Carteret County, North Carolina
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| − | *[http://www.rafert.org/carteret/ Carteret County NCGenWeb] - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project. | + | *[http://www.rafert.org/carteret/ Carteret County NCGenWeb] - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project. |
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| + | *[http://southerngreens.blogspot.com/2011/01/grandpa-was-whaler.html Grandpa was a Whaler] - post by Mark Green about the Chadwick family | ||
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Revision as of 19:43, 30 January 2011
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| Founded | 1722 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Beaufort | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Carteret County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1722--Carteret County was created in 1722 from Craven County. County seat: Beaufort [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
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
Church
- Church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives
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
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.
Probate
- Alphabetical Index of Wills 1681-1888 - via Carteret County NCGenWeb
- Carteret County wills & estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
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.
Deaths
- Carteret County Obituaries - transcribed for the NCGenWeb
- [Http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?nametype=decedent&county=carteret 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
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
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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