Hoke County, North Carolina

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Hoke County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 17, 1911
County Seat	Raeford
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Hoke County, North Carolina 304 N Main Street
Raeford, NC 28376
919-875-2035

Reg of Deeds has b, m, d & land rec from 1911
Clk Sup Ct has div, pro & ct from 1911
Hoke created from Cumberland and Robeson

History

Parent County

1911--Hoke County was created 17 February 1911 from Cumberland and Robeson Counties.
County seat: Raeford ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Cumberland
• Moore
• Richmond
• Robeson
• Scotland

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Hoke 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

• News-Journal - 400+ issues freely available online spanning 1943-1969
• Hoke County Newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS 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

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).