Dare County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Dare County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named in honor of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America.

County Courthouse
Dare County Courthouse 400 Budleigh Street P O Box 70 Manteo, NC 27954 Phone: 252-473-3438 Dare County Website Registrar of Deed has birth and death records from 1913 marriage records from 1870 and land records Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1870

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:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images
 * Dare County Bible Records and Family Records at NCGenWeb

Biographies

 * Dare Co., NC Bios
 * Families pertaining to Dare Co., NC

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Census Records

 * 1870 Dare Co., NC Census
 * 1880 Dare Co., NC Census
 * 1890 Veterans Census

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images— index
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1821-1966 (*); State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1909 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1967 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dare County, NC Court Records at USGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Medical Directory for Avon, NCat NCGenWeb Archives

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * Roanoke Island Freedman's Colony - website dedicated to camp on the island of refugee slaves just after the Civil War. Site includes history, documents, lists of slaves who lived on the island and more.

Funeral Homes

 * Gallop Funeral Services, Inc. in Nags Head.
 * Twiford Funeral Homes in Manteo.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * The Lost Colony articles
 * Dare Co., NC Penny Postcards at NCGenWeb Archives

Photographs
 * Photos of Dare Co., NC People
 * Dare Co., Historical Markers
 * Photos of Places in Dare Co., NC

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Dare Co., NC Maps
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Dare Co., NC Military Records (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)

Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

War of 1812 
 * Jones, Gordon C.: .Abstracts of land-grants, tax lists, orphans dockets, inventories and other records, Currituck and Dare counties, North Carolina, 1666-1831 Chesapeak, Virginia, G.C.Jones c1982) pages 91

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battles were fought in Dare County:
 * August 28-29, 1861 - Hatteras Inlet Batteries, also known as Forts Clark and Hatteras.
 * February 7-8, 1862 - Roanoke Island, also known as Fort Huger.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
 * News articles pertaining to Dare County, NC

Obituaries

 * Dare Co., Obits
 * Dare Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1823-1963 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1870-1946 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1870-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1967 Dare County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - Free
 * 1870-1967 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dare Co., NC Estates
 * Dare Co., NC Wills
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; inde
 * 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Dare Co., NC Births at NCGenWeb Archives

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
 * 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1870-1967 - Dare County Marriage Index 1870-1967. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Dare Co., NC Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1898-1994 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection;index and images  Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Edenton North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Elizabeth City North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Nags Head North Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Currituck Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Dare County Library 700 Highway US 64/264 PO Box 1000 Manteo, NC 27954 Phone: 252-473-2372 Website Website - Digital Heritage Collection
 * There are three branch libraries in Dare County.

Societies
Albemarle Genealogical Society 142 Waterlily Road PO Box 2931 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-2931 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Dare County NCGenWeb
 * Genealogy Inc. - Dare County, NC, History and Facts
 * USGenWeb Archives-Dare 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.
 * Dare Co., NC Organizations &amp; Links