Beaufort County NC Genealogy

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Beaufort Records by Type

Birth Records (6)
Cemetery Records (484)
Census Records (39)
Church Records (20)
City Directories (20)
Court Records (18)
Death Records (15)
Histories and Genealogies (11)
Immigration Records (2)
Land Records (20)
Map Records (12)
Marriage Records (15)
Military Records (9)
Minority Records (3)
Miscellaneous Records (10)
Newspapers and Obituaries (76)
Probate Records (26)
School Records (26)
Tax Records (20)

Beaufort County Records by City/Town

Aurora Genealogy (42)
Bath Genealogy (59)
Belhaven Genealogy (58)
Blounts Creek Genealogy (69)
Bonnerton Genealogy (28)
Campbell Creek Genealogy (28)
Chocowinity Genealogy (81)
Edward Genealogy (47)
Leggetts Crossroads Genealogy (28)

Old Ford Genealogy (32)
Pantego Genealogy (41)
Pinetown Genealogy (63)
Ransomville Genealogy (31)
Slatestone Genealogy (30)
South Creek Genealogy (28)
Washington Genealogy (210)
Yeatesville Genealogy (30)

Overview of Beaufort County Records

Beaufort County was created in 1705 from Bath County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Beaufort County Register of Deeds has marriage records starting in 1847, land records starting in 1695, birth records starting in 1913, and death records starting in 1913.
The Beaufort County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1720 and court records starting in 1744.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.