North Carolina Obituaries

United States North Carolina  Obituaries

Obituaries have been published in North Carolina since 1759. Obituaries may provide information such as the age of the deceased, birth date and place, names of living relatives and their residences, maiden name, occupation, death date, cause of death, and place of burial. Deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries may also mention previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social activities or organizations in which the deceased was involved.

See North Carolina Newspapers section for several books listing obituaries.

Family History Library Collection


 * Obituary Notices: Copied from the Biblical Recorder—A Baptist Newspaper of Raleigh, North Carolina. N.p., 1938–1941. [vol. 1] These volumes provide name, church or county, and date recorded in church minutes.


 * Books or microfilms with obituary notices can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search under:

NORTH CAROLINA- OBITUARIES

NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- OBITUARIES

NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- OBITUARIES

Online Records

 * Online North Carolina Death Records &amp; Indexes by county
 * ObitsArchive
 * Obituary Links
 * North Carolina Obituaries
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * North Carolina Newspapers
 * NCGenWeb Digital Bookshelf
 * North Carolina Online Historical Newspapers
 * North Carolina Newspapers ($)
 * NewspaperArchive North Carolina
 * Chronicling America
 * GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - North Carolina, 1775-1993, ($)
 * North Carolina Newspapers, 1852-2009, index and images, ($).
 * Newspapers.com - Historical Newspapers in North Carolina, ($)
 * NC ECHO
 * North Carolina Online Historical Newspapers Summary - The Ancestor Hunt
 * North Carolina Newspapers