Harnett County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Harnett County

Parent County
1855--Harnett County was created 7 February 1855 from Cumberland County. County seat: Lillington

Record Loss
1892, 1894--Courthouse fires destroyed court records and many of the land records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chatham
 * Cumberland
 * Johnston
 * Lee
 * Moore
 * Sampson
 * Wake

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
 * Find-A-Grave: Harnett County Cemteries

Vital Records

 * Search Birth, Marriage &amp; 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

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Harnett County - part of the USGenWeb Project
 * Family History Library Catalog