Greene County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Greene County

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

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

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.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Lenoir
 * Pitt
 * Wayne
 * Wilson

Bible Records
Bibles, NCGenWeb

Cemeteries
Cemeteries, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Census
Fate of the 1890 Census, NARA

Baptist

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

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

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


 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Miscellaneous
County.pdf North Carolina Postmark Catalog, Greene Co.

Newspapers
Newspaper Articles, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Photographs
Photographs related to the area, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Probate

 * 1868-1962 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Births
Delayed Birth Index: A-J, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Delayed Birth Index: K-Y, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Marriages
Marriages, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Deaths
William M. Tyson Death Certificate, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Greene Co Executions, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

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

Societies and Libraries

 * 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.)Web Sites

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers