Dare County, North Carolina

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Dare County, North Carolina

Map

Map of North Carolina highlighting Dare County

Location in the state of North Carolina

Map of the U.S. highlighting North Carolina

Location of North Carolina in the U.S.

Facts

Founded

1870

County Seat

Manteo

Courthouse

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County Courthouse

Beginning Dates for Dare County, North Carolina Government Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Deeds	Wills
1913	1870	1913	1790	1871	1870

Dare County Courthouse
400 Budleigh Street
P O Box 70
Manteo, NC 27954
Phone: 252-473-3438

Registrar of Deed has birth and death records from 1913
marriage records from 1870 and land records
Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1870^[1]

History

Parent County

1870--Dare County was created 3 February 1870 from Currituck, Tyrrell, and Hyde Counties.
County seat: Manteo ^[2]

History of Dare Co., NC

Neighboring Counties

Resources

African American

Roanoke Island Freedman's Colony - website dedicated to camp on the island of refugee slaves just after the Civil War. Site includes history, documents, lists of slaves who lived on the island and more.

Census

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

Court

Court Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Family Pages

Families pertaining to Dare Co., NC

Maps

Dare Co., NC Maps

Military

Dare Co., NC Military Records (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)

War of 1812

Jones, Gordon C.: .Abstracts of land-grants, tax lists, orphans dockets, inventories and other records, : Currituck and Dare counties, North Carolina, 1666-1831 Chesapeak, Virginia, G.C.Jones c1982) pages 91 FHL Book 976.6132 P28

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battles were fought in Dare County.

August 28-29, 1861 = Hatteras Inlet Batteries, also known as Forts Clark and Hatteras^[3]
February 7-8, 1862 = Roanoke Island, also known as Fort Huger^[4]

Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

Civil War Confederate units

Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Miscellaneous

Misc. Dare Co., NC Records
The Lost Colony articles
Dare Co., NC Penny Postcards at NCGenWeb Archives
Medical Directory for Avon, NC at NCGenWeb Archives

Newspapers

News articles pertaining to Dare County, NC

Photographs

Vital Records

Dare Co., NC Births at NCGenWeb Archives
Dare Co., NC Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives
Dare Co., Obits
Dare Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives

Wills & Estates

1870-1946 - Will Books 1 to 2 (1870-1946) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

Dare Co., NC Organizations & Links

Family History Centers

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
Dare County NCGenWeb
USGenWeb Archives-Dare County

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dade County, North Carolina. Page 508 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 2012)
↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 2012)

v • d • e Links to North Carolina-related articles

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-'''Dare County North Carolina'''
-Budleigh Street<br>
-P O Box 70<br>
-Manteo, NC 27954<br>
-<br>
-Reg of Deed has b & d rec from 1913<br>
-m rec from 1870<br>
-&land rec<br>
-Clk Ct has div, pro & ct rec from 1870<br>
-Dare County was from Currituck, Tyrell, Hyde County<br>
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 ==== Parent County  ====
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 == Resources  ==
+[[Image:Ncdare.png|thumb|right|400px]]
-==== African American ====
+==== African American  ====
 *[http://www.roanokefreedmenscolony.com Roanoke Island Freedman's Colony] - website dedicated to camp on the island of refugee slaves just after the Civil War. Site includes history, documents, lists of slaves who lived on the island and more.
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 ==== Census  ====
+{{Census|North Carolina}}
 *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/dare/census/1870/1870census.html 1870 Dare Co., NC Census]
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 *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/dare/military.html Dare Co., NC Military Records] (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)
+===== War of 1812  =====
+*Jones, Gordon C.: ''.Abstracts of land-grants, tax lists, orphans dockets, inventories and other records,&nbsp;: Currituck and Dare counties, North Carolina, 1666-1831'' Chesapeak, Virginia, G.C.Jones c1982) pages 91 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F957830 FHL Book 976.6132 P28] <br>
 ===== Civil War  =====
-Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
+====== Civil War Battle  ======
+The following Civil War battles were fought in Dare County.
+*August 28-29, 1861 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/nc001.htm Hatteras Inlet Batteries], also known as Forts Clark and Hatteras<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/nc001.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 9 August, 2012)</ref>
+*February 7-8, 1862 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/nc002.htm Roanoke Island], also known as Fort Huger<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/nc002.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 9 August, 2012)</ref>
+:[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/NCmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.
+<br>
+====== Civil War Confederate units  ======
+Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
 ==== Miscellaneous  ====
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 ==== Wills &amp; Estates  ====
+*'''1870-1946''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books 1 to 2 (1870-1946)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/dare/wills/indexwills.html Dare Co., NC Wills]
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 [http://www.ncgenweb.us/dare/orgs.html Dare Co., NC Organizations &amp; Links]
-==== Family History Centers<br> ====
+==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
 *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
 *[[Nags Head North Carolina Family History Center]]
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 *[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Dare|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
 *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/dare/ Dare County NCGenWeb]
 *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/dare.htm USGenWeb Archives-Dare County]
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