Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States North Carolina  Carteret County

County Courthouse
Carteret County Courthouse Cateret Count Courthouse Square Beaufort, NC 28516 Phone: 252-728-8474 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Probate and court records

Parent County
1722--Carteret County was created in 1722 from Craven County. County seat: Beaufort

Neighboring Counties

 * Craven
 * Jones
 * Onslow
 * Pamlico

Cemeteries

 * Carteret County cemetery information - via NCGenWeb Archives
 * Carteret County cemeteries - via Find-A-Grave.com

Census

 * Carteret County census records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Church Records

 * Church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Baptist

 * Hadnor's Creek aka Hadnot's Creek. Constituted 1789.
 * Newport River aka Newport and North River. Constituted 1778.

Church of England

 * St. John's Parish. Established 1742. Vestry minutes begin 1742.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Harker's Island

Court

 * Court records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Several NC state business directories are available online. Visit this list of directories, open the directory, and navigate to Cartetert County.  Directories include information on area businesses and citizens.

Education

 * Carteret County students at NC colleges – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Family Histories

 * [Middleton] Brown, Leslie H. "John Middleton of Hampton, Va., and Onslow County, N.C.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):161-162.

Land

 * Deeds of Carteret County - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * Carteret County Maps - almost 100 maps from the North Carolina State Library

Military

 * Carteret County miltary records - check the "Military" section on the Carteret County NCGenWeb page
 * Military records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

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


 * March 23-April 26, 1862 = Fort Macon


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

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


 * -2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers

 * Carteret County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
 * North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Carteret County ancestors.
 * Carteret County News Times - current newspaper in the county

Probate

 * Alphabetical Index of Wills 1681-1888 - via Carteret County NCGenWeb
 * Carteret County wills &amp; estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1745-1957 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

 * Carteret County Tax Lists - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Births

 * North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch

Marriages

 * Carteret County Marriages - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
 * North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - via FamilySearch; images included
 * Carteret County marriages - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
 * Carteret County Marriages 1771-1868. Available to members. North Carolina Pioneers
 * North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members North Carolina Pioneers

Deaths

 * Carteret County Obituaries - transcribed for the NCGenWeb
 * Carteret County deaths - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
 * North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - via FamilySearch; images included


 * North Carolina Deaths &amp; Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch

Societies and Libraries

 * Carteret County Historical Society
 * Historic Beaufort

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Harkers Island North Carolina Family History Center
 * Morehead City North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Carteret County NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.

Blog Posts

 * Grandpa was a Whaler - post by Mark Green about the Chadwick family
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers
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