Brunswick County, North Carolina Records

Brunswick County, North Carolina (Map It) was created on January 30, 1764 from Bladen County and New Hanover County. This county was named for George I of Great Britain (1660–1727), Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg.

Brunswick County is bordered by Pender County (northeast), New Hanover County (east), Horry County, South Carolina (southwest), Columbus County (northwest).

Brunswick County Cities and Towns include Bald Head Island, Belville, Boiling Spring Lakes, Bolivia, Calabash, CarolinaShores, Caswell Beach, Holden Beach, Leland, Navassa, Northwest, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Sandy Creek, Shallotte, Southport, St. James, Sunset Beach, Varnamtown, Winnabow, Piney Grove. A Map of Brunswick County, North Carolina contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of old Ohio maps at MapGeeks.org.

Brunswick County Townships include Lockwoods Folly, Northwest, Shallotte, Smithville, Town Creek, and Waccamaw. View a Map of Brunswick County Townships.

Brunswick County, North Carolina Courthouse Records

The Brunswick County Courthouse is located in Bolivia, North Carolina. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Brunswick county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Also see the Brunswick County Records in the North Carolina State Archives. The County Courthouse was destroyed in 1865 from the civil war, and 1957 in a clerk's office fire. Some records were destroyed in the 1865 fire.

• Brunswick County Register of Deeds has Birth Records from 1914, Marriage Records from 1804, Death Records from 1914 and Land Records from 1764.
• Brunswick County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1764, Court Records from 1782 and Divorce Records from call court clerk for details. Probate records include not only wills, but also loose estates records.
• Brunswick County Tax Assessor / Collector
• Brunswick Co. North Carolina County Health Department

Brunswick County, North Carolina Census Records

• Learn More: State of North Carolina Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790 (incomplete), 1800 (incomplete), 1810 (incomplete), 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1784-1787
• Native American Population Schedules: 1894-1913
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Brunswick County, North Carolina Vital Records

• Learn More: State of North Carolina Vital Records
• Birth Records: from October 1913 to present
• Marriage Records: from January 1962 to present
• Death Records: from January 1, 1930 to present
• Divorce Records: from January 1958 to present
• Locations: North Carolina Vital Records
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Death, Divorce and Marriage Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  North Carolina Vital Records (Cooper Memorial Health Building), 225 N. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27603-1382; 919-733-3000

Brunswick County, North Carolina Resources

• Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
• Southport Historical Society
• Brunswick County, North Carolina Message Boards

Brunswick County, North Carolina External Links

• Maine Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from North Carolina (1719 - 1977)
• Brunswick County, North Carolina Books - Amazon
• Brunswick Co., North Carolina - FindaGrave
• A History of Brunswick County, North Carolina
• North Carolina Digital Collections
• Brunswick County, North Carolina Links - Cyndi's List
• Brunswick Co. NCGenweb
• Brunswick County, North Carolina Ancestry Database Collections
• Brunswick County, North Carolina Military Records
• North Carolina City Directories