Durham County, North Carolina

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{{stub}}''[[United States|United States]] &gt; [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] &gt; Durham County'' <br>
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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Durham County'''
  
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:''This article is about a county in England. For other uses, see [[Durham_(disambiguation)|Durham (disambiguation)]].''
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:''This article is about a county in North Carolina. For other uses, see [[Durham (disambiguation)|Durham (disambiguation)]].''
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{{Infobox U.S. County
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| county = Durham County
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| adoption_sign = Adoption NCGenWeb
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| custom_text = <center>County Coordinator<br>'''[http://www.ncgenweb.us/durham/ Durham Co. NCGenWeb]'''</center>
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| county_map = Nc-durham.png
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| state = North Carolina
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| state_map = North_Carolina.png
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| founded year = 1881
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| founded date =
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| seat wl = Durham
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}}
  
 
== County Courthouse  ==
 
== County Courthouse  ==
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[[Image:Durham County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Durham County Courthouse.jpg]]
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[http://www.co.durham.nc.us/ Durham County Courthouse]<br>200 East Main Street<br>Durham, NC 27707<br>Phone: 919-560-0480<br><br>County Health Department&nbsp; has birth, death and burial records<br>Register of Deeds has marriage and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1881<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Durham County, North Carolina. Page 508 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
  
 
== Quick Facts  ==
 
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== Places/Localities  ==
 
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==== Populated Places  ====
 
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== Resources  ==
 
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[[Image:Ncdurham.png|thumb|right|400px]]
 
=== Archives and Libraries  ===
 
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==== Cemeteries  ====
 
==== Cemeteries  ====
  
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*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/durham/cemeteries Durham County Cemeteries] - via Durham County NCGenWeb
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/durham/durhamcemeteries.html Durham County Cemetery Listings] - via Durham County NCGenWeb Archives
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1682 Durham County Cemeteries] - user-contributed burial records via Find-A-Grave
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*[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/durh/index.htm Durham County Burial Listings] - via CemeteryCensus, a group cemetery transcription project
  
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==== Church  ====
 
==== Church  ====
  
 
==== Court  ====
 
==== Court  ====
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMM19-9L5%3An1163341916%3Fcc%3D1916185 Widow's Dower &amp; Year's Support 1881-1944] - included in NC County Records Collections
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==== Directories  ====
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*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/durham/publications/business-directories Durham County Directories] -- via Durham County NCGenWeb
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==== Education  ====
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*[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ybook/resultlist.php?county=durham&state=NC Durham County students at North Carolina colleges] - a list alphabetized by surname from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
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===== Yearbooks  =====
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*Duke University: [http://goo.gl/ZQOgZ 1912-1995]
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*NC Central University: [http://goo.gl/WmS59 1929-2009]<br>
  
 
==== Land  ====
 
==== Land  ====
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*[http://rodweb.co.durham.nc.us/search.asp?cabinet=cott Durham County Deeds,&nbsp;1881-1984] -can be searched online at the website of the Durham County Register of Deeds; images included.&nbsp;
  
 
==== History  ====
 
==== History  ====
  
 
==== Maps  ====
 
==== Maps  ====
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*[http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISORESTMP=results.php&CISOVIEWTMP=item_viewer.php&CISOMODE=grid&CISOGRID=thumbnail,A,1;title,A,1;displa,A,0;publis,A,0;collec,A,0;30;date,title,none,none,none&CISOBIB=mapid,A,1,N;collec,A,0,N;title,200,0,N;none,A,0,N;none,A,0,N;20;mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOTHUMB=20%20(4x5);mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOTITLE=20;mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOHIERA=20;collec,mapid,none,none,none&CISOSUPPRESS=0&CISOTYPE=link&CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=spatia&CISOBOX1=Durham+County&CISOOP2=exact&CISOFIELD2=collec&CISOBOX2=&CISOOP3=exact&CISOFIELD3=title&CISOBOX3=&CISOOP4=exact&CISOFIELD4=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOBOX4=&c=exact&CISOROOT=/ncmaps Durham County Maps] - via the University of North Carolina's NC Maps collection
  
 
==== Military  ====
 
==== Military  ====
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===== Civil War  =====
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Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
  
 
==== Newspapers  ====
 
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*[http://digitalnc.org/collections/newspapers/carolina-times-durham-nc Carolina Times ]- 400+ issues available online from 1937-1950 of ths African-American newspaper; provided by DigitalNC.org
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*Index to the Durham Herald <br>
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1981janmayhera#page/n5/mode/2up 1981] (index Jan -May)
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**1981 ([http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial19813hera#page/n5/mode/2up subject index, May -&nbsp;Dec] / [http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1981hera#page/n5/mode/2up name index, May - Dec])
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**1982 ([http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1982hera#page/n5/mode/2up name index]&nbsp;| [http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial19822hera#page/n5/mode/2up subject index])<br>
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**1983 ([http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1983hera#page/n5/mode/2up name index] | [http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1983shera#page/n5/mode/2up subject index])<br>
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**1984 ([http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1984hera#page/n5/mode/2up name index])<br>
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**1985 ([http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1985hera#page/n3/mode/2up name index]&nbsp;| [http://www.archive.org/stream/indexserial1985shera#page/n5/mode/2up subject index])
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*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Durham Durham County newspapers] -&nbsp;a listing of newspapers published in the county &amp; libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.
  
 
==== Probate  ====
 
==== Probate  ====
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*'''1881-1907''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books A to B (1881-1907)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
  
 
==== Taxation  ====
 
==== Taxation  ====
  
 
==== Vital Records  ====
 
==== Vital Records  ====
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Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please [http://www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/rgds/ visit their website] for more information.
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===== Births<br>  =====
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964] - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state; via FamilySearch
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===== Marriages  =====
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*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch
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*[http://goo.gl/FsJlh Durham&nbsp;County marriages] - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
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===== Deaths  =====
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/durham/durhamobits.html Misc. Durham County Obituaries] - via the Durham County NCGenWeb Archives
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*Deaths from 1981-1984 - check the Indexes to the Durham Herald in the newspaper category above
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*[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?nametype=decedent&county=durham Durham County deaths] - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609799&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D%20 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930] - search a statewide collection of freely available death certificates - images are included; via FamilySearch
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675510&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Deaths &amp; Burials, 1898-1994] - search death records from across the state; via FamilySearch <br>
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== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==
 
== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==
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*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ Durham-Orange County Genealogy Society]
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*[http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/ Duke Special Collections Library]
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==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
  
 
== Websites  ==
 
== Websites  ==
  
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*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
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*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/durham/ NCGenWeb: Durham County]&nbsp;- free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=191026&subject_disp=North+Carolina%2C+Durham&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
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Durham County, North Carolina
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Location in the state of North Carolina
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Facts
Founded 1881
County Seat Durham
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County Courthouse

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Durham County Courthouse
200 East Main Street
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-560-0480

County Health Department  has birth, death and burial records
Register of Deeds has marriage and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1881[1]

Quick Facts

Parent County

28 February 1881 Durham County was created from Orange and Wake Counties. County seat: Durham [2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Chatham | Granville | Orange | Person | Wake

Resources

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Archives and Libraries

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Directories

Education

Yearbooks

Land

History

Maps

Military

Civil War

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

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for more information.

Births
Marriages
  • North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch
  • Durham County marriages - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
Deaths


Societies, Libraries and Museums

Family History Centers

Websites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Durham County, North Carolina. Page 508 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).
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