Lenoir County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Lenoir County

Parent County
1791--Lenoir County was created 4 December 1791 from Dobbs County. Dobbs County was abolished in 1791. County seat: Kinston

Record Loss
1878, 1880--Most court records were destroyed in fires.

Neighboring Counties

 * Craven
 * Duplin
 * Greene
 * Jones
 * Pitt
 * Wayne

Vital Records

 * Order uncertified copies of birth, death &amp; marriage certificates from the Register of Deeds
 * Free death certificates for NC from 1906-1930 via FamilySearch
 * Lenoir County NCGenWeb - various records for deaths and obituaries

Yearbooks

 * Grainger High School - senior class listings from 1927-1970
 * Lenoir County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Lenoir County - part of the USGenWeb Project.
 * Family History Library Catalog