Currituck County, North Carolina Records

Currituck County, North Carolina (Map It) was created on 1668 from Albemarle County (originally named Carteret precinct; declared a Carteret County in 1739). This county was named for an American Indian word for wild geese, also rendered "Coratank" .

Currituck County is bordered by City of Chesapeake, Virginia (north), City of Virginia Beach, Virginia (north), Dare County (southeast), Camden County (west).

Currituck County Cities and Towns include Currituck, Sligo, Moyock, Shawboro, Gregory, KnottsIsland, Maple, Barco, Waterlily, Corolla, Sanderling, Poplar Beach, Coinjock, Grandy, Jarvisburg, Powells Point, Mamie, Spot, Harbinger, PointHarbor. A Map of Currituck 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.

Currituck County Townships include Fruitville , Crawford , Poplar Branch , Moyock. View a Map of Currituck County Townships.

Currituck County, North Carolina Courthouse Records

The Currituck County Courthouse is located in Currituck, 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 Currituck 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 Currituck County Records in the North Carolina State Archives. The County Courthouse was destroyed in 1842 by fire, some earlier records were destroyed.

• Currituck County Register of Deeds has Birth Records from 1914, Marriage Records from 1851, Death Records from 1914 and Land Records from 1735.
• Currituck County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1772, Court Records from 1799 and Divorce Records from call court clerk for details. Probate records include not only wills, but also loose estates records.
• Currituck County Tax Assessor / Collector
• Currituck Co. North Carolina County Health Department

Currituck 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

Currituck 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

Currituck County, North Carolina Resources

• Albemarle Genealogical Society
• Family Research Society of Northeastern NC
• Currituck County, North Carolina Message Boards

Currituck County, North Carolina External Links

• Maine Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from North Carolina (1719 - 1977)
• Currituck County, North Carolina Books - Amazon
• Abstracts of Wills and Other Records, Currituck and Dare Counties, North Carolina (1663-1850)
• Currituck County Eighteenth Century Tax Records
• Currituck Co., North Carolina - FindaGrave
• Mt. Zion United Methodist Church History
• A History of Currituck County, North Carolina
• North Carolina Digital Collections
• Currituck County, North Carolina Links - Cyndi's List
• Currituck Co. NCGenweb
• Currituck County, North Carolina Ancestry Database Collections
• Currituck County [North Carolina] Eighteenth Century Militia Records
• Currituck County, North Carolina Military Records
• North Carolina City Directories