Hyde County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Hyde County

Guide to Hyde County North Carolina genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Hyde County Courthouse 264 Business Hwy P O Box 297 Swan Quarter NC 27885 Phone: 252 926 3011

Formerly Wickham Co names changed to Hyde 1712 Register of Deeds has birth, death and burial records from 1913 marriage records from 1850, land records from 1736 marriage bonds 1735-1867 and delayed birth records from late 1800's Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1868 and probate records from 1774

Parent County
1705--Hyde County was formed 3 December 1705 from Wickham Precinct of Bath County. Bath County was abolished in 1739. County seat: Swan Quarter

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

 * Guide to Research in the North Carolina Archives (list of original &amp; microfilm records)

For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaufort
 * Carteret
 * Dare
 * Pamlico
 * Tyrrell
 * Washington

Bibles

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Bible Records

Cemeteries

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Cemeteries

Census &amp; Tax Records

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Census &amp; Tax

Church Records

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Churches

Baptist

 * Mattemuskeet River. Constituted 1783.

Church of England

 * St. George's Parish. Established by 1741.

Court

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Court Records

History

 * Hyde County, North Carolina History

Land

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Deeds, Bonds &amp; Land Grants

Local Histories

 * Hyde County, North Carolina History

Maps

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in Maps

Military

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in the Military

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


 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company B

Miscellaneous

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Miscellany

Newspapers

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in the News

Obituaries

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Obituaries

Photographs &amp; Biographies

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Photos &amp; Bios

Queries

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Queries 1997-2010

Surnames

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Surnames 1997-2010

Swan Quarterly

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Publication of county happenings

Vital Records

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Births, Marriages, Cohabitation, Divorce, Lunacy &amp; Death Records

Marriages

 * 1855-1959 - Hyde County Marriage Index 1855-1959 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Wills &amp; Estates

 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1764-1960 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Wills &amp; Estates (NCGenWeb Project)

Societies and Libraries

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Historical &amp; Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Hyde 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.
 * Hyde County at Our Family Tree