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| Founded | 1779 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Goldsboro | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Wayne County
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County Courthouse
Wayne County North Carolina
215 S William Street
P O Box 267
Goldsboro, NC 27530-4824
919-731-1449
Reg of Deeds has b,m,d, bur and land rec
Clk Sup Ct has div, pro & ct rec
Wayne was created from Dobbs 18 Oct 1779
History
The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).[1]
Parent County
1779--Wayne County was created from Dobbs County. Dobbs County was abolished in 1791.
County seat: Goldsboro [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Some of the early records are missing.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Goldsboro
- Mount Olive
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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
- ↑ "Anthony Wayne," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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