Welcome to a major source for genealogical and historical information for Alleghany County! This site is maintained by the Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society (AHGS), which was formed in 1978. Alleghany County was formed in 1859 from Ashe County. It was named for an Indian tribe; the name is derived from a corruption of the Delaware Indian name for the Alleghany and Ohio Rivers and is said to have meant "a fine stream." It is in the northwestern section of the State and is bounded by the state of Virginia and Surry, Wilkes and Ashe counties. The present land area is 233.03 square miles and the 2000 population was 10,677. The act creating the county ordered the court to be held at Shiloh Church until the public buildings were erected unless otherwise directed by the justices of the peace. Commissioners were named to locate a site for the county seat at the geographical center of the county, acquire the land, establish the town of Sparta, and erect the courthouse. Sparta is the county seat.

Attention Alleghanians! (including former, present, native, transplants and all other interested parties)

Our Sesquicentennial (that's a 150 year Anniversary, for everyone who's too young to know such a term) is coming up in 2009! The new website including a Community Calendar, the Switchboard (Alleghany Message Board) and more is now online at www.ac150.com.
Sesquicentennial Comments, Suggestions Questions and Complaints, email us.

   

If you have a detailed question of a historical or genealogical nature that pertains to Alleghany County, please mail it to the following address. One of our members will try to answer it (via snail mail).
Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society
Box 817
Sparta, NC 28675
    If you have a brief question about Alleghany County genealogy that you would like to post on the Internet so that other knowledgeable persons can help you, click on "Alleghany County Queries" below.

About the North Carolina GenWeb Project

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. The NC GenWeb Project is an extension of the KY GenWeb Project and is part of the US GenWeb Project. The Alleghany County portion of the NC GenWeb Project is at:  http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncallegh/

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The person responsible for this web site  is Gary Felts. I am a member of the AHGS and live in Alleghany County from April through November. I am retired from the Federal government and first visited this county in 1958. Please contact me if you have a desire to add any information to this site.

Alleghany County Databases - Coming soon!

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