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Camden County was formed in 1777 from the northeastern part of Pasquotank County. It was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Lord Camden, who had opposed the Stamp Act. The county is the site of the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal and was the location of the Battle of South Mills on April 19, 1862 during the American Civil War which brought a minor victory to the Confederacy.

Parent County

1777-Camden County was created 8 April 1777 from Pasquotank County. County seat: Camden ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Several records destroyed in fire with many others missing.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

The County consists of three Townships:

• Courthouse
• Shiloh
• South Mills

Neighboring Counties

• Chesapeake County, Virginia
• Currituck
• Gates
• Pasquotank

Resources

Cemeteries

The following sites have listings of cemeteries in Camden County:

• Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery
• James E. Nash Cemetery
• Archie Sawyer
• Sawyer Cemetery   and Sawyer Cemetery 2
• Edwin Ferebee Cemetery
• Hughes Cemetery
• Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery
• Cutrell Family Cemetery
• Brown Family Cemetery
• McPherson-Ferebee Cemetery
• White Oak Hill- Trafton Cemetery
• Gardner Trafton Cemetery
• Gilbert Cemetery
• Hastings Picture Cemetery
• Hastings Cemetery
• Cornelius G. Lamb Family Cemetery
• Lemuel Sawyer Cemetery
• Tarkington Cemetery
• Williams Cemetery

Census

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

Church

• A listing of Camden County Churches can be found here
• Camden County Church Records

Baptist

• Camden. Constituted 1757.^[3]
• Sawyer's Creek. Established by 1790.^[3]
• Shiloh, Camden, N.C. Established 1729.^[3][4] Formerly located in Pasquotank County.

Methodist

• McBride Church. Originally Church of England (since 1733); obtained by Methodists in 1792.^[5]

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Camden County.

• April 19, 1862 = South Mills, also known as Camden^[6]

Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

Civil War Confederate units

Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Newspapers

Probate

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

• 1822-1920 - Will Books (1822-1920) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Elizabeth City 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.
• Family History Library Catalog
• NCGenWeb Camden County
• Camden County USGenWeb Archives
• Camden County Government Services

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Camden County, North Carolina. Page 507 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).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:487, 492; 2:562. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
4. ↑ J.R.B. Hathaway, "The Earliest Baptist Congregation Organized in North Carolina," The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr. 1900):283. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
5. ↑ "McBride Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com/, accessed 22 October 2012.
6. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 2012)

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