Jones County, North Carolina Genealogy

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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

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.
 * Cemetery records on the Jones County, NCGenWeb Archives
 * Find-A-Grave - Jones County Cemeteries

Census

 * 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

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

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.


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

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