Carteret County, North Carolina

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Carteret County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1722
County Seat	Beaufort
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Carteret County Courthouse
Cateret Count Courthouse Square
Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone: 252-728-8474

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Probate and court records^[1]

History

Parent County

1722--Carteret County was created in 1722 from Craven County. County seat: Beaufort ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Craven
• Jones
• Onslow
• Pamlico

Resources

Cemeteries

• Carteret County cemetery information - via NCGenWeb Archives
  
• Carteret County cemeteries - via Find-A-Grave.com
  

Census

• Carteret County census records - via the NCGenWeb Archives
  

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

Church Records

• Church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives
  

Baptist

• Hadnor's Creek. Established by 1808.^[3]
• 'Newport River aka Newport and North River. Established by 1788.^[4]

Church of England

• St. John's Parish. Established 1742. Vestry minutes begin 1742.^[5]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Harker's Island

Court

• Court records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
  

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

• Carteret County students at NC colleges – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
  

Family Histories

• [Middleton] Brown, Leslie H. "John Middleton of Hampton, Va., and Onslow County, N.C.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):161-162. FHL 973 D25aga v. 55

Land

• Deeds of Carteret County - via the NCGenWeb Archives
  

Local Histories

Maps

• Carteret County Maps - almost 100 maps from the North Carolina State Library
  

Military

• Carteret County miltary records - check the "Military" section on the Carteret County NCGenWeb page
  
• Military records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
  

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Carteret County.

• March 23-April 26, 1862 = Fort Macon^[6]

Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

Civil War Confederate units

Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

-2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers

• Carteret 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 Carteret County ancestors.
  
• Carteret County News Times - current newspaper in the county

Probate

• Alphabetical Index of Wills 1681-1888 - via Carteret County NCGenWeb
  
• Carteret County wills & estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
  
• Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Carteret County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
• 1745-1957 - Will Books A to H (1745-1957) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

• Carteret County Tax Lists - via the NCGenWeb Archives
  

Vital Records

Births

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

Marriages

• Carteret County Marriages - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
• North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - via FamilySearch; images included
  
• Carteret County marriages - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
  
• Carteret County Marriages 1771-1868. Available to members. North Carolina Pioneers
• North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members North Carolina Pioneers

Deaths

• Carteret County Obituaries - transcribed for the NCGenWeb
  
• Carteret 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 & Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch

Societies and Libraries 

• Carteret County Historical Society
• Historic Beaufort

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Harkers Island North Carolina Family History Center
• Morehead City North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

• Carteret County NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project. 

Blog Posts

• Grandpa was a Whaler - post by Mark Green about the Chadwick family
• Family History Library Catalog
• North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carteret 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. ↑ Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808 (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at St Paul's Seminary website.
4. ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:491. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990; Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808 (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at St Paul's Seminary website.
5. ↑ Robert J. Cain, ed., The Church of England in North Carolina: Documents, 1699-1741 (Raleigh, N.C.: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1999), 432. FHL Book 975.6 K2cr.
6. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 8 August, 2012)