Cumberland County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Cumberland County

County Courthouse
Cumberland County Courthouse 117 Dick Street Room 114 Fayetteville, NC 28301-5725 Phone: 910-678-7775 Register of Deeds has birth marriage, death and burial records Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1930 probate records from 1850 rec from 1900

Parent County
1754--Cumberland County was created 19 February 1754 from Bladen County. County seat: Fayetteville

Neighboring Counties

 * Bladen
 * Harnett
 * Hoke
 * Moore
 * Robeson
 * Sampson

Baptist

 * Cape Fear. Constituted 1756.
 * Neal's Creek. Established by 1798.
 * Stony Creek. Constituted 1787.

Catholic

 * St. Patrick Church, Fayetteville, N.C. Consecrated 1829.

Church of England

 * St. David's Parish.

Presbyterian

 * Barbecue Church, near Olivia, N.C. Founded 1757. Now located in Harnett County.
 * MacPherson Church. Established early 1800s.
 * Old Bluff Church. Organized 1758.

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Land

 * Cumberland County Register Of Deeds has scanned their deed index books (1754-1976) and land records (1754-1968) and placed them online. To begin your search click here.

Local Histories

 * Cumberland Co. School Records 1819-1975 - from FamilySearch-NC County Records Collections, includes images of records from various schools

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


 * March 16, 1865 = Averasborough, also known as Taylor’s Hole Creek, Smithville, Smiths Ferry, or Black River


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

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


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers
North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, North Carolina State Archives. Search full text historical newspapers published in Fayetteville.

Online Indexes

 * Index to Cumberland County Estate Records - A through L, M through Z - via the NCGenWeb Project
 * Index to Estate Settlements - via the NCGenWeb Project

Online Records

 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1766-1962 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

 * Cumberland County Tax Records - via the NCGenWeb Project

Yearbooks

 * Fayetteville State University: 1947-2009

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Fayetteville North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Cumberland County - free genealogy resources; part of the USGenWeb Project