Wilson County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Wilson County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Louis Dicken Wilson, a delegate to the constitutional convention of 1835, member of the General Assembly, and hero of the Mexican War.

County Courthouse
Wilson County Courthouse 115 E. Nash Street Wilson, North Carolina 27894  Post Office Box 1608 Wilson, North Carolina  27894

Register Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1868 and probate records from from 1855

Register of Deeds PO Box 1728 Wilson, NC 27894 Phone: 252-399-2936 Fax: 252-399-2942 Website

Clerk Superior Court PO Box 1608 Wilson, NC 27894 Phone: (252) 291-7500

Wilson County was formed from Edgecombe, Johston, Nash, Wayne 13 Feb 1855

Parent County
1855--Wilson County was created from Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston, and Wayne Counties. County seat: Wilson

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
Some of the early records are missing.

Populated Places

 * Black Creek
 * Elm City
 * Lucama
 * Saratoga
 * Sims
 * Stantonsburg
 * Wilson

Neighboring Counties

 * Edgecombe
 * Greene
 * Johnston
 * Nash
 * Pitt
 * Wayne

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Wilson County Cemetery Census
 * Cedar Grove Cemetery -  Elm City
 * Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church -  Wilson
 * Maplewood Cemetery  -  Wilson
 * New Vester Cemetery -  Buckhorn Crossroads
 * Pleasant Grove Methodist Church -  Conner
 * Rest Haven Cemetery  -   Wilson
 * Rocky Branch United Church - Buckhorn Crossroads
 * Stantonsburg Town Cemetery  -  Stantonsburg
 * Town Creek Cemetery -  Elm City
 * William Chapel Church -  Elm City
 * Fnd-a-Grave -   Wilson County

Church
Wilson County North Carolina Churches

Baptist

 * Toisnot. Founded 1756. Edwards published a membership list dated 1758 in Towards a History of the Baptists...'' (1772), 138. Originally located in Edgecombe County.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Land
Registrar of Deeds Online Recorder's Index Search

Local Histories
Trees of Wilson -  Wilson County Genealogical Society publication

Military

 * Recorded military discharges - Wilson County

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Heavy Artillery (African Descent
 * - 1st Regiment, Infantry
 * - 1st Regiment, Infantry (African Descent)
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 2nd Regiment Mounted Infantry
 * - 2nd Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
 * - 3rd Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
 * - 3rd Regiment Mounted Infantry
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company E
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company B
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company H
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company H
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company F
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company G

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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
 * 1855 - 1960 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records
Obtain copies of Wilson County Birth, Marriage and Death records.

Birth Records

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

Death Records

 * 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 Records

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

Marriages

 * 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 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1855 - 1933 - Wilson County Marriage Index 1855-1933 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries
Wilson County Genealogical Society PO Box 802 Wilson 27894-0802 Website

Wilson County Library East Branch Library 1006-C Ward Blvd Wilson, NC Telephone Number: 252-237-2627

Wilson County Library 249 Nash Street W Wilson, NC 27893 Telephone Number: 252-237-5355

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Wilson 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.