Nash County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Nash County

Parent County
1777--Nash County was created from Edgecombe County. County seat: Nashville

Neighboring Counties

 * Edgecombe
 * Franklin
 * Halifax
 * Johnston
 * Wake
 * Warren
 * Wilson

African-Americans

 * Nash County African-American resources - via NCGenWeb
 * Nash County Slavery Petitions

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery information at Nash County NCGenWeb
 * Cemetery information at Nash County NCGenWeb Archives
 * Find-A-Grave - Nash County cemeteries
 * BillionGraves.com listings - Forest Hill Cemetery

Census

 * Nash County census information - via Nash County NCGenWeb

Church

 * Historical sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount, North Carolina - via the Eastern NC Digital Library

Directories

 * Several NC state business directories are available online. Visit this list of directories, open the directory, and navigate to Cartetert County.  Directories include information on area businesses and citizens.

Education

 * Wesleyan College Yearbooks: 1962-2009 - freely available via the NC Digitization Center
 * Rosenwald Schools in Nash County (African-American)
 * Nash County students at NC colleges – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Family Histories
Bibliography


 * [Boddie] Leary, Helen F.M. "The Two William Boddies of North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):16-29; Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):106-110; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):148-153. Available at.
 * [Pridgen] Pridgen family of Sapony Creek, Nash County, North Carolina : some descendants of William Pridgen, d. ca. 1762, Vol. II- full-text freely available via Brigham Young University.

Land

 * Nash County deeds -- via NCGenWeb Archives
 * Property records 1995 - present - searchable database via the Nash County Register of Deeds

Local Histories

 * Local histories of Nash county
 * Rocky Mount Mills : carded cotton yarns, Rocky Mount, N.C. - via the Eastern NC Digital Library
 * Rocky Mount Mills, a case history of industrial development, 1818-1943 - via the Eastern NC Digital Library

Maps

 * Nash County maps - via NC Maps collection of UNC-Chapel Hill

Military

 * WWI Rosters of Nash County men
 * Military information - via Nash County NCGenWeb

Civil War

 * Roster of Nash County Confederate soldiers - via the Eastern NC Digital Library

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

Newspapers

 * Nash County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
 * North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Nash County ancestors.

Probate

 * Nash County residents wills - via NCGenWeb
 * Nash County wills &amp; estates - via NCGenWeb Archives

Vital Records
Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for more information.

Births

 * North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964- search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch

Marriages

 * North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - via FamilySearch; images included
 * Nash County marriages - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.

Deaths

 * Nash County obituaries - via NCGenWeb Archives
 * Nash County deaths - - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
 * North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - via FamilySearch; images included
 * North Carolina Deaths &amp; Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch

Societies and Libraries

 * Edgecombe County Library
 * Braswell Memorial Library

Web Sites

 * Nash County, NCGenWeb Project
 * Nash County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Nash County Register of Deeds