Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States North Carolina  Camden County

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

County Courthouse
Camden County Courthouse Hwy 343 P O Box 190 Camden, NC 27921 Phone: 919-335-4077

Clerk Superior Court has divorce Court records from 1896 Probate Records from 1912;

History
Camden County was formed in 1777 from the northeastern part of Pasquotank County. It was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Lord Camden, who had opposed the Stamp Act. The county is the site of the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal and was the location of the Battle of South Mills on April 19, 1862 during the American Civil War which brought a minor victory to the Confederacy.

Parent County
1777-Camden County was created 8 April 1777 from Pasquotank County. County seat: Camden

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
Several records destroyed in fire with many others missing. For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Populated Places
The County consists of three Townships:


 * Courthouse
 * Shiloh
 * South Mills

Neighboring Counties

 * Chesapeake County, Virginia
 * Currituck
 * Gates
 * Pasquotank

Cemeteries
The following sites have listings of cemeteries in Camden County:


 * Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery
 * James E. Nash Cemetery
 * Archie Sawyer
 * Sawyer Cemetery  and Sawyer Cemetery 2
 * Edwin Ferebee Cemetery
 * Hughes Cemetery
 * Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery
 * Cutrell Family Cemetery
 * Brown Family Cemetery
 * McPherson-Ferebee Cemetery
 * White Oak Hill- Trafton Cemetery
 * Gardner Trafton Cemetery
 * Gilbert Cemetery
 * Hastings Picture Cemetery
 * Hastings Cemetery
 * Cornelius G. Lamb Family Cemetery
 * Lemuel Sawyer Cemetery
 * Tarkington Cemetery
 * Williams Cemetery

Church

 * A listing of Camden County Churches can be found here
 * Camden County Church Records

Baptist

 * Camden. Constituted 1757.
 * Sawyer's Creek. Established by 1790.
 * Shiloh, Camden, N.C. Established 1729. Formerly located in Pasquotank County.

Methodist

 * McBride Church. Originally Church of England (since 1733); obtained by Methodists in 1792.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Camden County.


 * April 19, 1862 = South Mills, also known as Camden


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

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


 * - 12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company M

Probate

 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.


 * 1822-1920 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1848-1940 - Camden County Marriage Books A1-C1 Index 1848-1940 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Elizabeth City North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Camden 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.
 * NCGenWeb Camden County
 * Camden County USGenWeb Archives
 * Camden County Government Services
 * Camden County Government Services