Greene County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Greene County is located in the eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene.

County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse 2nd and Greene PO Box 68 Snow Hill, NC 28580 Phone: 252-747-3620 Greene County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, and land records from 1876. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and probate records from 1876.

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:

History Timeline
The old Greene County now in Tennessee was created in 1783 from Washington County. Greenville became the county seat. This was a part of the Territory ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the Federal government, and became part of Tennessee in 1796.

The newer Greene County in North Carolina was created in 1799 by renaming Glasgow County which had been created from Dobbs County in 1791.

Bible Records

 * Bibles (NCGenWeb)

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch

Census Records

 * Fate of the 1890 Census (NARA)

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Various church records from 1830-1875 are available on microfilm at the FHL. Among these churches are:
 * Church of Christ (Greene County), 1843-1860
 * Freewill Baptist Church (Hookerton), 1830-1869
 * Oak Grove Church of Christ (Greene County), 1834-1875

Baptist'' List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Little Contentaley aka Little Contentney aka Meadow Meeting House. Constituted 1785.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Greene County Deeds and Wills (NCGenWeb)
 * Family Surnames contains many extractions from Greene County Deeds and Wills (NCGenWeb)

Local Histories

 * History of Greene County (NCGenWeb)
 * History of Glasgow County (NCGenWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1895 Map of North Carolina, Greene County (NCGenWeb)
 * Animated Atlas
 * 1895 US Atlas
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War
 * 1779-1782  at FamilySearch

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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


 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (63rd Regiment Volunteers), Company B
 * - 8th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), 5th Company

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch

World War II
 * 1940-1948  at FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Newspaper Articles (NCGenWeb)
 * Marriage and Death Notices in Old Newspapers (NCGenWeb)

Other Records
County Records
 * 1833-1970  at FamilySearch

Letters
 * Letters home (NCGenWeb)

Miscellaneous
 * North Carolina Postmark Catalog

Photographs
 * Photographs related to the area (NCGenWeb)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * North Carolina Probate Records tips
 * 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
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1868-1907 Images of Wills and Estates  North Carolina Pioneers $
 * 1868-1962  at FamilySearch

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.

Tax Records

 * 1769 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry $
 * 1769 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1769 Tax List, 1769 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1779 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
 * 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
 * 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1780 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
 * 1780 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1816 Tax Lists, Greene County, 1816 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1816 Greene County, North Carolina tax list at the FHL.
 * 1868 Tax Lists, Greene County, 1868 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1875-1924 Tax records (Greene County, North Carolina), 1875-1924 available on microfilm at the FHL.

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch
 * 1913-1922  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Delayed Birth Index: A-J, Greene County (NCGenWeb)
 * Delayed Birth Index: K-Y, Greene County (NCGenWeb)

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979  at FamilySearch
 * 1762-1979  at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868  at FamilySearch
 * Marriages, Greene Co, NCGenWeb

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994  at FamilySearch
 * Greene County Executions (NCGenWeb)

Divorce

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

Archives

 * NARA, Archival Research Catalog

Museums

 * National Postal Museum Website

Societies

 * Greene County Arts and Historical Society PO Box 266 Snow Hill, NC 28580 Phone: 252-747-1999 Website
 * Heritage Genealogical Society PO Box 6204 Kinston, NC 28501 Website
 * Historical Preservation Group Website

Websites

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