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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 71,227. Its county seat is Dobson.
History
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The county was formed in 1771 from Rowan County. It was named for the county of Surrey in England, birthplace of William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771.
In 1777 parts of Surry County and Washington District (now Washington County, Tennessee) were combined to form Wilkes County. The first permanent courthouse was established at Richmond in 1779, what is now the modern-day Old Richmond Township in Forsyth County near Donnaha. However, in 1789 the eastern half of Surry County became Stokes County, thus making the Richmond site unusable for either county. In 1790, the county seat was moved to Rockford where it remained for over half a century. In 1850 the half of the county's remaining territory south of the Yadkin River became Yadkin County. The town of Dobson was established in 1853 to be the new county seat.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1770 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1770 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1770 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1771 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1778 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1912 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 7,191
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| 1800 | 9,505
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| 1810 | 10,366
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| 1820 | 12,320
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| 1830 | 14,504
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| 1840 | 15,079
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| 1850 | 18,443
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| 1860 | 10,380
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| 1870 | 11,252
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| 1880 | 15,302
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| 1890 | 19,281
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| 1900 | 25,515
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| 1910 | 29,705
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| 1920 | 32,464
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| 1930 | 39,749
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| 1940 | 41,783
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| 1950 | 45,593
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| 1960 | 48,205
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| 1970 | 51,415
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| 1980 | 59,449
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| 1990 | 61,704
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.surry.nc.us
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