Hillsborough Genealogy (in Orange County, NC)

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Hillsborough Birth Records

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry online

North Carolina, Birth Records, 1913-present North Carolina Vital Records Office

Hillsborough Cemetery Records

Allen's Chapel Cemetery - Black (abandoned) Cemetery Census online

Cane Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chapel Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cresmont Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Cresmont Memorial Park (ca. 1907) Cemetery Census online

Crestmont Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery (ca. 1867) Cemetery Census online

Cross Roads Cemetery Billion Graves online

Daye Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Daye Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Flat Rock A.M.E. Church Cemetery (new) - Black (ca. 1920'S) Cemetery Census online

Gospel Baptist Tabernacle Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gospel Baptist Tabernacle Cemetery Billion Graves online

Gospel Baptist Tabernacle Cemetery (ca. 1947) Cemetery Census online

Harvey's Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery-Black (ca. 1960?) Cemetery Census online

Harvey's Chapel AME Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hicks(?) Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery (ca. 1757) Cemetery Census online

Hillsborough Town Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hillsborough Town Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hogg-Webb-Norwood Slave Cemetery (ca. 1800 or Earlier) Cemetery Census online

Joe Nichols Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

John Paul Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jones Memorial Garden - Hillsborough Cemetery Census online

Jones Memorial Garden of Hillsborough Find a Grave online

Kenion, Benjamin J. Family Cemetery (ca. 1894) Cemetery Census online

Kirkland Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Kirkland Family Cemetery Billion Graves online

Kirkland Family Cemetery at Ayr Mount (ca. 1817) Cemetery Census online

Laws, Washington Family Cemetery (ca. 1882) Cemetery Census online

Lockhart - Phillips Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lockhart-Phillips Cemetery (ca. 1792) Cemetery Census online

Maplewood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Maplewood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Maplewood Cemetery (1905 or Earlier) Cemetery Census online

Margaret Lane Cemetery Find a Grave online

Margaret Lane Cemetery - Black (ca. 1854 or Earlier) Cemetery Census online

Mars Hill Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mars Hill Baptist Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mars Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (1907) Cemetery Census online

Mayo (Mayho) Family Cemetery - Black Cemetery Census online

Mayo Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

McPherson Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

McPherson Family Cemetery (destroyed) Cemetery Census online

Moore-Waddell Graveyard at Moorefields (ca. 1780) Cemetery Census online

Mount Zion AME Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church Cemetery - Black (ca. 1899) Cemetery Census online

New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery - OLD Find a Grave online

New Sharon United Methodist Church Cemetery (ca. 1875) Cemetery Census online

Nichols, Joe Family Cemetery - Black Cemetery Census online

Old Eno Quaker Burying Ground Find a Grave online

Old Eno Quaker Burying Ground (1759) Cemetery Census online

Orange Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Palmer Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Palmer's Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery (ca. 1926) Cemetery Census online

Parker Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Payne's Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery - Black (ca. 1900) Cemetery Census online

Paynes Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

People's Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Price Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Reding, W. W. Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Rhodes Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Rice Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rosewood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rosewood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Rosewood Cemetery (ca. 1929 or Earlier) Cemetery Census online

Saint Matthews Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Scarlett Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Mary's Chapel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Cemetery (ca. 1824) Cemetery Census online

St. Matthews Episcopal Church Billion Graves online

The Old Town Cemetery, 1757, Hillsborough, North Carolina FamilySearch Library

Turrentine Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Unidentified Cemetery - Cornwallis Hills Cemetery Census online

Unlocated Graves In Hillsborough - 1937 Survey Cemetery Census online

Vincent Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Vincent Family Cemetery - Black Cemetery Census online

Walnut Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Walnut Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Wayside Baptist Church Cemetery Census online

Wayside Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Whitted Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Whitted Family Cemetery (Whitted-Grady-Obie Cem.) - Black Cemetery Census online

Whitted, William, Sr. Family Cemetery (bef. 1816) Cemetery Census online

William Whitted Jr Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hillsborough Census Records

Census 1790, Hillsborough District US Gen Web Archives online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Hillsborough Church Records

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An historical address delivered in Saint Matthew's Church, Hillsboro, N.C., on Sunday, August 24, 1924 Ancestry online

Cane Creek Baptist Church (Hillsborough, N.C.) records (microform) 1829-1971 Archive Grid

Cane Creek Baptist Church (Hillsborough, N.C.) records, 1829-1971 Digital Public Library of America online

Church minutes and membership lists, 1853-1962 (First Baptist Church (Hillsboro, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Hillsborough First Baptist Church (Hillsborough, N.C.) Records, 1853-1953 Digital Public Library of America online

Hillsborough First Baptist Church (Hillsborough, N.C.) records (microform) 1853-1986 Archive Grid

Hillsborough First Baptist Church (Hillsborough, NC) records, 1853-1986 Digital Public Library of America online

Hillsborough Methodist Church, 1807-1961 FamilySearch Library

History of the churches of Hillsborough, N.C. : ca., 1766-1962 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death records from the Hillsborough recorder : dates, 1820-29, 1834-58, 1860-69, 1873, 1877 (though not entirely complete), also a few odd issues WorldCat

One hundred and fifty years of service, 1816-1966 : Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, Hillsborough, North Carolina FamilySearch Library

Sunday school rolls, 1889-1891; vestry minutes, 1824-1939 (St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Hillsborough, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Hillsborough Court Records

Minutes, 1843-1917 FamilySearch Library

Hillsborough Death Records

1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry online

Death and Marriage Notices : from the Hillsborough Recorder, Published 1820-1879, Hillsborough, North Carolina and the Hillsboro Recorder, Published 1887-1888 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death records from the Hillsborough recorder : dates, 1820-29, 1834-58, 1860-69, 1873, 1877 (though not entirely complete), also a few odd issues WorldCat

North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ancestry online

North Carolina, Death Records, 1930-present North Carolina Vital Records Office

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 MyHeritage online

North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 MyHeritage online

Hillsborough Histories and Genealogies

Hillsboro, Colonial and Revolutionary FamilySearch Library

Hillsborough, Colonial and Revolutionary Ancestry online

History of the town of Hillsborough, 1754-1963 : dedicated to the best interest of our town FamilySearch Library

Hillsborough Land Records

1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry online

Deeds (original) 1755-1961; index 1755-1962 FamilySearch Library

Deeds, 1764-1765; minutes, 1856-1861 FamilySearch Library

Orange County Land Grant Files NC Land Grants online

Record of deeds, 1755-1756, 1768-1840; general index to deeds, 1752-1868 FamilySearch Library

Hillsborough Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina, April 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina, March 1888 Library of Congress online

Hillsborough Marriage Records

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1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry online

Death and Marriage Notices : from the Hillsborough Recorder, Published 1820-1879, Hillsborough, North Carolina and the Hillsboro Recorder, Published 1887-1888 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death records from the Hillsborough recorder : dates, 1820-29, 1834-58, 1860-69, 1873, 1877 (though not entirely complete), also a few odd issues WorldCat

Marriage licenses (Orange County, North Carolina), 1866-1962 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records (Orange County, North Carolina), 1851-1962 FamilySearch Library

Marriages of Orange County, North Carolina, 1779-1868 Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Ancestry online

Hillsborough Newspapers and Obituaries

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Abstracts from Newspapers of Edenton, Fayetteville, & Hillsborough, North Carolina, 1785-1800 FamilySearch Library

Alliance Weekly 1896-1896 Newspapers.com online

Citizens of Orange County, North Carolina and Vicinity, 1820-1822 FamilySearch Library

Death and Marriage Notices : from the Hillsborough Recorder, Published 1820-1879, Hillsborough, North Carolina and the Hillsboro Recorder, Published 1887-1888 FamilySearch Library

Hillsboro recorder (Hillsboro, N.C.) (from Aug. 11, 1887 to Aug. 2, 1888) MyHeritage online

Hillsboro recorder (Hillsborough, North Carolina) 1820-1879 FamilySearch Library

Hillsboro recorder 08/11/1887 to 08/02/1888 Genealogy Bank online

Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) (from Aug. 11, 1887 to Aug. 2, 1888) Chronicling America online

Hillsborough Plaindealer 1861-1861 Newspapers.com online

Hillsborough Recorder 03/01/1820 to 03/05/1879 Genealogy Bank online

Hillsborough Recorder 1820-1888 Newspapers.com online

Hillsborough recorder (Hillsborough, N.C.) (from March 1, 1820 to March 5, 1879) MyHeritage online

Hillsborough recorder (Hillsborough, North Carolina) 1879-1895 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death notices from the Hillsborough recorder, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina 1820-1845 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death records from the Hillsborough recorder : dates, 1820-29, 1834-58, 1860-69, 1873, 1877 (though not entirely complete), also a few odd issues WorldCat

News of Orange County 08/27/2003 to Current Genealogy Bank online

North Carolina Democrat 1849-1850 Newspapers.com online

Orange County observer (Hillsborough, N.C.) (from Oct. 23, 1880 to May 11, 1916) MyHeritage online

Orange County observer 10/23/1880 to 05/11/1916 Genealogy Bank online

Orange County observer. (Hillsborough, N.C.) (from Oct. 23, 1880 to May 11, 1916) Chronicling America online

Southern Mail 1880-1880 Newspapers.com online

The Hillsborough recorder. (Hillsborough, N.C.) (from March 1, 1820 to March 5, 1879) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Hillsborough

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Hillsborough Recorder [Microform]. (Hillsborough [I.E. Hillsboro], N.C.) 1820-1879

Hillsborough Recorder. (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879

News of Orange County. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1944-Current

North Carolina Gazette. ([Hillsborough, N.C.) 1785-1786

Orange County Observer. (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918

Hillsborough Probate Records

1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstract of North Carolina Wills [from about 1760 to 1800] Ancestry online

Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663-1760 Ancestry online

Abstracts of wills from records in office of clerk of superior court for Orange County, North Carolina, at Hillsboro, North Carolina : books A, B, C, D FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 Ancestry online

Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850 FamilySearch Library

Hillsborough School Records

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Central High School (Hillsborough, N.C.), The Blue Flame [1957-1959, 1961-1962, 1965] Digital NC online

Central High School - Blue Flame Yearbook (Hillsboro, NC), 1958 E Yearbook online

Central High School yearbook, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Central High School yearbook, 1958, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hillsboro High School - Silhouette Yearbook (Hillsboro, NC), 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958 E Yearbook online

Hillsboro High School yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hillsboro High School yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hillsborough High School, Silhouette [1937-1940, 1942, 1944, 1955, 1957, 1960] Digital NC online

Orange High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Mary's country Day School yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1973 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Marys Country Day School - Saint Yearbook (Hillsborough, NC), 1971, 1972, 1973 E Yearbook online

Hillsborough Tax Records

Orange County, North Carolina, taxpayers, 1784-1793 FamilySearch Library

Poll tax register (Orange County, North Carolina), 1902-1914 FamilySearch Library



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