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North Carolina Lenoir County
| Lenoir County, North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Founded | 1791 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Kinston | ||||||||
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County Courthouse
Lenoir County Courthouse
P O Box 3289
Kinston, NC 28502
Phone: 252-523-2390
Courthouse burned 1878
Clerk Superior Court has divorce
probate and court records from 1880
Register of Deeds has marriage and land records [1]
History
Parent County
1791--Lenoir County was created 4 December 1791 from Dobbs County. Dobbs County was abolished in 1791.
County seat: Kinston [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1878, 1880--Most court records were destroyed in fires.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Lenoir County Cemeteries - via the NCGenWeb Archives
- Lenoir County Cemeteries - via Find-A-Grave.com
Census
- Lenoir County census records - via Lenoir County NCGenWeb
For tips on accessing Lenoir County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
- Lenoir County church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives
Baptist
- Bear Creek. Established by 1785.[3]
- Beaver Dam. Established by 1808.[4]
- Wheat Swamp, near Kinston, N.C. Organized about 1760. Has belonged to the Disciples of Christ since 1843.[5]
Court
- Lenoir County court records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
Directories
- Statewide NC Business Directories - page provides direct link to Lenoir County pages
Education
- Grainger High School - senior class listings from 1927-1970
- Lenoir County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Land
- Deeds of Lenoir county - via the NCGenWeb Archives
Local Histories
Maps
- Maps of Lenoir County - about 40 various maps; via the North Carolina State Library
Military
- Lenoir County military records - via NCGenWeb Archives
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Lenoir County.
- December 14, 1862 = Kinston[6]
- March 7-10, 1865 = Wilmington, also known as Wilcox’s Bridge, Wise’s Fork, Second Kinston, Second Southwest Creek, or Kelly's Mill Pond[7]
- Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.
Civil War Confederate units
Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
- Kinston Free Press Index -- various transcriptions of articles from the paper
- Newspaper articles of Lenoir County - via NCGenWeb Archives
- Newspapers of Lenoir County - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
- North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - search historical newspapers from the 18th & 19th century. Includes papers from the New Bern area so there will be Lenoir county persons mentioned
Probate
- Wills & Estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
- 1869-1922 - Will Books A to C (1869-1922) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
- Lenoir County Tax Lists - via the NCGenWeb Archives
Vital Records
Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for more information.
Births
- North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch
Marriages
- North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - via FamilySearch; images included
- Lenoir County marriages are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
Deaths
- Lenoir County NCGenWeb - various records for deaths and obituaries
- Deaths of Lenoir County - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
- Lenoir County Obituaries - via the NCGenWeb Archives
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - via FamilySearch; images included
- North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Lenoir County - part of the USGenWeb Project.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lenoir County, North Carolina. Page 510 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:490. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808 (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at St Paul's Seminary website.
- ↑ "Wheat Swamp Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 2012)
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 2012)
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