Pamlico County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Pamlico County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for the Pamlico Sound, which, in turn, was named for the Pamlico Indians.

County Courthouse
Pamlico County Courthouse 202 Main St P O Box 423 Bayboro, NC 25815 Phone: 252-745-4421 Registrar of Deeds has birth records from 1913 marriage and death and land records from 1872 Clerk Superior  Court has divorce and probate and court from 1872

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 433 Bayboro, NC 28515 Phone: 252-745-4421 Fax: 252-745-7020 Website

Clerk Superior Court P.O. Box 38 Bayboro, NC 28515 Phone: (252) 745-6600

Parent County
1872--Pamlico County was created from Beaufort and Craven Counties. County seat: Bayboro

History

 * History of Pamlico Co., NC

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
 * Research in the NC Archives [listing of original &amp; microfilmed records]

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaufort
 * Carteret
 * Craven
 * Hyde

Census and Tax Records

 * Pamlico Co., NC Census and Tax Records

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Land

 * Pamlico Co., NC Deeds

Lookups

 * Lookups in books pertaining to Pamlico County

Maps

 * Pamlico Co., NC in Maps

Military

 * Pamlico Co., NC in the Military

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 Artillery, Company D

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous

 * Pamlico Co., NC Miscellany
 * William Odell Spain Collection

Newspapers

 * Pamlico Co., NC in Newspapers

Obituaries

 * Pamlico Co., NC Obituaries

Organizations and Addresses

 * Pamlico Organizations and Useful Addresses

Queries

 * Pamlico Co., NC Queries

Surnames

 * Pamlico Co., NC Surnames

Vital Records

 * Pamlico Co., NC Births, Marriages &amp; Deaths

Birth Records

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Pamlico County Birth Index NCGenWeb Project

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
 * Pamlico County Death Certificates NCGenWeb Project

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 $
 * 1872 - 1922 - Pamlico County Marriage Index 1872-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 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
 * Pamlico County Marriages NCGenWeb Project

Wills &amp; Estates

 * 1872 - 1951 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.


 * Pamlico Co., NC Wills
 * Pamlico Co., NC Estates

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

Societies and Libraries
Pamlico Co. Genealogical Society PO Box 175 Bayboro NC 28515 website Pamlico County Historical Association 10642 NC 55 Hwy East Grantsboro, NC 28529 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Pamlico 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.