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U.S. - North Carolina
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- AccessGenealogy - North Carolina Genealogy Resource Center
- American Local History Network - North Carolina
- Ancestor Search - North Carolina Genealogy Search Engines
- Ancestors: Resource Guide - North Carolina
Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
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 Ancestry.com - North Carolina Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
- Carolina Cuzins History and Genealogy
A central gateway to individual independent websites related to the history and genealogy of the Carolinas.
- Carolina Histories
Resources for the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina, east and west of the Catawba River.
- Charlotte's Web Genealogy Page
- Colonial Ancestors
Genealogy records and information about ancestors in the 13 original colonies.
- ePodunk
Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
- Family Tree Connection - North Carolina Resources
Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
- Footnote.com - North Carolina
Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription .
- GenealogyBank.com - North Carolina
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription  .
- Genealogy Buff - Library - North Carolina Data
Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
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 Genealogy.com: State Resources -- North Carolina
- Genealogy Trails History Group - North Carolina Genealogy Trails
Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
- Geneasearch: A Guide to North Carolina Genealogy
Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
- Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties
Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
- G's Adoption Registry - North Carolina
- Kindred Trails - North Carolina Genealogy Resources
- Lineages.com - North Carolina Research Room
- Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > North Carolina
- Looking 4 Kin - North Carolina
- Mid-Atlantic Roots Network
Dedicated to the genealogy, history and culture of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia.
- North Carolina American History and Genealogy Project
- The Olive Tree Genealogy - North Carolina
- Southeast USA Genealogy
For people interested in genealogy research anywhere in the United States, especially in the Southeast (including the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, South Carolina, and North Carolina.) A mailing list with corresponding message board, related links, a CD Lookup request page, a free forwarding e-mail address, and a page where researchers can register their relevant surnames.
- StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - North Carolina
- Surname Navigator USA
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
- USGenWeb - NCGenWeb Project
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 Websites at RootsWeb
- WorldVitalRecords.com - North Carolina in Databases or North Carolina in Titles
An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.
- 50states.com - North Carolina State Information Resource
A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Story
- Court Web Sites - North Carolina
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- FindLaw: North Carolina: Courts
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- NACo - About Counties - North Carolina
From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
- Official City Web Sites for the State of North Carolina
- Public Records Online
Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
- State of North Carolina - Public Information
- USA CityLink Project - North Carolina
- Yahoo! Get Local...North Carolina Counties and Regions or Cities
Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.
- Algonkian of Coastal Carolina
The Algonquin of coastal North Carolina from the time of Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony" to the intermarriage of Native Americans with white settlers and black slaves.
- Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Manteo, North Carolina.
- GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - North Carolina
GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
- Historical Highlights of North Carolina
- North Carolina Encyclopedia
An overview of the people, the government, the history, and the resources of North Carolina from the Information Services Branch of the State Library of North Carolina.
- North Carolina History
Article by Rickie Lazzerini.
- North Carolina History Timeline
- Yahoo!...History...North Carolina
- Alamance County Public Libraries
Serving Alamance and Chatham Counties.
- Appalachian State University Libraries
- Family History Centers in North Carolina
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- FamilySearch - Family History Centers in North Carolina
A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
- Forsyth County Public Library ~ Winston-Salem
- Greensboro Public Library
- Guilford College Friends Historical Collection ~ Greensboro
- LIBCAT: US - North Carolina
A directory of library resources on the Internet.
- LibDex - The Library Index - North Carolina
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- Moravian Archives ~ Winston-Salem
Repository of the records of the Moravian Church, Southern Province, and its members.
- Mount Olive College - Moye Library ~ Mount Olive
- Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - North Carolina
- Newberry Library | Genealogy Bibliographies - North Carolina
- North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection
From Wake Forest University. Includes searchable online databases.
- North Carolina Family History Centers
A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
- North Carolina Public Libraries on the Web
- North Carolina State Archives
- North Carolina Synod Archives
From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- PublicLibraries.com - North Carolina
- Repositories of Primary Sources: North Carolina
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
- The Sally Mae Ligon Archives
Information and artifacts about the orphanage life and history of the Masons of North Carolina.
- The Special Collections Library at Duke University ~ Durham, North Carolina
- State Library of North Carolina
- United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives
List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Libraries
- Dot's Genealogy Place
Genealogy information for North Carolina research, including the complete 1860 federal census for Wayne County, North Carolina.
- New River Valley Historical Notes
Historical resources page for the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia. Links to other sites and transcribes lists such as tax lists, regimental rosters, and fraternal organization membership lists.
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
- Appalachianfamily Mailing List
Appalachian Mountain Families including families from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS Mailing List
For anyone researching Scottish immigrants to the Cape Fear region of North Carolina prior to 1850. Archives: browse or search.
- EFSS Mailing List
For serious researchers of Early Families in Southern States during the colonial period. Archives: browse or search.
- Melungeon Mailing List
For people conducting Melungeon and/or Appalachian research including Native American, Portuguese, Turkish, Black Dutch, and other unverifiable mixed statements of ancestry or unexplained rumors, with ancestors in TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, WV, and possibly other places. Archives: browse or search.
- NA-CHEROKEE-NC Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Cherokee indians of North Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-AfriGeneas Mailing List
To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within North Carolina.
- NC-CEMETERIES Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding North Carolina cemeteries including location, history, preservation, and queries on ancestors who may be buried in them. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-CENSUS Mailing List
For volunteers who are engaged in transcribing North Carolina census records in support of the USGenWeb Census Project to discuss the status of the project.
- NC-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List
For anyone desiring a check of North Carolina census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-FREEDMEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in North Carolina from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). Archives: browse or search.
- NCGEN-CENSUS Mailing List
For the USGenWeb Archives census transcription volunteers who are working in North Carolina to discuss the census transcription process and post relevant information.
- NC-GHOSTTOWNS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the ghost towns of North Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- NCGS Mailing List
For the dissemination of news and announcements about the North Carolina Genealogical Society. Archives: browse or search.
- NCMILITARY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in people and events of a military nature within or supported by North Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-NEWSPAPER Mailing List
To discuss genealogical information found in North Carolina newspapers. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-NORTH-CEMETERIES Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding northern North Carolina cemeteries including location, history, preservation, and queries on ancestors who may be buried in them. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-OLD-NEWS Mailing List
For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from North Carolina newspapers published prior to 1931. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-ROLLCALL Mailing List
For any and all researchers of North Carolina kin to post roll calls - surnames they are researching and associated information such as locations and timeframes. Archives: browse or search.
- NCROOTS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the State of North Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- NCROOTS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in North Carolina.
- NCSCGENSWAP Mailing List
For anyone wishing to swap research time in North and South Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- NCSCOTS-L Mailing List
For anyone who is studying the genealogy of Scottish immigrants to North Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- NC-SC-ROOTS-L Mailing List
North Carolina and South Carolina.
- NC-USCT Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the US Colored Troops formed in North Carolina during the American Civil War including soldiers, battles, regimental histories and military and pension records for the 35th, 36th, 37th & 135th US Colored Infantries and the 14th US Colored Heavy Artillery. See the also North Carolina - US Colored Troops web site. Archives: browse or search.
- NCUV Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the North Carolina Union Volunteers formed during the American Civil War including soldiers, battles, regimental histories, and military and pension records for the 1st & 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantries and the 2nd & 3rd North Carolina Union Mounted Infantries. Archives: browse or search.
- SOUTHEAST-PIONEERS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the pioneers in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Archives: browse or search.
- SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the area covered by a 150 mile radius around Bristol Virginia/Tennessee. This area covers southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, southeast Kentucky, and northwestern North Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- THE-ROAD Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Scottish/Palatine (German) ethnic mix along the traditional "Philadelphia Road" in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
- WARof1812-NC Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the participation of North Carolina in the War of 1812. Archives: browse or search.
- 1895 U.S. Atlas - North Carolina
Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
- American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - North Carolina
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - North Carolina
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - North Carolina
Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
- Color Landform Atlas: North Carolina
Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
- Map of North Carolina Counties
- MapQuest: World Atlas: North Carolina
- Maps by Mail - Carolina Maps
The GP Stout Historical Research Maps of North Carolina reveal the location of all place names throughout NC history. Post offices, churches, cemeteries, mill sites, ferry sites, towns, communities, streams etc. Scaled maps with full index. Also other historical & unique maps of the Carolinas.
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - North Carolina Maps
From The University of Texas at Austin.
- RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo
Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
- U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - North Carolina County Selection Map
- U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - North Carolina
At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library
- Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - North Carolina
Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.
- 1st & 2nd NC Union Volunteers
Includes rosters.
- 11th Battalion North Carolina Home Guard (Watauga County Home Guard)
Partial roster of the officers, non commissioned officers and privates of the 11th Batt. NC Home Guard.
- 13th North Carolina Infantry
- 26th Regiment North Carolina Troops
- 37th North Carolina Troops
- 38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, State Troops
- 98th Regiment North Carolina Militia
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 Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - North Carolina
Scanned images available by subscription.
- Bentonville Battleground ~ North Carolina
Scene of the last major Confederate offensive of the Civil War.
- The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - North Carolina
- Civil War Battle Summaries by State - North Carolina
- Civil War Rosters - North Carolina
List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
- CSS Neuse State Historic Site
North Carolina's Ill-Fated Ironclad.
- Footnote.com - Confederate Soldiers - NC
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina, NARA. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Footnote.com - Southern Claims Commission
In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Fort Fisher ~ Wilmington
- Gold Star Veterans - Mecklenburg County, NC Veterans who died in World War II
- History of Watauga County, 1849-1870
Watauga County, North Carolina and the Civil War. Includes roster of soldiers and unit histories.
- Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - North Carolina
From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
- Morrisville Civil War Battlefield Preservation ~ North Carolina
- North Carolina Civil War Home Page
Collection of biographical and historical information pertaining to North Carolina and North Carolinans in the American Civil War.
- North Carolina Company F, 51st Regiment
"Ashpole True Boys", Robeson County North Carolina Regiment.
- North Carolina in the Revolutionary War
- North Carolina in the War of 1812
- The Pender/Scales Brigade North Carolina Infantry
History and rosters of the five regiments assigned to the brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia.
- Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - North Carolina
From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - North Carolina
- ABYZ News Links - North Carolina - Newspapers and News Sources
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Greensboro News-Record.com
- GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - North Carolina
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
- Home Town News - North Carolina
Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
- NC-NEWSPAPER Mailing List
To discuss genealogical information found in North Carolina newspapers.
- N.C. Newspaper Project
- News & Record ~ Greensboro, North Carolina
- NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: North Carolina
- NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | North Carolina
- Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - North Carolina
- NewspaperLinks.com - North Carolina
- North Carolina Newspapers
- TheOldenTimes.com: Old North Carolina News
Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
- OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: North Carolina
- ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - North Carolina Newspapers
- The Reflector
An African-American newspaper printed in Charlottesville from 1933-1935, excellent source for understanding the lives of Charlotteville's African Americans during the Jim Crow period.
- The United States Newspaper Program
Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
- US Newspaper Links - North Carolina Newspapers
- Wilmington Morning Star ~ Wilmington
- World-newspapers.com - North Carolina Newspapers
- Yahoo!...Newspapers...North Carolina
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
- African American Genealogy Resources: States/North Carolina
From Christine's Genealogy Website.
- AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in North Carolina
- Dictionary of NC Biography Index ~ North Carolina
Lists the individuals in the entire six volume set of the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography alphabetically. This index gives the name of the person, place of birth, places of residence, and vital dates.
- Early Families: Pre-1700 Arrivals to America from Europe
A focus on the families that arrived before 1700 in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and the Carolinas. A tracing of their westward moves in the 1800s and 1900s.
- Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware
History of over 500 African American families who were free in the colonial period through 1820.
- GEDCOM Index .com - North Carolina
Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
- Moravian Settlers in North Carolina
From the Jarvis Family Home Page.
- NC Cherokee Reservation Genealogy
- North Carolina Blacksheep Ancestors
Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits in North Carolina.
- The Offical Website of the Lumbee Tribe ~ Pembroke
- The Roanoke Island Colonists and Support Staff - A List of Participants in the Roanoke Voyages
From the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site - National Park Service.
- Searching for Saponi Town
Identifying and researching Native American ancestry deriving from the Eastern Siouan peoples of the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina, also known as Saponi or Tutelo, Family lore of Blackfoot or Blackfeet Indian ancestry derived east of the Mississippi appears to be related to these Eastern Siouan people. Also associated with some melungeon communities.
- Tribes and Villages of North Carolina
- WPA Life Histories from North Carolina
Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1940, Library of Congress.
Magazines, journals, quarterlies, newsletters, pamplets, leaflets
Photos, postcards, yearbooks, school memorabilia, and other ephemera of life
- Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - North Carolina
Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
- FamilyOldPhotos.com - North Carolina
Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.
- Old-Yearbooks.com - North Carolina
Old high school & college yearbooks, graduation programs, reunion booklets, class rolls, alumni lists, school photos & memorabilia.
- Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - North Carolina
Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
- Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in North Carolina or Specializing in North Carolina
- Buckley Laboratory of Unusual Research Projects ... but mostly ordinary Genealogy and History
Research in North and South Carolina.
- Carpenter Genealogical Services ~ Salt Lake City, Utah
A professional genealogical research group in Salt Lake City specializing in the United States and Western Europe. Our focus is Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Colonial Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska and African American/Slavery research and slavery in the South. Western European limited to Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Scandanavian countries. Families of note: WINGET, HATHAWAY, AXTELL, CLUTTER, DOUD, LYTLE, BLEHSCHMIDT, EHMAN, HAGGSTROM.
- Genealogy Professional Alabama Georgia Kentucky Carolinas Virginia: Ted Lane Genealogist
More than 40 years experience. Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and others.
- genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Eastern and Southern United States
Including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- Haines Research Services ~ Rural Hall
- Lassen Genealogical Services
Research, On Site Photography, Chart Preparation, Family Photo Restoration. Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, Watauga Cos., NC and Grayson Co., VA. 20 years experience. Sandra and Dallas Lassen. E-mail for rates, services and references.
- NC Census Research
Research for hire in North Carolina census records.
- North Carolina Chapter of APG
North Carolina Chapter of Association of Professional Genealogists.
- North Carolina Genealogy and History
Genealogical research in all North Carolina, South Caroilna, and Virginia counties.
- Professional Genealogist for North Carolina and Virginia - N. C. Moore
North Carolina and Virginia genealogy, real estate and property research.
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - North Carolina
A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
- Roots & Branches Genealogy - Becki Hagood
North Carolina statewide professional researcher. For details send e-mail to Becky at: Roots4Gen@aol.com.
- SouthEastern Genealogical Research
Genealogical document search and retrieval service. Specializing in genealogy in the states of: Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas.
- Southern Genealogy
Research in NC State Archives, Olivia Rainey Research Library, and Historic Cemeteries in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Strictly by Name
Pay-for-use service providing copies of public domain records from Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee.
- Western NC Genealogy
Gravestones of ancestors buried in Western North Carolina (Bucombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell & Yancey Counties) will be photoraphed for you.
- White's Genealogical Services
Experienced record searcher available for work at the North Carolina Genealogy Library and the North Carolina State Archives.
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- ABP Abstracts
Books for sale on the land records in North Carolina, South Carolina, & Tennessee.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - North Carolina
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- AncestorSpy - CDs and Microfiche for North Carolina
- Archive CD Books USA
Digital reproductions (or e-books) of old books, maps, and other rare genealogical material.
- Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - North Carolina
- Barnette's Family Tree Books - North Carolina
- Books We Own - North Carolina
Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
- Boyd Publishing Company - North Carolina
See their home page for details on placing an order.
- Bradley Publishing
Genealogical record abstracts from southeastern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.
- Carolina Scots
An Historical and Genealogical Study of Over 100 Years of Emigration: Scotland and the Carolinas are separated by an ocean but united by a common story. The history of the Highland diaspora comes alive in this brand new book.
- Early Marriage Records in North Carolina
Books for sale on pre-1900 marriage records.
- eBay Listings: Search for North Carolina Genealogy
Online auction service for buying & selling.
- eBay Store - DMK Heritage: Genealogy, County History, Tennessee
Old county histories for Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky; indexed and searchable on CDs.
- Genealogical.com - North Carolina
The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
- Abstracts of North Carolina Wills [1663-1760]
A book by J. Bryan Grimes.
- An Abstract of North Carolina Wills
A book by Fred A. Olds.
- The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
A book by Frederick Lewis Weis.
- Early North Carolina Settlers
A CD-ROM by Genealogical.com.
- Family History of Western North Carolina
A book by Joyce Justus Parris.
- Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina
A book by Paul Heinegg.
- Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: North Carolina
A book by the United States Bureau of the Census.
- Index to the 1800 Census of North Carolina
A book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley.
- Index to the 1810 Census of North Carolina
A book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley.
- Marriage and Death Notices in Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1826-1845
A book by Carrie L. Broughton.
- Marriage and Death Notices in Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1846-1867
A book by Carrie L. Broughton.
- North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, 1975-1984--Consolidated Index
A book by William Doub Bennett.
- North Carolina Taxpayers, 1701-1786
A book by Clarence E. Ratcliff.
- North Carolina Wills - A Testator Index, 1665-1900, Corrected and revised edition
A book by Thornton W. Mitchell.
- North Carolina Wills, 1665-1900
A CD-ROM by Genealogical.com.
- Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution
A book by the North Carolina D.A.R.
- State Census of North Carolina, 1784-1787
A book by Alvaretta K. Register.
- Heritage Books: North Carolina
- Higginson Book Company - North Carolina
- Iberian Publishing Company's Online Catalog
Specializing in reference works for genealogists and historians researching the Virginias and other Southeastern U.S. States circa. 1650 - 1850.
- J & W Enterprises
One stop book source on the Internet, specializing in southern states source material.
- Margaret M. Hofmann's Web Site
Genealogical and historical books for North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
- Mountain Press - North Carolina
Free Surname Search for many North Carolina genealogy books. Information available for many counties on bastardy bonds, wills, marriages, military, business directories, TVA grave removal records, tax lists, land grants as well as many maps.
- North Carolina Genealogy & History Books
The books compile genealogical material primarily from 19th Century, and some 20th Century, Eastern North Carolina newspapers. Material is not abstracted, but transcribed as originally published. Material includes complete obituary write-ups from Eastern North Carolina newspapers, African American obituaries, obituaries of NC Civil War soldiers, NC Civil War letters, and newspaper ads and advertisers from the first decades of the 19th Century.
- Records of the Moravians of North Carolina
Series from the North Carolina Office of Archives & History.
- Myrtle's Genealogy Page - Research in NC Counties of Richmond, Scotland, Moore
Genealogy books by Myrtle N. Bridges.
- North Carolina Historical Publications Shop
Publications offered by the Historical Publications Section of the Office of Archives and History.
- Picton Press - North Carolina
- Quintin Publications | North Carolina
- Simmons Historical Publications
Over 800 genealogical research documents such as birth records, death records, deed books, maps, newspaper abstracts, will books and more for counties in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
- Sistler Genealogy
Over 900 books covering records from Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
- SK Publications Census CDs and Books - North Carolina
- Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe Books - North Carolina
- Ancestry.com - Message Boards - North Carolina
- Carolina Histories
Genealogy research specific to the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina.
- North Carolina in the Civil War Message Board
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 RootsWeb Surname List - RSL North Carolina
The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
- SE USA Genealogy Forum on About.com
This forum is primarily for genealogy discussion/research involving the Southeast USA states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia). Post your southern surnames, air your views on issues, ask questions, share research tips or photos, tell us about your personal genealogy site and join in our fun games and contests.
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records.* Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day.
*Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
- African American Cemeteries Online - North Carolina
- Cemetery Images
Tombstone photographs from North Carloina cemeteries.
- Cemetery Index - Alexandra's Family Tree House
Western North Carolina cemeteries and more.
- Cemetery Junction: North Carolina Cemeteries
A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
- Cemetery Listings
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma. List includes tombstone pictures / photos for: Arkansas (Benton & Carroll County); Colorado (Pueblo County); Kansas (Reno & Wilson County); Missouri (Barry, Jasper, McDonald, & Phelps County); Oklahoma (Alfalfa, Dewey, & Major County).
- Cemetery Surveys, Inc.
A free website for the Western NC/North GA/Eastern TN/Western SC area, covering approximately 400 cemeteries, complete with photos of each stone and panoramas of each cemetery surveyed.
- ePodunk - Cemeteries
Listing of cemeteries in the state.
- Find-A-Grave by Location: North Carolina
Graves of noteworthy people.
- FSN Funeral Homes - North Carolina
- Funeral Services Providers - North Carolina
A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
- HOLLAND Family Cemetery Inscriptions
HOLLAND family cemeteries in North Carolina and Georgia.
- I Dream of Genealogy - North Carolina Cemeteries
- iMortuary.com - Cemetery Directory - North Carolina Cemeteries
- iMortuary.com - Funeral Home Directory - North Carolina Funeral Homes
- Interment.net: North Carolina Cemeteries
Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
- The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in North Carolina
- Preplanning Network - Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory - North Carolina
- Preserving Cemetery Data: The North Carolina Cemetery Survey and Protective Legislation
- Saving Graves - North Carolina
- USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - North Carolina
- US Funerals Online - North Carolina
US Funeral Guide & Comprehensive Funeral Homes Directory.
- USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - North Carolina
- 1790 Census of Population and Housing
From the US Census Bureau. Printed transcriptions in .pdf or .zip format showing Heads of Household.
- AccessGenealogy - North Carolina Census Records
Census links for online census research.
- African American Census Schedules Online | North Carolina
- Ancestry.com - North Carolina Census, 1790-1890
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 ,
1850 Slave Schedules ,
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1890 Fragment ,
1890 Veterans Schedules ,
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- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - North Carolina
- Census Records for Free Persons of Color 1790-1850
Western North Carolina only.
- HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm
Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
Census Schedules for North Carolina:
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1890 Veterans & Widows Schedules ,
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- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Before the Needles - North Carolina
A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in North Carolina. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
- County Courthouse Addresses
- Guide to African-American Documentary Resources in North Carolina
- HAM Country - North Carolina Will and Estate Abstracts for the HAM Surname
State-wide index prior to 1900.
- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- Olive Tree Genealogy: Search Engines for Ships Passenger Lists to North & South Carolina
Custom Search Engine allows you to search multiple Internet sites for Passenger Lists of ships going to North & South Carolina, United States.
- Olive Tree Genealogy: Ships Passenger Lists to North Carolina
Find your ancestors on passenger lists of ships to North Carolina. Search by year or use my custom built searchengine. NARA & FHC film numbers are provided for ships 1820-1957.
- Public Records Online
Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
- Records Room: North Carolina Counties, United States
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com - Obituary Collection
Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.
- News & Record: Obituaries ~ Greensboro, North Carolina
- ObitsArchive.com - North Carolina
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
- The Obituary Link Page - North Carolina Obituary Links
Also includes links to cemetery resources.
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for North Carolina
Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.
- Ancestry.com - North Carolina Marriages to 1825
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com - North Carolina Marriages, 1827-1900
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Family Search Record Search
Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
- MyVitalRec.com - North Carolina Vital Records
Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
- North Carolina Marriages Search Engine
- North Carolina Vital Records
From the North Carolina Center for Health Statistics. Includes contact information, availability, and costs for certificates.
- VitalChek Network - North Carolina
- vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - North Carolina
Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
- Vital Records US - North Carolina Vital Records
Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
- Where to Write for Vital Records - North Carolina
From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
- Blue Ridge Living History Society
Dedicated to the education of the public and the preservation of the memory of the 37th Regiment NC Troops; the 58th Regiment NC Troops; the 11th Battalion NC Home Guard; the 4th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (US); and mid-19th century civilians from the High Country area.
- Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, Inc.
- Forest History Society
- Friends of the Archives, Inc.
In support of the North Carolina State Archives.
- Historical Preservation Group
The Historic Preservation Group grew out of a desire to preserve our heritage. As so many causes are born, it took the threat of extinction of portions of Civil War Battlefields to stir the public awareness. It was determined that historic preservation would bring to our area, tourism, economic growth and awareness of Kinston and Lenoir County's place in history. North Carolina.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows - North Carolina
Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
- Local Genealogical Societies
From the North Carolina Genealogical Society.
- Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society
Dedicated to our early German ancestors who arrived in America and for the Society's purposes includes New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas.
- National Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Stamp Defiance Chapter ~ Wilmington
- NCTTMGUG The North Carolina Triangle TMG Users Group
Meet monthly on the fourth Saturday of the month from approximately 9AM to Noon in local libraries or the local LDS Family History Center in Durham or Chapel Hill.
- North Carolina African-American Historical Society ~ Raleigh
- The North Carolina Civil War Round Table
Serving the Piedmont area; meetings held in Burlington, North Carolina. Site contains info on meetings, membership, upcoming speakers and events, and other Civil War-related links of interest.
- North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy
"Lest it ever be forgotten." The historical, educational, benevolent, memorial and patriotic preservation of southern heritage.
- North Carolina Friends Historical Society ~ Greensboro
- North Carolina Genealogical Society
- North Carolina Chapter of APG
North Carolina Chapter of Association of Professional Genealogists.
- North Carolina Historical Commission
- North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
- North Carolina Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America
- Preservation North Carolina
The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.
- Scottish American Military Society ~ North Carolina
The purpose of the society is to preserve and promote Scottish and American Armed Forces customs, traditions, and heritage, which includes providing a forum for exchange of military history and genealogical information.
- Society Hill: North Carolina Genealogy
A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.
- Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of North Carolina
- Society of North Carolina Archivists
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