Hoke County, North Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Hoke County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Hoke County is located in the South-Central portion of North Carolina and was named for prominent Confederate general and railroad president Robert F. Hoke.

County Courthouse
Hoke County Courthouse 304 N Main Street Raeford, NC 28376 Phone: 919-875-2035

Register Deeds has birth, marriage and death records and land records from 1911 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from1911

Register of Deeds 113 Campus Avenue Raeford, N. 28376 Phone: 910-875-2035 Fax: 910-875-9554 Website

Clerk Superior Court P.O. Drawer 1569 Raeford, NC 28376 Phone: (910) 878-4100

Parent County
1911--Hoke County was created 17 February 1911 from Cumberland and Robeson Counties. County seat: Raeford

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cumberland
 * Moore
 * Richmond
 * Robeson
 * Scotland

Revolutionary War

 * 1779 - 1782 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885 - 1953 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Hoke County:


 * March 10, 1865 = Monroe’s Cross, also known as Fayetteville Road or Blue’s Farm


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * News-Journal - 400+ issues freely available online spanning 1943-1969
 * Hoke County Newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county &amp; libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1663 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1665 - 1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1735 - 1970 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images
 * Pre - 1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1906 - 1930 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909 - 1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1969 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1911 - 1970 - Hoke County Marriage Index 1911-1970. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Divorce

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Hoke County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.