Harnett County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Harnett County

County Courthouse
Harnett County Courthouse 729 S Main Street P O Box 279 Lillington, NC 27546 Phone: 910-893-7540

Register of deeds has birth, marriage and land land rec Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1920 records from 1855-1920 were destroyed in a fire

Parent County
1855--Harnett County was created 7 February 1855 from Cumberland County. County seat: Lillington

Record Loss
1892, 1894--Courthouse fires destroyed court records and many of the land records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chatham
 * Cumberland
 * Johnston
 * Lee
 * Moore
 * Sampson
 * Wake

Cemeteries

 * Harnett Cemeteries Database - online database from the Harnett public library. Change "database type" to "Obituary."  Includes approximately 20 years of burial information, including some obituaries.
 * Harnett County Cemteries - NCGenWeb
 * Harnett County Cemteries - NCGenWeb Archives
 * Find-A-Grave: Harnett County Cemeteries

Presbyterian

 * Barbecue, near Olivia, N.C. Founded 1757. Previously located in Cumberland County.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Harnett County.


 * March 16, 1865 = Averasborough, also known as Taylor’s Hole Creek, Smithville, Smiths Ferry, or Black River


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

Civil War Confederate units
Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Vital Records

 * Search Birth, Marriage &amp; Death certificates at the Harnett County Register of Deeds website. Uncertified copies can be ordered for a fee (see website for details).

Yearbooks

 * Campbell University: 1912-2009
 * Harnett county students at North Carolina colleges - a list from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Harnett County - part of the USGenWeb Project