Smithfield Genealogy (in Johnston County, NC)

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Smithfield Birth Records

Church record book, 1905-1920 (Smithfield First Baptist Church, Smithfield, N.C.) Digital Public Library of America online

Church record book, 1905-1930 (Smithfield First Baptist Church, Smithfield, N.C.) Digital Public Library of America online

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry online

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

Smithfield Cemetery Records

Adam J Heath Cemetery Find a Grave online

Alford Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Alford, J.W. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Ashley Powell Cemetery Billion Graves online

Avera Cemetery Find a Grave online

Avera, Aventon W. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Avera, William I Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Ballard Peterson Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ballard Peterson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bryan, Loverd Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Casey, Matthew Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Clark (Black) Cemetery Cemetery Census online

County Home Cemetery Cemetery Census online

County Home Cemetery Find a Grave online

Creech Cemetery Find a Grave online

Creech Family Cemetery Billion Graves online

Creech, John R. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Cullom, J.H. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Edwards Family Cemetery Billion Graves online

Edwards Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Elizabeth United Methodist Cemetery Interment online

Elizabeth United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Godwin, Iredell Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Green Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Green Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Green Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Green Hill Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Green Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

H. J. Lane Cemetery Billion Graves online

H.J. Lane Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hall, Henry G. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Hardy D. Sanders Cemetery Find a Grave online

Heath, Adam J. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Henry G. Hall Cemetery Find a Grave online

Higgins/Barham Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Hills of Neuse Memory Gardens Find a Grave online

Hills of The Neuse Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Holt, William Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Hood and Sanders Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hood/Sanders (Black) Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Hopewell Original FreeWill Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

James Joseph Tyner Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

John Atkinson Cemetery Find a Grave online

John D Thomas Cemetery Billion Graves online

John D. Thomas Cemetery Find a Grave online

Johnson Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Johnson, John B. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Johnson, Simeon Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Johnson, William B. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Johnston Union Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Jones, George L. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Jones/Southerland Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Lane, H.J. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Lassiter, Marshall P. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Lee, Robert E. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Little Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Massey, N.G. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Oakland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakland Heights Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Oakland Heights Cemetery Billion Graves online

Olive, Eli Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Parker, J.C. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Parrish-Spence Family Plot Find a Grave online

Peterson, H.A./Ballard Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rest Haven (African-American) Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Rest Haven Cemetery Find a Grave online

Riverside Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Riverside Cemetery Billion Graves online

Riverside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rose, Elias Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sanders Chapel Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Sanders Chapel United Methodist Church Find a Grave online

Sanders and Smith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sanders, C.B. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Sanders, Ransom Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Sanders/Smith (Black) Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sunrise (Greytown) Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Sunrise Greytown Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Census online

Sunset Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Sunset Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Tees Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Thain, Jethro Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Thain, Thomas S. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Thomas (2nd Street) (Black) Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Thompson Cemetery Billion Graves online

Wallace Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wallace, Ashley Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Wallace, C.J. Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Wallace, Puss Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church (Black) Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Whitley, A.J. Family Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Woodall Cemetery Find a Grave online

Yelverton Grove Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Yelverton Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Smithfield 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

Smithfield Church Records

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Church minutes, 1874-1960 (Primitive Baptist Church (Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Church record book, 1905-1920 (Smithfield First Baptist Church, Smithfield, N.C.) Digital Public Library of America online

Church record book, 1905-1930 (Smithfield First Baptist Church, Smithfield, N.C.) Digital Public Library of America online

Church records (microform), 1904-1919, Smithfield Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.). Archive Grid

Minutes, 1875-1961 (Primitive Baptist Church (Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Old Union Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) records, 1800-1960 Digital Public Library of America online

Old Union Primitive Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) records (microform) 1800-1960 Archive Grid

Smithfield Baptist Church, 1904-1919 (included in U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Smithfield First Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) Records, 1905-1930 Digital Public Library of America online

Smithfield First Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) records (microform) 1904-1919 Archive Grid

Smithfield First Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) records, 1904-1919 Digital Public Library of America online

Smithfield Primitive Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) records (microform) 1874-1960 Archive Grid

Smithfield Primitive Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) records, 1874-1960 Digital Public Library of America online

Trinity Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Births, and Deaths, 1924-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Smithfield City Directories

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Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1957, 1959, 1961, 1963] Digital NC online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1957] LDS Genealogy online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1957] Internet Archive online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1959] LDS Genealogy online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1959] Internet Archive online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1961] LDS Genealogy online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1961] Internet Archive online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1963] LDS Genealogy online

Hill's Smithfield-Selma (Johnston County, N.C.) City Directory [1963] Internet Archive online

Smithfield City Directory [1947] LDS Genealogy online

Smithfield City Directory [1947] Digital NC online

Smithfield City Directory [1947] Internet Archive online

Smithfield and Selma City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Smithfield Death Records

1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry online

Church record book, 1905-1920 (Smithfield First Baptist Church, Smithfield, N.C.) Digital Public Library of America online

Church record book, 1905-1930 (Smithfield First Baptist Church, Smithfield, N.C.) Digital Public Library of America online

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

Smithfield Land Records

1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry online

Deeds and land grants 1759-1936; index 1749-1939 FamilySearch Library

Smithfield Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, April 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, June 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, May 1885 Library of Congress online

Smithfield Marriage Records

1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry online

Marriage licenses, 1894-1966 FamilySearch Library

Marriage register, 1764-1961 FamilySearch Library

Marriages of Johnston County, North Carolina, 1762-1868 Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Ancestry online

Smithfield Newspapers and Obituaries

Johnston County Record 1933-1934 Newspapers.com online

Johnston Courier 1876-1876 Newspapers.com online

Smithfield Herald 1883-1977 Newspapers.com online

Smithfield Herald Headlines, 1885-2007 Johnston County Heritage Center online

Smithfield Heraldᅠ(1901-1918) Newspaper Archive online

The Smithfield Herald (1901-1918) Digital NC online

Weekly Bud 1886-1887 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Smithfield

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.

Johnston Courier. (Smithfield, N.C.) 1876-1870s

Smithfield Herald. (Smithfield, Johnston Co., N.C.) 1880s-Current

Weekly Bud. (Smithfield, N.C.) 1886-1887

Weekly Herald. (Smithfield, N.C.) 1882-1880s

Smithfield 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

Smithfield School Records

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Johnston Central High School, The Johnsenior/The J.C.T.S. Reminiscence/The Hawk [1926, 1947, 1954, 1956-1957, 1959, 1962, 1965-1966] Digital NC online

Johnston Christian Academy yearbook, 2005 Classmates online

Johnston Christian Academy yearbook, 2005 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Johnston Community College - Retrospect Yearbook (Smithfield, NC), 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Johnston Community College yearbook, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Johnston Community College, Retrospect [1972-1992] Digital NC online

Johnston County High School - Hawk Yearbook (Smithfield, NC), 1926, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1966 E Yearbook online

Johnston County High School yearbook, 1926, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Johnston County Training School, The Hawk '60 Digital NC online

Smithfield High School - Shield Yearbook (Smithfield, NC), 1925, 1926, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 E Yearbook online

Smithfield High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Smithfield High School yearbook, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 Classmates online

Smithfield High School yearbook, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Smithfield High School, The Eagle [1925-1926, 1950-1969] Digital NC online

Smithfield-Selma High School yearbook, 1955, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Smithfield-Selma High School yearbook, 1955, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1998 Classmates online

Smithfield-Selma High School yearbooks, 1955, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1998 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Smithfield Tax Records

Johnston County, North Carolina Taxables 1784 thru 1820, parts 1-2 and compiled index FamilySearch Library

Tax lists, 1809-1915 FamilySearch Library



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