Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States

North Carolina

Wayne County

Guide to Wayne County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

North Carolina Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Goldsboro Organized: 1779 Parent County(s): Dobbs Neighboring Counties Duplin • Greene • Johnston • Lenoir • Sampson • Wilson See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

Anthony Wayne

County Information

Description

Wayne County is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796). It is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Wayne County Courthouse
215 S William Street
PO Box 267
Goldsboro, NC 27530-4824
Phone: 919-731-1449
Wayne County Website

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records.
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Wayne County, North Carolina Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1913	1790	1913	1782	1780	1776	1784
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1913. General compliance by 1920.

Record Loss

1781 Fire burned courthouse, small record loss. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. List of counties in the United States with Record Loss

Boundary Changes

1779 Wayne County was created from Dobbs County. Dobbs County was abolished in 1791. County seat: Goldsboro North Carolina Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county North Carolina Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Goldsboro
Towns
Eureka Fremont	Mount Olive Pikeville	Seven Springs
Villages
Walnut Creek
Unincorporated communities
Dudley Faro	Grantham Hopewell	Nahunta Rosewood
Census-designated places
Brogden	Elroy	Mar-Mac
Townships
Brogden Buck Swamp Fork Goldsboro	Grantham Hood Swamp Indian Springs Nahunta	New Hope Pikeville Saulston Stoney Creek

Resources

Bible Records

• Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and image
• Wayne County, NC Archived DATA Bible Records at NC Roots
• Wayne County, NC Bibles at USGenWeb Archives
• Wayne County, North Carolina Bible Records at USGenNet

Biographies

• Heritage of Wayne County, North Carolina, 1982-by Wayne County Heritage Book Committee

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Wayne County, North Carolina online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com NCGenWeb NCGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project North Carolina Cemeteries Internment BillionGraves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com BillionGraves FamilySearch Places
See North Carolina Cemeteries for more information

 

• North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Census Records

Historical populations
Censustp:/	Pop.	%±
1790	6,115	—
1800	6,772	10.7%
1810	8,687	28.3%
1820	9,040	4.1%
1830	10,331	14.3%
1840	10,891	5.4%
1850	13,486	23.8%
1860	14,905	10.5%
1870	18,144	21.7%
1880	24,951	37.5%
1890	26,100	4.6%
1900	31,356	20.1%
1910	35,698	13.8%
1920	43,640	22.2%
1930	53,013	21.5%
1940	58,328	10.0%
1950	64,267	10.2%
1960	82,059	27.7%
1970	85,408	4.1%
1980	97,054	13.6%
1990	104,666	7.8%
2000	113,329	8.3%
2010	122,623	8.2%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

• Wayne County NC Census Records- LDSGenealogy.com
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885:-Wayne County, North Carolina Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880: -Wayne Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880.

Church Records

• 1700-1970 North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Baptist

• Black Creek. Established by 1783.
• Falling Creek. Constituted 1778.
• Naughunty. Constituted 1791.
• Norhunty Swamp. Constituted 1789.
• Pleasant Plains. Established by 1808.
• St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Goldsboro
• Mount Olive

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Court Records

• 1782-1930 North Carolina, Wayne County, Civil Action Papers, 1782-1930(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1783-1820 Court Minutes, 1787-1788, and Miscellaneous Papers, Including Deeds of Sale, Orders, 1783-1820(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1783-1820 Miscellaneous Court Papers, 1783-1820(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1783-1869 Records of Slavery and Free Persons of Color (Wayne County, North Carolina), 1783-1869(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1787-1868 Minutes, 1787-1868(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1792-1964 Record of Elections (Wayne County, North Carolina),1792-1964(*); County Clerk, Superior Court of Law and County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1797-1867 Wayne Co., North Carolina Jury Lists, 1797, 1801-1803, 1809, 1815-1827, 1830-1867(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1819-1838 Wardens of the Poor Minutes, 1819-1838(*); Wardens Poor Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1820-1823 North Carolina, Wayne County, Court Record(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1823-1868 Minutes, 1823-1868(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1826-1942 Minutes, 1826-1942(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1861-1889 Apprentice and Indenture Bonds, 1861-1889(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1861-1889 Constable and Bastardy Bonds, 1861-1878, 1889(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1869-1954 Orders and Decrees in Court, 1869-1954(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1884-1965 Special Proceedings Docket, 1884-1965(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1907-1935 Judgment Docket, 1907-1921; Index to Civil Judgment Docket, 1911-1935(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1911-1935 Index to Civil Actions Pending, 1911-1935(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

• 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary

• Wayne County, North Carolina, City Directories
• Wayne County NC City Directories-LDSGenealogy.com

Emigration and Immigration

• Alien registration (Wayne County, North Carolina), 1927-1954- FamilySearch.org

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African American

• 1862-1870  North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1863-1872  North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
• Lowcountry Africana- Lowcountry Africana is entirely dedicated to records that document the family and cultural heritage of African Americans in the historic rice-growing areas of South Carolina, Georgia and extreme northeastern Florida, an area that scholars and preservationists have identified as a distinct culture area. Lowcountry Africana was developed with a grant from the Magnolia Plantation Foundation of Charleston, South Carolina.
• North Carolina Museum of African Americans' History & Culture - An ONLINE Educational Museum
• African American Resources for North Carolina-Resources for African American research fall into two periods: pre-and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of consulting the same record types as non-African-Americans. Pre-Civil War records consist of slave importation declarations, plantation records, emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, North Carolina hiring practices, census records, white family records, church and cemetery records, military records, vital records, and numerous North Carolina court records. African American vital records were usually recorded in separate books for many years.
• AAHGS NC Triangle Facebook Page - Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
• Voter Registration Under the Grandfather Clause: Wayne CountyNorth Carolina Free People of Color- ncfpc.net

Funeral Homes

• Evergreen Funeral Home, Cemetery and Cremations in Goldsboro.
• Garris Funeral Home, Inc. in Mount Olive.
• Haskins Memorial Services, Inc. in Goldsboro.
• Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro.
• J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations, Inc. in Goldsboro.
• McIntyre Funeral Homes in Goldsboro.
• Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Inc. in Goldsboro.
• Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. in Dudley.
• Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC in Goldsboro.
• Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive.
• Williams and Ashford Funeral Directors and Cremations, LLC in Goldsboro.

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

• North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
• Wayne County NC Land Records-LDSGenealogy.com
• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Local Histories

• 1914 History of Wayne county. Address by Judge Frank A. Daniels, at opening of Wayne county's new court house, 30 November 1914. at East Carolina University - Digital Collections

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

• Maps of Wayne County, North Carolina- Old Maps Online
• 1915 Color map showing areas of different types of soil in Wayne county, N.C. From Soil survey of Wayne County, North Carolina. Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office. at East Carolina University - Digital Collections
• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

Revolutionary War

• 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
• 1779-1782 North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Civil War

• 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1885-1953 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images

Regiments. Men in Wayne County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Wayne County:

- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

- 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company C

- 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company F

- 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company H

- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, 2nd Company C

- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D

- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H

- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company A

- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D

- 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain James M Garner's Company

- 8th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), 4th Company

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War battles were fought in Wayne County:

• March 23-April 26, 1862 - Goldsborough Bridge.
• December 16, 1862 - White Hall, also known as Whitehall or White Hall Ferry.
• Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

Genealogy of the United States Colored Troops: USCT pension file will be ordered. Two files per month to place on the IAAM Center for Family History website. Post the pension index card here to order pension file.

135th Colored US Troops
March 27, 1865 General William T. Sherman organized the 135th United States Colored Troop in Goldsboro, North Carolina toward the end of the civil war in March of 1865. The 135th USCT consisted of 1,154 men that joined the army from the rolls of a pioneer corps, that had been with General Sherman, since leaving Savannah, Georgia. This “Lost Troop” of freedom seekers, the 135th USCT, marched with Sherman’s army out of Goldsboro to Raleigh, NC, at the end of the war. They then trudged on to Washington, DC and on May 24, 1865 the 135th USCT paraded with Sherman’s army in the Grand Review, carrying their regimental flag. After a brief stay performing guard duty in the nation’s capital they then transferred to Louisville, KY, performing garrison duty, in Kentucky and Indiana. The 135th USCT was subsequently mustered out of service at the end of October 1865.

From research, and official pension records, we can tell the story of the men of the 135th USCT from slavery, to their army lives and their lives after service in the army. Their life stories are told “In Their Own Words,” from their pension application records, depositions and in-depth research.
The 135th United States Colored Troops
135th US Colored Troop Facebook Page
135thusct@gmail.com
(805) 990-1537

World War I

• 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images
• 1917-1919 North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• All American Soldiers of World War I: Lived in Wayne County, North Carolina

World War II

• 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images
  
  
• 1940-1948 North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship

• Wayne County, North Carolina, Naturalization Records, 1872-1996 Results $
• Alien Registration and Naturalization - North Carolina Digital Collections

Newspapers

• Newspapers and Obituaries: Goldsboro Genealogy (in Wayne County, NC)-LDSGenealogy.com
• North Carolina Newspapers
• Find Student, Community, Schools, and Town North Carolina Newspapers Online-GenealogyJustAsk.com
• North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
• 1800s-Current Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Obituaries

(See Newspapers above)

• Legacy.com

Other Records

Voter Registration

• 1868-1898 North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
• 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and image
• 1663-1978 Wills and Estate Papers (Wayne County), 1663-1978(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1663-1979 North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
• 1720-1960 Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
• 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
• 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
• 1773-1957 Will Books A to Z and 1 to 14 (1773-1957) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
• 1776-1970 Wills, 1776-1805; Wills, Inventories, and Settlements of Estates, 1782- 1807; Cross Index to Wills, 1780-1923; Index to Wills, 1782-1970(*); Superior Court and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1782-1795 North Caroline Pioneers Images of Wills & Inventories ($)
• 1782-1937 Wayne County, North Carolina, Estate Records, 1782-1937; Indexes 1782-1937(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1782-1965 Wills, Accounts, Inventories, and Sales of Estates, 1807-1957; Indexes, 1782-1965, 1782-1965(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1786-1965 Probate Records, 1824-1957; Indexes, 1786-1965, 1786-1965(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1790 Pre-1790 Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills (North Carolina State Archives)
• 1807-1851 Inventories of Estates, 1807-1851 [Wayne County, North Carolina](*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1811-1850 Deeds and Wills from Wayne Co., N. Car. [Extracts, 1811-1850](*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1819-1820 Processioners' Record, 1819-1820(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1820-1965 Guardian Bonds, 1892-1900; Administrators, Executors, and Guardians Accounts, 1874-1882; Administrators and Executors Bonds, 1861-1896; Index to Guardians, 1903-1919; Index to Estates, Executors, Guardians, Trustees, and Administrators, 1820-1965(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1861-1889 Apprentice and Indenture Bonds, 1861-1889(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1861-1889 Constable and Bastardy Bonds, 1861-1878, 1889(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1878-1953 Record of Settlements, 1878-1953(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• 1937-1964 Index and Record of Receivers of Inheritance, 1937-1964(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
• Wood and Woods Vital Records Extracted from Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina Records; The Wood--Woods Family Magazine - v. 3, no. 1 (Jan. 1975). 1975. By Alexander, Virginia Wood and Wood, Thomas Harold. Tuscaloosa, Alabama : Wood Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

School Records

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• Goldsboro School Records: Goldsboro Genealogy (in Wayne County, NC)-LDSGenealogy.com
• Wayne County NC School Records:LDSGenealogy.com

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

• 1769 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
• 1769 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
• 1769 Tax List, 1769 (images) at FamilySearch
• 1779 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
• 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
• 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
• 1780 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
• 1780 Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
• 1786 Tax Lists, Wayne County, 1786 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry $
• 1786 Tax Lists, Wayne County, 1786 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
• 1833-1867 Tax Book, 1833-1867 (images) at FamilySearch

Vital Records

• 1800-2000 North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Wayne County Vital Records, birth, marriage, and death records. (NCGenWeb)

Birth

• 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1891-1914 Wayne County Birth Index 1891-1914. Batch C869953 at FamilySearch
• 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Wayne County Vital Records (NCGenWeb)

Marriage

• 1700-Onward North Carolina Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
• 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
• 1759-1979 North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1762-1979 North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1763-1868 North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images  
• 1867-1936 Wayne County Marriage Index 1867-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• Wayne County Vital Records (NCGenWeb)
• Marriages of Free Colored People in Wayne County: A-C- ncfpc.net
• Marriages of Free People of Color in Wayne County: E-H-ncfpc.net
• Marriages of Free Colored People in Wayne County: L-Z-ncfpc.net

Death

• 1898-1994 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images Also at: MyHeritage ($)
• 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
• 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
• 1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Wayne County Vital Records (NCGenWeb)

Divorce

• 1926-1975 North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

• 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Yearbooks

• Wayne County, North Carolina Yearbooks - DIGITALNC

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Wayne County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.

State Archives of North Carolina
109 E Jones St
4614 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-814-6840
Email: archives@ncdcr.gov
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FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Fayetteville North Carolina FamilySearch Center
• Goldsboro North Carolina FamilySearch Center
• Greenville North Carolina FamilySearch Center
• Kinston North Carolina FamilySearch Center
• Woodington North Carolina FamilySearch Center

• Johnston County Heritage Center - an affiliate library

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Wayne County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Wayne County Public Library, NC
1001 E Ash St
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-735-1824
Email: Library.LocalHistory@waynegov.com
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Museums

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International African American Museum Center for Family History
Charleston, South Carolina
Phone: 843-872-5352
Email: iaam@iaamuseum.org
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North Carolina Civil War and Reconstruction History Center
824 Branson St
PO Box 53865
Fayetteville, NC 28305-3865
Phone: 910-824-7282
Email:info@nccivilwarcenter.org
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Creates a comprehensive portrait of the Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods.

Old Waynesborough Park
801 US Hwy 117 S
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-731-1653
Email: waynesborough@yahoo.com
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Wayne County Museum
116 N William St
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-734-5023
Email: info@waynemuseum.org
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Societies

Listed below are societies in Wayne County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.

Old Dobbs County Genealogical Society
PO Box 617
Goldsboro, NC 27533-0617
Email: NCWAYNE-L-request@rootsweb.com
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Wayne County Historical Association
116 N William Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-734-5023
Email: info@waynemuseum.org
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Websites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.