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ALEXANDER COUNTY

County History: Founded in 1847 and named for William J. Alexander of Mecklenburg County, a member of the Legislature and speaker of the House of Commons.


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 10,960
1920 12,212
1940 14,554
1960 15,625
1980 24,999
2000 33,603
Description:

Geological Survey (U.S.)
Gilreath quadrangle, North Carolina : 7.5 minute series 
(topographic) / produced by the United States Geological Survey
; in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources.
Reston, Va. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological
Survey ; Denver, Colo. : For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, [2003]

Geological Survey (U.S.)
Moravian Falls quadrangle, North Carolina : 7.5 minute series 
(topographic) / produced by the United States Geological Survey
; in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources.
Reston, Va. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological
Survey ; Denver, Colo. : For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, [2003]

[NCDOT will replace bridge no. 116 on SR 1521, over Third Creek, 
in Iredell County, TIP project no. B-4155, state project no. 
8.2822401, federal project no. BRZ-1521(4) [microform] : 
categorical exclusion action classification form]
[Raleigh, N.C. : Project Development and Environmental Analysis 
Branch, NCDOT, 2003]

SR 1001 (Sulphur Springs Road) replace bridge no. 27 over South 
Yadkin River, Alexander County, state project 8.2780601, 
federal aid project BRZ-1001(16), TIP project B-3100 : 
categorical exclusion / documentation prepared by: ARCADIS G & 
M of North Carolina, Inc. ... for the North Carolina Department
of Transportation.[Raleigh, N.C.] : Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch, NCDOT, [2002]

SR 1001 (Sulphur Springs Road) replace bridge no. 27 over South 
Yadkin River, Alexander County, state project 8.2780601, 
federal aid project BRZ-1001(16), TIP project B-3100 
[microform] : categorical exclusion / documentation prepared
by: ARCADIS G & M of North Carolina, Inc. ... for the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation.[Raleigh, N.C.] : Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch, NCDOT, [2002]

SR 1313 (Three Forks Church Road) replace bridge no. 78 over 
Muddy Fork Creek, Alexander County, state project 8.2780701, 
federal aid project BRZ-1313(2), TIP project B-3101 [microform]
: categorical exclusion / documentation prepared by: ARCADIS 
Geraghty & Miller ... for the North Carolina Department of 
Transportation.[Raleigh, N.C.] : Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch, [2000]

SR 1313 (Three Forks Church Road) replace bridge no. 78 over 
Muddy Fork Creek, Alexander County, state project 8.2780701, 
federal aid project BRZ-1313(2), TIP project B-3101 : 
categorical exclusion / documentation prepared by: ARCADIS 
Geraghty & Miller ... for the North Carolina Department of 
Transportation.[Raleigh, N.C.] : Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch, [2000]

Financial statement audit report of Alexander County Partnership 
for Children, Taylorsville, North Carolina [microform]
[Raleigh, N.C.] : Office of the State Auditor, [1999]-

Geological Survey (U.S.)
Geologic map of the Thebes quadrangle, Illinois and Missouri / 
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; by 
Richard W. Harrison.Reston, VA : The Survey ; Denver, CO : Information Services [distributor], 1999.

Allen, Robert T. Mrs.
Alexander County, North Carolina estate s' index, 1839, 
1858-1939 / [compiled by] Mrs. Robert T. Allen.
Baltimore, Md. (1806 Maxwell Ave.) : Mrs. R.T. Allen, c1997.

Hines, Martha Pressley.
1850 agriculture census, Alexander County, North Carolina / 
abstracted by Martha Pressley Hines.Taylorsville, NC : Copies may be ordered from Alexander County Heritage, [1997?]

Correll, Linda R.
Alexander County commissioner minutes, July 25, 1868 to December 
5, 1870 / transcribed by Linda R. Correll.Taylorsville, N.C. : Correll Pub., 1996.

Heafner, Kerry Donald.
The population biology of Pellaea wrightiana Hooker, a fern 
disjunct in North Carolina : a thesis / by Kerry Donald Heafner.
1996.

North Carolina. Office of the State Auditor.
Financial related audit report of Alexander County Clerk of 
Superior Court, Taylorsville, North Carolina [microform] / 
[Office of the State Auditor][Raleigh, N.C.] : The Office, [1996]-

Labor area summary. Hickory MSA / prepared by Employment SecurityCommission of North Carolina, affiliated with the Employment and Training Administration, in cooperation with Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
[Raleigh, N.C.] : The Commission, -1995.

North Carolina. Division of Highways. Small Urban Planning Unit.
Thoroughfare plan for Taylorsville, North Carolina [microform] / 
prepared by the: [Small Urban Planning Unit], Statewide 
Planning Branch, Division of Highways, N.C. Department of 
Transportation ; in cooperation with: the town of Taylorsville,
the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation.[Raleigh, N.C.?] : The Unit, [1995]

North Carolina. Division of Highways. Small Urban Planning Unit.
Thoroughfare plan for Taylorsville, North Carolina / prepared by 
the: [Small Urban Planning Unit], Statewide Planning Branch, 
Division of Highways, N.C. Department of Transportation ; in 
cooperation with: the town of Taylorsville, the Federal Highway
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
[Raleigh, N.C.?] : The Unit, [1995]

North Carolina. Division of Highways. Statewide Planning Branch.
Thoroughfare plan for Alexander County, North Carolina 
[microform] / prepared by the Statewide Planning Branch, 
Division of Highways, N.C. Department of Transportation.
[Raleigh, N.C.] : The Branch, [1995]

North Carolina. Division of Highways. Statewide Planning Branch.
Thoroughfare plan for Alexander County, North Carolina / prepared
by the Statewide Planning Branch, Division of Highways, N.C. 
Department of Transportation.[Raleigh, N.C.] : The Branch, [1995]

Miller, Evelina Davis.
1993 obituaries, Alexander County, North Carolina : 361 
obituaries : abstracted from the Taylorsville Times, the Times 
Advantage (Taylorsville, North Carolina), Statesville 
and Landmark (Statesville, North Carolina) / compiled by 
Evelina Davis Miller.Hiddenite, N.C. (Route 2, Box 22, Hiddenite 28636) : E.D.Miller, 1995.

Kinfolk (Hiddenite, N.C.)
Kinfolk / Alexander County Ancestry Assoc., Inc.
Hiddenite, N.C. : The Association, [1995-

Mathis, Roy L.
Soil survey of Alexander County, North Carolina / United States 
Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service ; in 
cooperation with North Carolina Department of Environment, 
Health, and Natural Resources ... [et al.]
[Washington, D.C.?] : The Service, [1995]

Miller, Evelina Davis.
1870 census, Alexander County, North Carolina / abstracted by 
Evelina Davis Miller.
Hiddenite, N.C. (Route 2, Box 22, Hiddenite 28636) : E.D. Miller,
1994.

Miller, Evelina Davis.
1880 census, Alexander County, North Carolina / abstracted by 
Evelina Davis Miller.Hiddenite, N.C. (5462 N.C. Hwy 90 E., Hiddenite 28636) : E.D. Miller, 1994.

North Carolina. School Planning.
Alexander County Schools : comprehensive survey report, 1993-94 /
conducted by: School Planning, North Carolina Department of 
Public Instruction.[Raleigh, NC] : School Planning, [1994]

Lower Little River & South Yadkin River watershed plan and 
environmental assessment : Alexander County, North Carolina / 
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural 
Resources, Division of Soil and Water Conservation, United 
States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 
Forest Service.[Raleigh, N.C.?] : The Division, [1993]

Bumgarner, Matthew C.
Junebug line / Matthew C. Bumgarner.
Hickory, N.C. : Hobo Puppy Pub. Co., c1993.

Correll, Linda R.
The Taylorsville index, 8 May 1890-7 May 1891 : [Alexander
County, North Carolina] / by Linda R. Correll.
Taylorsville, N.C. : L.R. Correll, 1992.

North Carolina community profile : Taylorsville, Alexander County
[microform.][Raleigh, N.C. : N.C. Dept. of Commerce, Economic Development Office], 1988-

Alexander County cemeteries / transcribed, compiled and published
by members of the Alexander County Genealogical Society.
[Hiddenite, N.C.] : the Society, 1987-

North Carolina Division of School Planning.
Alexander County, school survey report, 1986-87 / conducted by: 
Division of School Planning, North Carolina Department of 
Public Instruction.[Raleigh] : The Division, 1987.

The Heritage of Alexander County, North Carolina / Sara C. Allen,
editor.Winston Salem, N.C. : Published by the Alexander County 
Genealogical Society in cooperation with the History Division 
of Hunter Pub. Co., 1986-

Turner, Grace.
Alexander County, North Carolina, will abstracts, 1847-1910 / 
compiled by Grace Turner and Miles S. Philbeck, Jr.
Wilson, N.C. : G. Turner ; Chapel Hill, N.C. : M.S. Philbeck, 
c1984.

Lower Little River & South Yadkin River watershed plan and 
environmental assessment [microform] : Alexander County, North 
Carolina / North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, 
and Natural Resources, Division of Soil and Water Conservation,
United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation 
Service, Forest Service.[Raleigh, N.C.?] : The Division, [1993]

North Carolina community profile : Taylorsville, Alexander
County.[Raleigh, N.C. : N.C. Dept. of Commerce, Economic Development 
Office], 1988-

The Heritage of Alexander County, North Carolina / Sara C. Allen,
editor.Winston-Salem, N.C. : Alexander County Genealogical Society in 
cooperation with the History Division, Hunter Pub. Co., 1986-

North Carolina. Office of the State Auditor.
Alexander County Clerk of Superior Court, Taylorsville, North 
Carolina [microform] : report on audit / [Office of the State 
Auditor]Raleigh : The Office, [1982]-

Murray, Nicholas Russell.
Computer indexed marriage s ... North Carolina / Nicholas 
Russell Murray.Hammond, La. : Hunting for Bears, Inc., 1981-
CONTENTS Alexander County, 1779-1867 -- Alleghany County, 1779-1867 -- 
Burke County, 1780-1868 -- Catawba County, 1779-1867 -- Clay 
County, 1779-1867 -- Cleveland County, 1779-1867 -- Lincoln 
County, 1774-1867 -- Person County, 1792-1868 -- Polk County, 
1779-1867 -- Swain County, 1779-1867.

Pittard, Pen Lile, comp.
Prologue : a history of Alexander County, North Carolina / 
compiled by Pen Lile Pittard.[Taylorsville, N.C. : the compiler, 1958]

Teague history : pioneer settlers of Alexander County, N.C. : 
Edward Teague, pioneer, generations one to eight : William 
Teague, pioneer, and John Teague, pioneer, families traced in 
part / edited and published by J. Leroy Teague, Jackson U. 
Teague, Levi W. Teague.
[Bessemer City, NC] : J.L. Teague, 1953.

The Taylorsville index [microform]
Taylorsville, N.C. : Index Printing Co., 1890.

North Carolina county s : core collection. [microform]
Raleigh, N.C. : North Carolina Department of Archives and
History, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, [19--]

White, William Edgar, 1861-1935.
A history of Alexander County, North Carolina / by William E. 
White ; Published in The Taylorsville Times in 1926. Copied 
from a scrapbook of Mrs. Byrum C. Deal. Prepared under the 
auspices of The Alexander County Historical Society.
Taylorsville, N. C. : The Alexander County Historical
Association, [196-?]

Watts, W. C.
Facts and events of the Watts family : [a sketch of the life and 
ancestry of the Watts', Jones' and Echerds' of what is now 
Alexander County ...] / by W.C. Watts.
Taylorsville, N.C. : Taylorsville Business Forms, [19--?]

Staley, Linda M.
Alexander County, North Carolina 1850 census / abstracted by 
Linda McGalliard Staley.Patterson, N. C.: Staley Publishing and Genealogical Research, [198-?]

Staley, Linda M.
Alexander County, North Carolina 1860 census / abstracted by 
Linda McGalliard Staley.Patterson, N.C. : Staley Pub. and Genealogical Research, [198-?]

The Alexander County journal [microform]
Taylorsville, N.C. : C.W. Sower,

County development information for Alexander County.
 Cullowhee, NC : Center for Improving Mountain Living, Western 
Carolina University.

Index to historical sketches of Alexander Co. NC, Friendship 
Lutheran Church, Hopewell Reformed Church, Charity Baptist 
Church and of the Bowman and Fry families, Rev. A. L. Crouse / 
compiled by Elbert Ivey Memorial Library.
Hickory, N.C. : Elbert Ivey Memorial Library, [19--]

Fiscal control audit report of Alexander County Clerk of Superior
Court, Taylorsville, North Carolina [microform]
Raleigh, N.C. : Office of the State Auditor,

Alexander County map.
[North Carolina? : s.n., 197-?]

African-American Note Choirs of Alexander County North Carolina 
(CD)
Lexington, NC: Car Tunes ings.

Hines, Martha Pressley.
1860 agriculture census, Alexander County, North Carolina / 
abstracted by Martha Pressley Hines ; cover design by Sandra 
Jenkins Gwaltney.Taylorsville, NC : Copies may be ordered from Alexander County Ancestry Association, [19--]