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Guide to Greene County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Greene County is located in the eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Greene County Courthouse
2nd and Greene
PO Box 68
Snow Hill, NC 28580
Phone: 252-747-3620
Greene County Website
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, and land records from 1876.
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and probate records from 1876.[3]
Greene County, North Carolina Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 1784 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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1876 Courthouse fire destroyed many court records and all land records.
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
The old Greene County now in Tennessee was created in 1783 from Washington County. Greenville became the county seat. This was a part of the Territory ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the Federal government, and became part of Tennessee in 1796.
The newer Greene County in North Carolina was created in 1799 by renaming Glasgow County which had been created from Dobbs County in 1791.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Bibles (NCGenWeb)
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1800 | 4,218 | — |
| 1810 | 4,867 | 15.4% |
| 1820 | 4,533 | −6.9% |
| 1830 | 6,413 | 41.5% |
| 1840 | 6,595 | 2.8% |
| 1850 | 6,619 | 0.4% |
| 1860 | 7,925 | 19.7% |
| 1870 | 8,687 | 9.6% |
| 1880 | 10,037 | 15.5% |
| 1890 | 10,039 | 0.0% |
| 1900 | 12,038 | 19.9% |
| 1910 | 13,083 | 8.7% |
| 1920 | 16,212 | 23.9% |
| 1930 | 18,656 | 15.1% |
| 1940 | 18,548 | −0.6% |
| 1950 | 18,024 | −2.8% |
| 1960 | 16,741 | −7.1% |
| 1970 | 14,967 | −10.6% |
| 1980 | 16,117 | 7.7% |
| 1990 | 15,384 | −4.5% |
| 2000 | 18,974 | 23.3% |
| 2010 | 21,362 | 12.6% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Fate of the 1890 Census (NARA)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1970 - North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Various church records from 1830-1875 are available on microfilm at the FHL. Among these churches are:
- Church of Christ (Greene County), 1843-1860
- Freewill Baptist Church (Hookerton), 1830-1869
- Oak Grove Church of Christ (Greene County), 1834-1875
Baptist
- Little Contentaley aka Little Contentney aka Meadow Meeting House. Constituted 1785.[7]
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- Greene County Deeds and Wills (NCGenWeb)
- Family Surnames contains many extractions from Greene County Deeds and Wills (NCGenWeb)
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
- 1862-1870 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1863-1872 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- History of Greene County (NCGenWeb)
- History of Glasgow County (NCGenWeb)
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
- 1895 Map of North Carolina, Greene County (NCGenWeb)
- Animated Atlas
- 1895 US Atlas
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War
- 1779-1782 North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1885-1953 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Regiments. Men in Greene County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Greene County:
- - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
- - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, Company A
- - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (63rd Regiment Volunteers), Company B
- - 8th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), 5th Company
World War I
- 1917-1919 North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
World War II
- 1940-1948 North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Newspaper Articles (NCGenWeb)
- Marriage and Death Notices in Old Newspapers (NCGenWeb)
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
County Records
- 1833-1970 North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images. (incomplete)
Letters
- Letters home (NCGenWeb)
Miscellaneous
Photographs
- Photographs related to the area (NCGenWeb)
Voter Registration
- 1868-1898 - North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
- 1663-1979 North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
- 1720-1960 - Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
- 1868-1907 Images of Wills and Estates North Carolina Pioneers $
- 1868-1962 Will Books (1868-1962) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
- 1769 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry $
- 1769 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1769 Tax List, 1769 (images) at FamilySearch
- 1779 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
- 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
- 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1780 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
- 1780 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1816 Tax Lists, Greene County, 1816 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1816 Greene County, North Carolina tax list at the FHL.
- 1868 Tax Lists, Greene County, 1868 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1875-1924 Tax records (Greene County, North Carolina), 1875-1924 available on microfilm at the FHL.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 - North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Delayed Birth Index: A-J, Greene County (NCGenWeb)
- Delayed Birth Index: K-Y, Greene County (NCGenWeb)
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
- 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1759-1979 North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1762-1979 North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1763-1868 North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Marriages, Greene Co, NCGenWeb
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1898-1994 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;index and images
- 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
- 1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Greene County Executions (NCGenWeb)
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1926-1975 North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Greene County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Greene County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
- National Postal Museum
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Greene County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.
- Greene County Arts and Historical Society
PO Box 266
Snow Hill, NC 28580
Phone: 252-747-1999
Website - Heritage Genealogical Society
PO Box 6204
Kinston, NC 28501
Website - Historical Preservation Group
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/Greene
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Greene County, North Carolina. Page 506-514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 505-509.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greene County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County,_North_Carolina, accessed 15 February 2020.
- ↑ Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808 (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at archive.org.
