Greene County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Greene County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene.

County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse 2nd and Greene P O Box 68 Snow Hill, NC 28580 Phone: 252-747-3620 Courthouse burned in 1876 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, and land records from 1876 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and probate records from 1876  Register of Deeds PO Box 86 Snow Hill, NC 28580 Telephone: 252-747-3620 Fax: 252-747-7150 Website  Clerk of Superior Court PO Box 675 Snow Hill, NC 28580 Telephone: (252) 747-6200

History
The old Greene County now in Tennessee was created in 1783 from Washington County. Greenville became the county seat. This was a part of the Territory ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the Federal government, and became part of Tennessee in 1796.

The newer Greene County in North Carolina was created in 1799 by renaming Glasgow County which had been created from Dobbs County in 1791.

Parent County
1799--Greene County was renamed 18 November 1799 from Glasgow County. County seat: Snow Hill

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
1876--Courthouse fire destroyed many court records and all land records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Lenoir
 * Pitt
 * Wayne
 * Wilson

Bible Records
Bibles, NCGenWeb

Census
Fate of the 1890 Census, NARA

Church Records
Various church records from 1830-1875 are available on microfilm at the FHL. Among these churches are:
 * Church of Christ (Greene County), 1843-1860
 * Freewill Baptist Church (Hookerton), 1830-1869
 * Oak Grove Church of Christ (Greene County), 1834-1875

Baptist

 * Little Contentaley aka Little Contentney aka Meadow Meeting House. Constituted 1785.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court
Deeds and Wills, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Also see Family Surnames as many are extractions from Deeds and Wills, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Letters
Letters home, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Local Histories
History of Greene Co, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

History of Glasgow Co, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Maps
1895 Map of North Carolina, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Animated Atlas

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


 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, Compapny A
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (63rd Regiment Volunteers), Company B
 * - 8th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), 5th Company

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous
North Carolina Postmark Catalog, Greene Co.

Newspapers
Newspaper Articles, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Photographs
Photographs related to the area, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

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


 * 1868 - 1962 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868 - 1907 - Images of Wills and Estates North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Taxation

 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1769 - Tax List, 1769 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1780 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1780 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1816 - Tax Lists, Greene County, 1816 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1816- Greene County, North Carolina tax list at the FHL.
 * 1868 - Tax Lists, Greene County, 1868 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1875-1924 - Tax records (Greene County, North Carolina), 1875-1924 available on microfilm at the FHL.

Births

 * Delayed Birth Index: A-J, Greene Co, NCGenWeb Delayed Birth Index: K-Y, Greene Co, NCGenWeb
 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Marriages, Greene Co, NCGenWeb
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * Marriage and Death Notices in Old Newspapers, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Divorce

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

Deaths

 * William M. Tyson Death Certificate, Greene Co, NCGenWeb Greene Co Executions, Greene Co, NCGenWeb
 * 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


 * Marriage and Death Notices in Old Newspapers, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Societies and Libraries
Greene County Arts and Historical Society PO Box 266 Snow Hill,N.C. 28580 252-747-1999 Website

Heritage Genealogical Society PO Box 6204 Kinston, NC 28501 Website


 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

Historical Preservation Group: Relive the Battle of Wyse Forks (Lenoir Co.)Websites