Wake County, North Carolina Genealogy

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Parent County
Wake County was established in 1771 from Cumberland, Johnston, and Orange counties. Several deed books were destroyed in register's office fire in 1832. County seat: Wake County Court House, commonly known as Bloomsbury, (1771-1792); Raleigh (1792-present).

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog.