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North Carolina Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for North Carolina
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in North Carolina, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
North Carolina Statewide Genealogy Publications
North Carolina became a state in 1789
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North Carolina
Archives
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Several counties in North Carolina have been
discontinued and their records are at the North
Carolina Archives. The purpose of the archives is to make these records
available to the public. The procedure for requesting records is to first
study the county lists provided by USGenWeb, then print out the
request form, fill it out and mail it to the North Carolina State
Archives. The North Carolina State Archives has instructions
North Carolina
Residents and for
Persons
Residing Outside of North Carolina. The discontinued counties are
Albemarle,
Bath,
Bute,
and
Dobbs. |
North Carolina
Census
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1790 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1790
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1800 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1810 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1820 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1835
Census records and Cherokee muster rolls for Southern States of Alabama
1835, Georgia 1835, North Carolina 1835, Tennessee, and Mississippi 1834
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U. S. Veteran Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
North Carolina
Church
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Pub. 1872
History of the German Settlements and of the Lutheran Church in North and South Carolina - CD
by Heritage Books |
North Carolina
Court Records
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1709-1789
North Carolina
General Assembly Sessions Records: Slaves and Free Persons of Color,
1709-1789 - book by Heritage Books by Heritage Books |
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1713-1860
In Full Force and Virtue: North Carolina Emancipation Records 1713-1860
- book by Heritage Books |
North Carolina
Directory
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1680-1830
Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830
- online at Ancestry.com |
North Carolina
Genealogy Records
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pub 1945
Ray's index and digest to Hathaway's North Carolina historical and genealogical register
- online at Ancestry.com |
North Carolina
History
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Pub. 1851
North Carolina Historical Sketches, 1584-1851, Volume I (1584-1776) -
online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1851
North
Carolina Historical Sketches, 1584-1851, Volume II (1776-1851) -
online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1851
North Carolina Historical Sketches, 1584-1851, Volume I-II (County
histories) - online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1851
History of the Irish Settlers in North America From the Earliest Period to the Census of 1850 - CD
by Heritage Books |
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Pub. 1919
The History of North
Carolina, Vols. 1-5 (Includes biographies) - CD by Heritage Books |
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WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
North Carolina. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
North Carolina State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
North Carolina
Maps
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1663-1934
Maps showing
the formation of Counties - free online at USGenWeb |
2000
North Carolina State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
North Carolina
Military
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1895
U.S. Atlas (North Carolina map) - free online |
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1864-1865
A History of the North Carolina Third Mounted Infantry Volunteers:
1864-1865 - book by Heritage Books |
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1775-1812
Abstract of pensions of North Carolina soldiers of the Revolution, War of 1812 & Indian Wars
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
North Carolina
Newspaper
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1846-1893
Marriage
and death notices in Raleigh register and North Carolina State gazette,
1846-1893 - online at Ancestry.com |
North Carolina
Probate
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1700s
Abstract
of North Carolina wills compiled from original
and recorded wills in the office of the secretary of state. - online
at Ancestry.com |
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1700s
North Carolina wills
and inventories: copied near original and recorded wills and inventories in the office of the secretary of state,
pub. 1912, by J. Bryan Grimes. - online at Ancestry.com |
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1700s
North Carolina wills and inventories, by J. Bryan Grimes, pub. 1912
- book by Heritage Books |
North Carolina
Vital
Records
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1760-about 1800
An abstract of North Carolina wills from about 1760 to about 1800: supplementing Grimes' Abstract of North
Caroline wills, 1663 to 1760. - online at Ancestry.com |
1628-1865
Hopkins Family Marriage Records in the United States, 1628-1865 -
 online
at Ancestry.com |
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1700s-1800s
Early North
Carolina Marriages - free online by GenealogyBuff |
1728-1850
Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia Marriage
Index
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CD by Ancestry |
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1741-1868
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1744-1900
North Carolina Vital Records: Marriages 1744 - 1900 (Select Counties and Years)
- CD by Ancestry |
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before 1825
North Carolina Marriages to 1825 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1827-1900
North Carolina Marriages, 1827-1900 - online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
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1968-1969
North Carolina Deaths, 1968-69 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1970-1974
North Carolina Deaths, 1970-74 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1975
North Carolina Deaths, 1975 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1976-1977
North Carolina Deaths, 1976-77 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1978
North Carolina Deaths, 1978 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1979-1982
North Carolina Deaths, 1979-82 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1983-1987
North Carolina Deaths, 1983-87 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1988-1992
North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1993-1996
North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Ansonville, Anson, North Carolina, USA
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Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Buncombeville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
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Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
E
Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
G
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
R
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
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Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
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Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Troy, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Tuckasegee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
W
Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
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