Salem Genealogy (in Burke County, NC)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Salem are also found through the Burke County and North Carolina pages.


Salem Birth Records

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry online

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

Salem Cemetery Records

Glover-Lester Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Salem Census Records

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

Salem Church Records

The houses of peace : being a historical legendary, and comtemporary account of the Moravians and their settlement of Salem in North Carolina FamilySearch Library

Salem Death Records

1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry online

1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ancestry online

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

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Salem Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

The houses of peace,' : being a historical, legendary, and contemporary account of the Moravians and their settlement of Salem in North Carolina FamilySearch Library

The town builders FamilySearch Library

Salem Land Records

1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry online

Salem Marriage Records

1700-2004 North Carolina Marriages (incomplete) MyHeritage online

1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Ancestry online

Salem Newspapers and Obituaries

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Offline Newspapers for Salem

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.

American Advocate. (Salem, N.C.) 1870-1871

Enterprise. (Salem, N.C.) 1885-1886

Farmers' Reporter and Rural Repository. (Salem, Stokes County, N.C.) 1835-1836

Farmers' Reporter. (Salem, Stokes County, N.C.) 1832-1835

News. (Salem, N.C.) 1883-1884

People's Press. (Salem, N.C.) 1851-1892

Weekly Chronicle and Farmer's [I.E. Farmers'] Register. (Salem, Stokes County, N.C.) 1836-1837

Salem Probate Records

1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Salem School Records

Salem sisters : index to Salem Female Academy students, 1804-1904 WorldCat


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