Dare County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Dare County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named in honor of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America.

County Courthouse
Dare County Courthouse 400 Budleigh Street P O Box 70 Manteo, NC 27954 Phone: 252-473-3438 Dare County Website Registrar of Deed has birth and death records from 1913 marriage records from 1870 and land records Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1870

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Dare Co., NC Bible Records &amp; Family Papers

Biographies

 * Dare Co., NC Bios
 * Families pertaining to Dare Co., NC

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch

Census Records

 * 1870 Dare Co., NC Census
 * 1880 Dare Co., NC Census
 * 1890 Veterans Census

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch — index
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Court Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Medical Directory for Avon, NCat NCGenWeb Archives

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * Roanoke Island Freedman's Colony - website dedicated to camp on the island of refugee slaves just after the Civil War. Site includes history, documents, lists of slaves who lived on the island and more.

Local Histories

 * The Lost Colony articles
 * Dare Co., NC Penny Postcards at NCGenWeb Archives

Photographs
 * Photos of Dare Co., NC People
 * Dare Co., Historical Markers
 * Photos of Places in Dare Co., NC

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Dare Co., NC Maps
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Dare Co., NC Military Records (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)

Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

War of 1812 
 * Jones, Gordon C.: .Abstracts of land-grants, tax lists, orphans dockets, inventories and other records, Currituck and Dare counties, North Carolina, 1666-1831 Chesapeak, Virginia, G.C.Jones c1982) pages 91 FHL Book 976.6132 P28

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1885-1953 - at FamilySearch

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battles were fought in Dare County:


 * August 28-29, 1861 Hatteras Inlet Batteries, also known as Forts Clark and Hatteras
 * February 7-8, 1862 Roanoke Island, also known as Fort Huger


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * News articles pertaining to Dare County, NC

Obituaries

 * Dare Co., Obits
 * Dare Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives

Other Records
County Records
 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch
 * Misc County Records

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1823-1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch
 * 1870-1967 - Dare County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - Free
 * 1870-1946 - have been digitized by FamilySearch
 * Dare Co., NC Wills
 * Dare Co., NC Estates

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1913-1922 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Dare Co., NC Births at NCGenWeb Archives

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch
 * 1870-1967 - Dare County Marriage Index 1870-1967. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Dare Co., NC Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch.org

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Nags Head North Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Albemarle Genealogical Society 142 Waterlily Road  Coinjock, NC 27923  website Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Dare County NCGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives-Dare County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 * Dare Co., NC Organizations &amp; Links