Chatham County, NC

Chatham County, North Carolina

Chatham County was formed from the southern part of Orange County. The act creating it took effect April 1, 1771. Its county seat is Pittsboro. The county courthouse is at 40 E. Chatham Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312.

Genealogists may want to visit the Chatham County Register of Deeds for vital and land records; it is in the Courthouse Annex at 12 East Street, Pittsboro. The Chatham Community Library, at 197 NC Highway 87 North, has a local history and genealogy collection.

The Chatham County Historical Association operates a museum in the historic courthouse at 9 Hillsboro Street and maintains research resources, including a searchable cemetery survey.