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The North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for North Carolina. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

North Carolina Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in North Carolina

North Carolina Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see North Carolina Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Biography History

Further North Carolina Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see North Carolina Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to North Carolina Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on North Carolina, including research at the county level, visit the North Carolina page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the North Carolina record collections at FamilySearch.

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 *[[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|How to find North Carolina Death Records]]
-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== North Carolina Record Finder  ===
-This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[North Carolina Record Finder]].'''
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 Birth information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find North Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[North Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[North Carolina Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find North Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[North Carolina Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[North Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find North Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[North Carolina Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[North Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Maiden name
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find North Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Immigration date
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[North Carolina Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[North Carolina Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[North Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[North Carolina History|History]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[North Carolina Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[North Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[North Carolina Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[North Carolina Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[North Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[North Carolina History|History]]
 |}
-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further North Carolina Research  ===
-*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[North Carolina Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[North Carolina Online Genealogy Records|'''North Carolina Online Genealogy Records.''']]
-*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For more research on North Carolina, including research at the county level, visit the [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|'''North Carolina''']] page on the Research Wiki.
 *Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/20?region=United%20States%20of%20America North Carolina record collections] at FamilySearch.