Land Records
~ Land Records in Guilford County ~
The law creating Guilford County was passed in 1770, and the county started administration of its territory on April 1, 1771. Any land records prior to that time will be in the records of other counties. Approximately, the western two-thirds of the county came from Rowan County, and the eastern one-third came from Orange County. Rowan was created in 1753 from Anson County, and Orange was created in 1752 from parts of Johnston, Bladen, and Granville counties.
"Old Guilford County" was three times larger than present-day Guilford County, since Randolph County was created from the southern third of Guilford in 1779, and Rockingham County was created from the northern third of Old Guilford in 1785.
Neighboring counties have changed over the years as well. For a series of maps and lists of which counties parented which counties, please visit this website: North Carolina Formation of Counties
Granville District History and Maps
Land Record Information - excerpt from Fred Hughes' map supplement book
Guilford County Register of Deeds - Online Records System - Real Estate Look Up
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