Wake County NC Genealogy

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Wake Records by Type

Birth Records (16)
Cemetery Records (1,490)
Census Records (52)
Church Records (241)
City Directories (212)
Court Records (10)
Death Records (68)
Histories and Genealogies (24)
Immigration Records (4)
Land Records (12)
Map Records (17)
Marriage Records (61)
Military Records (12)
Minority Records (3)
Miscellaneous Records (8)
Newspapers and Obituaries (507)
Probate Records (28)
School Records (149)
Tax Records (7)

Wake County Records by City/Town

Apex Genealogy (147)
Buckhorn Genealogy (33)
Cary Genealogy (132)
Cedar Fork Genealogy (43)
Falls Genealogy (40)
Fuquay-Varina Genealogy (116)
Garner Genealogy (118)
Holly Springs Genealogy (110)
Hopkins Genealogy (30)
Knightdale Genealogy (60)
Leesville Genealogy (35)
Marks Creek Genealogy (33)
Method Genealogy (29)
Middle Creek Genealogy (40)
Morrisville Genealogy (62)
Neuse Genealogy (29)
New Hill Genealogy (42)

New Light Genealogy (47)
North Raleigh Genealogy (42)
Panther Branch Genealogy (40)
Raleigh Genealogy (1,298)
Rolesville Genealogy (47)
Saint Marys Genealogy (34)
Saint Matthews Township Genealogy (31)
Shotwell Genealogy (32)
Stony Hill Genealogy (31)
Swift Creek Genealogy (60)
Wake Crossroads Genealogy (33)
Wake Forest Genealogy (176)
Wendell Genealogy (96)
White Oak Genealogy (44)
Willow Springs Genealogy (65)
Zebulon Genealogy (119)

Overview of Wake County Records

Wake County was created in 1771 from Cumberland, Johnston, and Orange counties.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Wake County 1810 and 1820 census records are missing.
The Wake County Register of Deeds has marriage records starting in 1770 and land records starting in 1774.
The Wake County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1770 and court records starting in 1769.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.