New Hanover County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    New Hanover County

County Courthouse
New Hanover County North Carolina 3rd & Princess St Rm 103 Wilmington, NC 28401-4090 Courthouse burned 1798, 1819, & 1840 1810 Census Missing Reg of Deeds has b, m, d, and land rec Clk Sup Ct has div, pro & ct rec

New Hanover created from Edgecombe 15 Nov 1777

Parent County
1729--New Hanover was created from Craven County. County seat: Wilmington

Record Loss
Courthouse fires have destroyed some records through the years.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brunswick
 * Pender

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Wilmington

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Migration
Early migration routes to and from New Hanover County for European settlers included:


 * Atlantic Ocean
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s
 * Fayetteville, Elizabethtown, and Wilmington Trail
 * Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail

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


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers
North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, North Carolina State Archives. Search full text historical newspapers published in Wilmington.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Washington North Carolina Family History Center
 * Wilmington North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

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