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Bladen County, North Carolina
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Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1734
County Seat	Elizabethtown
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Bladen County North Carolina
Courthouse Dr P O Box 247
Elizabethtown, NC 28337

Courthouse burned 1800 & 1893
reg of Deeds has b & D rec from 1914
m rec from 1893 & land rec from 1734
Clk Sup Ct has div & ct rec from 1893 & pro rec from 1734^[1]
Bladen County was formed from New Hanover in 1734

History

Parent County

1734--Bladen County was created om 1734 from New Hanover County. County seat: Elizabethtown ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1800, 1893--Courthouse fires destroyed most of the court records and several land records.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Columbus
• Cumberland
• Pender
• Robeson
• Sampson

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Bladen County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church

Court

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]

Bibliography

• [Lewis] Lewis, J.D. My Neck of the Woods: The Lewis Families of Southeastern North Carolina and Northeastern South Carolina. Little River, S.C.: J.D. Lewis, 2002. FHL Book 929.273 L585Ljd; CD-ROM no. 1036

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

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

-3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers

Probate

• Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Bladen County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.

• 1766-1961 - Will Books 1 to 5 (1766-1961) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

Vital Records

Yearbooks

• Bladen County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• NCGenWeb: Bladen County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bladen County, North Carolina p. 506. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).