ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
The North Carolina General Assembly created Rockingham County from the northern portion of Guildford County on December 29, 1785. The county was named for Charles Watson Wentworth, the Second Marquis of Rockingham, who served as Great Britain's Prime Minister from 1765-1766 and in 1782.
Leaksville Depot (Early Photo)
built in the 1880's
Avalon Mill near Mayodan
(burns in 1911)
Genealogy Research Sources
for Rockingham County
Register of Deeds
PO Box 56
Wentworth, NC
Phone: (336) 342-8820
Fax: (336) 342-6209
Email: [email protected]
The ROD Office is located in the basement of the Rockingham County Courthouse at 1086 NC Hwy 65, Suite
99, Wentworth, NC 27375.
ROD serves as custodian of births, deaths and marriages occuring in Rockingham County.
Madison Public Library     
  140 East Murphy Street        
Madison, NC 27025
Phone: (336) 548- 6553
Fax: (336) 548-2010

 Linda Vernon Genealogy Room
Hours of Operation:
Monday Closed
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday Closed
James Library
Rockingham Community College
Historical Collections
The Madison Public Library branch, built in 1935, houses one of the finest genealogy collections in the area. The Linda Vernon Genealogy Room has a wide collection of North Carolina and Virginia census, marriage and death records, wills, deeds, Revolutionary and Civil War records, family history books and county heritage books. Many records as well as early county newspapers are on microfilm. Family Tree Maker, a genealogy computer program, is also available for public use.
LATTER DAY SAINTS
The Family History Center is open from 9 a.m., to noon, 1-4 p.m., 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4751 N.C. 14, one mile south of Eden. Access to thousands of records. Other times by appointment, call the Center at 336-623-7154 and leave a message.
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