Hoke County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Hoke County

County Courthouse
Hoke County Courthouse 304 N Main Street Raeford, NC 28376 Phone: 919-875-2035

Register Deeds has birth, marriage and death records and land records from from 1911 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from1911

Parent County
1911--Hoke County was created 17 February 1911 from Cumberland and Robeson Counties. County seat: Raeford

Neighboring Counties

 * Cumberland
 * Moore
 * Richmond
 * Robeson
 * Scotland

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


 * March 10, 1865 = Monroe’s Cross, also known as Fayetteville Road or Blue’s Farm


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

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

Newspapers

 * News-Journal - 400+ issues freely available online spanning 1943-1969
 * Hoke County Newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county &amp; libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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