Bladen County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Bladen County

Parent County
1734--Bladen County was created om 1734 from New Hanover County. County seat: Elizabethtown

Record Loss
1800, 1893--Courthouse fires destroyed most of the court records and several land records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Columbus
 * Cumberland
 * Pender
 * Robeson
 * Sampson

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Yearbooks

 * Bladen County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Bladen County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project