Alleghany County
In addition to Cheek family info, this site includes lists of books, maps and resources of interest to Alleghany Co. researchers.
The Caudill Family Cabin at Doughton Park
North Carolina Genealogical Society
Grayson County, Virginia Heritage Foundation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
This is the mother of all genealogy lists, over 236,100 links, categorized and cross-referenced in over 150 categories. If it’s not here, you probably don’t need it!
Cyndi’s Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit
Genealogical Research in North Carolina
Prepared by the Genealogical Services Branch of the State Library of North Carolina.
North Carolina County Development
Info on how North Carolina ow counties were formed
North Carolina Genealogical Resources on the Internet
National Archives and Records Administration
Bureau of Land Management – General Land Office Records
Federal land patents issued by the General Land Office between 1820 and 1908 for public domain states in the eastern United States
Family Search Internet Genealogical Service
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
A great source for genealogy books.
