Edgecombe County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Edgecombe County

History
Land records prior to 1759 are among those of Halifax County.

Parent County
1741--Edgecombe County was established 4 April 1741 from Bertie County. County seat: Tarboro

Neighboring Counties

 * Halifax
 * Martin
 * Nash
 * Pitt
 * Wilson

General Resources

 * Cemetery information on Edgecombe County, NCGenWeb
 * Cemetery information on Edgecombe County, NCGenWeb Archives
 * Edgecombe County cemeteries - Find-A-Grave

Specific Cemeteries

 * Calvary Episcopal Cemetery - in Tarboro;site contains interactive burial plot map

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Rocky Mount

Family Histories
Bibliography


 * [Boddie] Leary, Helen F.M. "The Two William Boddies of North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):16-29; Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):106-110; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):148-153. Available at.

Local Histories

 * Pamphlet: To the citizens and soldiers of Edgecomb County : I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Edgecomb county (1864) by J.B Jenkins - full-text online via the Internet Archive

Yearbooks

 * Edgecombe County students at North Carolina colleges - a list alphabetized by surname from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index.

Web Sites

 * Edgecombe County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project