Jones County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Jones County

Parent County
1778--Jones County was created 14 April 1778 from Craven County. County seat: Trenton

Record Loss
1862--Courthouse was burned during Civil War battle, many court records destroyed.

Populated Places
Chadwick, Combs Fort, Comfort, Debruhls Landing, Hargetts Crossroads, Jones Corner, Maysville, Oak Grove, Olivers, Olivers Crossroads, Perfection, Phillips Crossroads, Pleasant Hill, Pollocks, Pollocksville, Ravenswood, Sassers Mill, Shady Grove, Simmons Corner, Taylors Corner, Tenmile Fork, Trenton, Wise Forks

Neighboring Counties

 * Carteret
 * Craven
 * Duplin
 * Lenoir
 * Onslow

African American

 * Freedman Bank Records -- individuals from Jones County

Bibles

 * Bible records

Cemeteries

 * Book: Jones County Cemeteries: Jones County, North Carolina. Compiled by the Heritage Genealogical Society, 2005. – 3 volume set. View the Volume 1 index.
 * Cemeteries, Jones County, North Carolina (links and resources, Jones County GenWeb)
 * Cemeteries, Jones County, North Carolina (transcriptions, US GenWeb Archives)
 * Find-A-Grave - Jones County Cemeteries

Census

 * 1790 U.S. Census, Jones County, North Carolina (transcription, US GenWeb)
 * 1810 U.S. Census, Jones County, North Carolina (images, US GenWeb Archives)
 * 1850 U.S. Census, Jones County, North Carolina (surname index only, US GenWeb Archives)
 * Census records - Jones County, NCGenWeb

Church

 * Tuckahoe Baptist Church Records, 1865-1873
 * Pleasant Hill Christian Church Records, 1858-1896

Court

 * Court records - Jones County, NCGenWeb

Directories

 * North Carolina Business Directories -- directories provide information on area residents. Open the directory and navigate to the county of interest.

Education

 * Jones County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Local Histories

 * Aiken, Nancy, Minutes of the Jones County, North Carolina Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1826-1841, Heritage Books, 2002. (Google Books link without preview)
 * Gwynn, Zae Hargett, Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779-1868, Vol. 1, self-published, 1963. (Google Books link without preview)

Maps

 * Maps - Jones County, NCGenWeb

Military

 * 1890 Veteran's Schedule
 * Military Records - Jones County, NCGenWeb Archives

Newspapers

 * Current paper - the Jones County Post (part of the Kinston Free Press)
 * Jones County newspapers - list from the Library of Congress of newspapers that have been published in the county. Provides details on libraries that hold back issues.
 * Jones County, North Carolina Obituaries (Newspaper Obituaries)

Taxation

 * Jones County Tax Lists - via NCGenWeb Archives

Vital Records
Uncertified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates can be ordered for 25 cents each from the Jones County Register of Deeds. See 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

 * Jones County Marriage Records (GenWed)
 * North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 (FamilySearch; images included)

Deaths

 * North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - via FamilySearch; images included
 * North Carolina Deaths &amp; Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch

Wills

 * Jones County Wills &amp; Estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives project
 * Index to Jones County Estate Records - via Jones County NCGenWeb

Societies and Libraries

 * Heritage Genealogical Society

Web Sites

 * County History (Jones County Economic Development Commission)
 * Jones County Genealogy (North Carolina Genealogy)
 * Jones County, NC (RootsWeb)
 * Jones County, NC Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Jones County, NCGenWeb (free genealogy resources; part of the USGenWeb Project)
 * Jones County, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
 * Jones County, North Carolina History, Records, Facts, Genealogy and Ancestry (Family History 101)
 * Jones County, North Carolina Register of Deeds
 * Jones County, North Carolina Register of Deeds