Beaufort County, North Carolina Genealogy

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Parent County
1705--Beaufort County was first called Pamptecough Precinct when it was formed 3 December 1705 from Bath County; the name was changed to Beaufort about 1712. Bath County was abolished in 1739. County seat: Washington


 * History of Beaufort Co., NC
 * Beaufort County - Two Centuries of it's History

Boundary Changes

 * Formation of Beaufort County, NC

Record Loss

 * Beaufort County, NC Records (Original &amp; Microfilm)

Populated Places

 * Durham's Creek History

Neighboring Counties

 * Craven
 * Hyde
 * Martin
 * Pamlico
 * Pitt
 * Washington

Bibles

 * Beaufort Co., NC Bibles
 * Beaufort Co., NC Bible Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Askew-Bowen Cemetery - Long Acre
 * Baynor Town Cemetery - Long Acre
 * Campbell's Creek Community Cemetery - Aurora
 * Cicero Candy Cemetery - Washington
 * Clay Hill Cemetery - Edward
 * Davis Cemetery - Pungo
 * Hart Family Cemetery (African-American) - Edward
 * Henry G. Lewis Cemetery - Blounts Creek
 * Long Acre Chapel Church Cemetery - Long Acre
 * Mixon Cemetery - Aurora
 * Oakdale Cemetery - Washington
 * Pamlico Memorial Gardens - Washington
 * Rogers Cemetery - Washington
 * Yeatesville Cemetery - Yeatesville (by Sandy Carawan)
 * Access Genealogy for Beaufort County Cemeteries
 * Cemetery Census for Beaufort County Cemeteries
 * Find-A-Grave for Beaufort County Cemeteries
 * USGenWeb Archives for Beaufort County Cemeteries

Census &amp; Tax

 * Beaufort Co., NC Census &amp; Tax Records
 * Beaufort Co., NC Census Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Church

 * Free Church on Chocowinity
 * Church Minutes, Beaufort Co., NC, 1858
 * The Kehukee Baptist Association, 1765 to 1885 (History of the Church of God)
 * Beaufort Co., NC Subscribers List for 1834
 * Churches of Beaufort Co., NC
 * Churches at NCGenWeb Archives

Court

 * Beaufort Co., NC Court Records
 * Court Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Land

 * Beaufort Co., NC Deeds &amp; Land Grants
 * Land Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Durham's Creek, NC
 * History at NCGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * 1590 White - de Bry Map of Coastal North Carolina
 * 1630 Map of the Southeast [Mercator] (by Johannes Cloppenburg)
 * 1696 Carte General de la Caroline (Hargrett Library, Univ. of Georgia)
 * 1709 Map by John Lawson (from Francis L. Hawks)
 * 1733 A New and Correct Map of North Carolina (by Edward Moseley)
 * 1770 John Collet Map
 * 1775 A Map of North and South Carolina by Henry Mouzon (Library of Congress)
 * c1779 Plan of the Town of Washington comprised of the original 60 lots (read owners names)
 * 1808 Price-Strothers Map
 * 1833 A New Map of the State of North Carolina (by MacRae-Brazier)
 * 1840 Bath Creek Survey
 * 1862 Civil War Map of North Carolina (from Harper's Weekly)
 * 1882 Kerr-Cain Map of North Carolina
 * 1895 Map of Beaufort Co., NC (from Rand-McNally's Atlas)
 * 2006 State Travel Map of Beaufort Co., NC (NC Dept. of Transportation)
 * Beaufort Co., NC - Earth from Space (NASA-Johnson Space Center)
 * North Carolina County Maps (from 1664-1965) (from Footnote.com)
 * Beaufort County, NC Townships, 1930 Census (by Larry Flowers)
 * Beaufort County, NC Map (showing major towns)
 * Animated Atlas (From the beginning of the 13 states to present--Excellent history lesson!)

Military

 * Beaufort Co., NC Military Records (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)
 * Beaufort Co., NC Military Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Newspapers &amp; Letters

 * Brief Abstracts From The American Recorder, 1815-1825 from Betsy Ross
 * Beaufort County news from miscellaneous newspapers
 * Beaufort Co., NC Newspapers at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Beaufort Co., NC Letters at NCGenWeb Archives

Probate

 * Beaufort Co., NC Wills
 * Beaufort Co., NC Estates
 * Beaufort Co., NC CRX Estates
 * Beaufort Co., NC Wills &amp; Estates at NCGenWeb Archives

Vital Records

 * Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries
 * Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Vital Records at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives

Societies and Libraries

 * Beaufort Co., NC Genealogical Society
 * Beaufort Co., NC Addresses &amp; Links
 * North Carolina Genealogical Society
 * National Genealogical Society

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog