Wayne County NC Genealogy

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Wayne Records by Type

Birth Records (4)
Cemetery Records (676)
Census Records (50)
Church Records (41)
City Directories (83)
Court Records (21)
Death Records (8)
Histories and Genealogies (15)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (18)
Map Records (13)
Marriage Records (15)
Military Records (6)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (12)
Newspapers and Obituaries (93)
Probate Records (22)
School Records (61)
Tax Records (9)

Wayne County Records by City/Town

Brogden Genealogy (29)
Dudley Genealogy (58)
Elroy Genealogy (28)
Eureka Genealogy (36)
Faro Genealogy (28)
Fremont Genealogy (61)
Goldsboro Genealogy (372)
Grantham Genealogy (71)
Hood Swamp Genealogy (27)

Indian Springs Genealogy (36)
Mount Olive Genealogy (167)
Nahunta Genealogy (26)
New Hope in Wayne County Genealogy (34)
Pikeville Genealogy (94)
Rosewood Genealogy (42)
Saulston Genealogy (34)
Seven Springs Genealogy (54)
Stoney Creek Genealogy (35)

Overview of Wayne County Records

Wayne County was created in 1779 from Dobbs County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Wayne County Register of Deeds has birth records starting in 1913, marriage records starting in 1790, death records starting in 1913, and land records starting in 1780.
The Wayne County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1776 and court records starting in 1782.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.