Quick Facts:
Formed: 1881 from Granville, Warren & Franklin counties
First census: 1900
Named for: Zebulon B. Vance of Buncombe Co.; former governor and U.S. senator who never lived in Vance Co.
County Seat: Henderson
Neighboring Counties: Granville, Warren & Franklin counties in NC, and Mecklenburg Co., VA.
Newspaper: The Daily Dispatch
County Records:
Vance County Register of Deeds:
122 Young St., Suite F, Henderson, NC 27536
phone: 252-738-2110
Vance Co. Clerk of Superior Court
Vance County Courthouse
156 Church St., Suite 101, Henderson, NC 27536
phone: 252-738-9000
Additional resources:
For much more help with your research, visit:NCVance: History & Genealogy of Vance County
(http://home.comcast.net/~teylu/ncvance)
