Durham County, North Carolina
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/durham/cemeteries Durham County Cemeteries] - via Durham County NCGenWeb | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/durham/durhamcemeteries.html Durham County Cemetery Listings] - via Durham County NCGenWeb Archives | ||
| + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1682 Durham County Cemeteries] - user-contributed burial records via Find-A-Grave | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/durh/index.htm Durham County Burial Listings] - via CemeteryCensus, a group cemetery transcription project | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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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] | ||
| + | *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, 1881-1984] -can be searched online at the website of the Durham County Register of Deeds; images included. | ||
==== 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 ==== | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Durham Durham County newspapers] - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress. | ||
==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
| − | + | 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. | |
| − | * | + | ===== Births<br> ===== |
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| − | *[http://www. | + | *[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 | ||
| + | *[http://goo.gl/FsJlh 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. | ||
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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 | ||
| + | *[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 | ||
| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675510&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Deaths & 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] | ||
| + | *[http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/ Duke Special Collections Library] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
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- This article is about a county in North Carolina. For other uses, see Durham (disambiguation).
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United States 
North Carolina Durham County
Contents |
County Courthouse
Quick Facts
Parent County
28 February 1881 Durham County was created from Orange and Wake Counties. County seat: Durham [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Chatham | Granville | Orange | Person | Wake
Resources
Archives and Libraries
Cemeteries
- Durham County Cemeteries - via Durham County NCGenWeb
- Durham County Cemetery Listings - via Durham County NCGenWeb Archives
- Durham County Cemeteries - user-contributed burial records via Find-A-Grave
- Durham County Burial Listings - via CemeteryCensus, a group cemetery transcription project
Church
Court
Directories
- Durham County Directories -- via Durham County NCGenWeb
Education
- Durham County students at North Carolina colleges - a list alphabetized by surname from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Yearbooks
Land
- Durham County Deeds, 1881-1984 -can be searched online at the website of the Durham County Register of Deeds; images included.
History
Maps
- Durham County Maps - via the University of North Carolina's NC Maps collection
Military
Newspapers
- Durham County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.
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
- North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state; via FamilySearch
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
- Misc. Durham County Obituaries - via the Durham County NCGenWeb Archives
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - search a statewide collection of freely available death certificates - images are included; via FamilySearch
- North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994 - search death records from across the state; via FamilySearch
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Websites
- NCGenWeb: Durham County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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