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North Carolina Census Notes:

Early North Carolina census records which survived:

  • 1775 for Pitt County only.

  • 1784 List of Inhabitants exists for some NC counties.

1784-1787 State Census of North CarolinaThis book lists over 14,000 household heads with an enumeration of those in each household by age, sex and race.

Federal North Carolina Census Records are available to the public  for census years: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930.

1890 North Carolina Federal Census Records were destroyed in a 1921 fire but small fragments survived for South Point and River Bend Townships in Gaston County AND Township No. 2 in Cleveland County.  

1890 North Carolina Federal Veterans and Widows Schedules did survive and are often used as a census substitute.

Soundex code (phonetic indexes) for Federal North Dakota census records are available on microfilm for census years: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.

When researching Archdale, Bath, Beaufort and Craven Counties, study all 4 as these areas changed names several times during the very early years.

Information regarding genealogy research at the North Carolina State Archives can be found online at: Guide for NC Genealogy in the NC State Archives.

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1607-1789 Census Index, Colonial America

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1890 Census -Veterans Schedules

1900 Census is Online  

 

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 1665-1900 North Carolina Wills

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Birth Records begin in 1913.

Death Records 1930 to present are available at the above address.  

Death Records 1913-1955 are in the North Carolina State Archives.

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 North Carolina

(Statehood 1789)


Statewide North Carolina Census Records Online

1790-1890 North Carolina Census Records at Ancestry

1790 Federal Census of the US at the U. S. Census Bureau

1793-1840 Black Craftsmen of North Carolina

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Lincoln County (formed 1778 from Tryon)

1790 Federal Census

1790 Federal Census of Morgan District

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

Other Records

1866 Masonic Lodge Directory

1895 Rock Springs Circuit Church Members & Records

1897 Jury Lists

History of Lincoln County - Part 1

History of Lincoln County - Part 2

Military Records


Macon County (formed 1828 from Haywood)

1830 Federal Census

1840 Federal Census Index with Transcription

1840 Federal Census Index

1840 Federal Census Page 142-149

1840 Federal Census Page 150-157

1840 Federal Census Page 158-166

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Slave Schedule

1860 Federal Census Index

1860 Federal Census

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1860 Federal Census Slave Schedule

1920 Federal Census Index categorized by township

1920 Federal Census Images

Other Records

1913-1978 Death Records


Madison County (formed 1851 from Buncombe & Yancey)

Other Records

1859 Map & 1875 Debeers Atlas with landowner names

Will Book Index


Martin County (formed 1774 from Halifax & Tyrell)

1790 Federal Census

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Sheet 385B-400B

1850 Federal Census Sheet 401A-415A

1850 Federal Census Sheet 415B-429A

1850 Federal Census Sheet 429B-444A

1850 Federal Census at US GenWeb Census Project

Other Records

1779 Tax List

1779 Militia


McDowell County (formed 1842 from Burke & Rutherford)

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Sheet 255B-266B

1850 Federal Census Sheet 267A-277B

1850 Federal Census Sheet 278A-289A

1850 Federal Census Sheet 289B-300B

1850 Federal Census Sheet 301A-312A

1850 Federal Census Sheet 312B-314B

1850 Federal Census

Other Records

Delayed Birth Records


Mecklenburg County (formed 1762 from Anson)

1790 Federal Census Index

1790 Federal Census Transcription - Pages 349-366

1790 Federal Census Transcription - Pages 367-385

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1910 Federal Census Records of ED 108 - Charlotte Twp.

Other Records

1776-1897 Military Troops of Mecklenburg

1921 City Directory for Charlotte is located here.

Early Settlers

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

North Carolina Civil War Soldiers

War of 1812 Muster Rolls


Mitchell County 

(formed 1861 from Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Watauga & Yancey)

1870 Federal Census (partial)

1870 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1870 Agricultural Census

1880 Agricultural Census

1890 Federal Census - Veterans and Widows Schedules

1900 Federal Census of Red Hill Township

Other Records

1826-1946 Estate Records Index

1868-1900 Delayed Birth Certificates

1913-1940 Death Records Index


Montgomery County (formed 1779 from Anson)

1790 Federal Census

1790 Federal Census of Salisbury District

1810 Federal Census Index

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census at US GenWeb Census Project

1850 Federal Census Family 1-401

1850 Federal Census Family 402-616

1850 Federal Census Family 617-824

1850 Federal Census Family 825-904

1779 & 1880 Tax List - there are 2 tax lists on this page


Moore County (formed 1784 from Cumberland)

1790 Federal Census

1800 Federal Census

1800 Federal Census Page 216-225

1800 Federal Census Page 226-235

1800 Federal Census Page 236-245

1800 Federal Census Page 246-254

1800 Federal Census of Slave Holders

1810 Federal Census

1820 Federal Census

1850 Federal Census

1850 Federal Census Index of Slave Schedules

1850 Federal Census Slave Schedules

Other Records

1812 Brethesda Presbyterian Church Membership

1815 Land Owners in Moore County

1817-1853 Grants

1834-1836 Tax Lists - 3 tax lists on this page.

1835 Pensioners

1850-1854 Account Book 

1852 Tax List

1861 List of Patroll

Confederate Veterans Roll of Honor

Court Records

Ship Passengers Lists


Nash County (formed 1777 from Edgecombe)

1790 Federal Census (partial)

1850 Federal Census Index with Transcription

1850 Federal Census Index of Heads of Households

1850 Federal Census Images

1850 Federal Census Transcription

Other Records

Bastardy Bonds


New Hanover County (formed 1729 from Craven)

1790 Federal Census Index

1790 Federal Census Transcription

1790 Federal Census of Duplin, Onslow, New Hanover & Sampson

Other Records

Hopewell Presbyterian Church Records

Marshall's Meeting House

1779 Petition

Land Deeds Directory


 

 

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