Columbus
The county was formed in 1808 from parts of Bladen County and Brunswick County. It was named for Christopher Columbus. Source Wikipedia
Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1086
Whiteville, NC 28472
Columbus County Historical Society
P.O. Box 339
Whiteville, NC 28472
Fair Bluff Historical Society
P.O. Box 285
Fair Bluff, NC 28439
Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2536
Wilmington, NC 28402-2536
(covers Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson Counties)
Columbus County Courthouse
111 Washington Street
County Courthouse
Whiteville, NC 28472
Census
1810 Federal Census transcription
1810 Federal Census transcription
1820 Federal Census Transcription
1820 Federal Census Transcription
1850 Federal Census Transcription
1860 Federal Census transcription - web based, indexed by last name
1860 Federal Census transcription Directory opens to folder with text files, 1860 files are 1860ccga.txt through 1860ccgy.txt with the last character before .txt showing the letter of the alphabet last names that are to be found.
1860 Federal Census transcription Heads of household index.
1860 Federal Census transcription - list of surnames different from head of household
1860 Federal Census transcription slave schedule
1870 Federal Census - Whiteville District transcription
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries of Columbus County
Query Forums
Columbus County, NC Query Forum
Columbus County, NC at Genforum
Cities and towns of Columbus County:
Acme
Bolton
Brunswick
Cerro Gordo
Chadbourn
Clarendon
Delco
Evergreen
Fair Bluff
Hallsboro
Lake Waccamaw
Nakina
Riegelwood
Tabor City
Whiteville (County Seat)
News related to Columbus County, NC
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Family survives raging thunderstorms in Columbus County - WECT-TV6
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Family survives raging thunderstorms in Columbus County
WECT-TV6 COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Fernando Sandoval and his daughter visited what was left of his aunt's home on near Whiteville, after storms rolled through the … |
New public alert system in Columbus County - WECT-TV6
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New public alert system in Columbus County
WECT-TV6 COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Officials with the Emergency Management Department in Columbus County have a new system to alert residents. … |
Columbus County Farmers Market vying for national title - WECT-TV6
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Columbus County Farmers Market vying for national title
WECT-TV6 COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The Columbus County Community Farmers Market is trying to gain some national recognition. A contest is being held by American … |
Vote for Columbus County's farmers market - WECT-TV6
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Vote for Columbus County's farmers market
WECT-TV6 COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The Columbus County farmers market could be voted one of America's favorites. American Farmland Trust is holding a national … |
Sexual assault suspect served time in NC on rape, burglary charges - Myrtle Beach Sun News
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Sexual assault suspect served time in NC on rape, burglary charges
Myrtle Beach Sun News NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — A Tabor City (NC) man charged with the abduction and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in North Myrtle Beach on Monday is a … Columbus County man charged with rape in SC Man charged in North Myrtle Beach is registered sex offender |
Columbus schools boost nonresident fees - FayObserver.com
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Columbus schools boost nonresident fees
FayObserver.com There are two groups of students involved, Strickland said - those who live in North Carolina but outside the Columbus County Schools district, … |
