Brunswick County NC Genealogy

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Brunswick Records by Type

Birth Records (3)
Cemetery Records (350)
Census Records (45)
Church Records (36)
City Directories (1)
Court Records (8)
Death Records (12)
Histories and Genealogies (13)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (14)
Map Records (4)
Marriage Records (15)
Military Records (6)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (5)
Newspapers and Obituaries (14)
Probate Records (15)
School Records (22)
Tax Records (15)

Brunswick County Records by City/Town

Ash Genealogy (62)
Bolivia Genealogy (70)
Calabash Genealogy (36)
Cape Fear Genealogy (28)
Leland Genealogy (74)
Longwood Genealogy (30)
Maco Genealogy (31)
Northwest Genealogy (32)

Ocean Isle Beach Genealogy (27)
Shallotte Genealogy (71)
Southport Genealogy (65)
Sunset Beach Genealogy (28)
Supply Genealogy (59)
Town Creek Genealogy (29)
Winnabow Genealogy (40)

Overview of Brunswick County Records

Brunswick County was created in 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen counties.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Brunswick County Register of Deeds has birth records starting in 1914, marriage records starting in 1804, death records starting in 1914, and land records starting in 1764.
The Brunswick County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1858 and court records starting in 1882.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.