Harnett County, North Carolina
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| − | + | Harnett County Courthouse<br>729 S Main Street P O Box 279 <br>Lillington, NC 27546 <br>Phone: 910-893-7540 | |
| − | + | Register of deeds has birth, marriage and land land rec<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1920<br>records from 1855-1920 were destroyed in a fire | |
== History == | == History == | ||
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| Founded | February 7, 1855 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Lillington | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Harnett County
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County Courthouse
Harnett County Courthouse
729 S Main Street P O Box 279
Lillington, NC 27546
Phone: 910-893-7540
Register of deeds has birth, marriage and land land rec
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1920
records from 1855-1920 were destroyed in a fire
History
Parent County
1855--Harnett County was created 7 February 1855 from Cumberland County.
County seat: Lillington [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1892, 1894--Courthouse fires destroyed court records and many of the land records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Harnett Cemeteries Database - online database from the Harnett public library. Change "database type" to "Obituary." Includes approximately 20 years of burial information, including some obituaries.
- Harnett County Cemteries - NCGenWeb
- Harnett County Cemteries - NCGenWeb Archives
- Find-A-Grave: Harnett County Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Harnett County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Search Birth, Marriage & Death certificates at the Harnett County Register of Deeds website. Uncertified copies can be ordered for a fee (see website for details).
Yearbooks
- Campbell University: 1912-2009
- Harnett county students at North Carolina colleges - a list from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Harnett County - part of the 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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