North Carolina Research Guide

Vital Records

Land Records

• Cumberland County Register of Deeds
  • Land Record Index Data Available: January 1, 1984 - February 10, 2012 and Scanned Index Books (Imaged Index) from scanned index books covering 1754 through July 14, 1985. Plat and Condo indexing data has also been added.
  • Land Record Imaging Data Available: All images for indexing data 1754 (Volume1) - February 08, 2012 (Volume 8827) Wills also in Deed Book 1.
  • Plat Record Imaging Data Available: All plats through Book 130 Page 17 (February 08, 2012)

Historical Counties & Boundaries

• North Carolina Region Formation; 1664 – 1911 Excellent list of counties and their parent regions!

Note: Prior to 1712, the colonies of North and South Carolina existed as one unit government known as Carolina.

Resource Compilations

• US GenWeb - North Carolina
• The Colonial and State Records of North Carolina

Genealogical & Historical Societies

Misc. External Links

• Colonial North Carolina and State Records: http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/

• NC Marriages at ancestry.com: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8909&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0

• List of NC resources and volunteer lookups at Books we Own: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bwo/ncar.html

• Search North Carolina old newpapers:http://blog.genealogybank.com/2009/05/north-carolina-newspapers-1719-1926.html

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