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Columbus

The county was formed in 1808 from parts of Bladen County and Brunswick County. It was named for Christopher Columbus. Source Wikipedia

Columbus County NCGenweb site

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

1877 Revenue Tax list

Cemeteries

USGS listing of cemeteries of Columbus County

Cemetery Transcriptions

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

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

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New public alert system in Columbus County - WECT-TV6

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.

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Columbus County Farmers Market vying for national title - WECT-TV6

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

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Vote for Columbus County's farmers market - WECT-TV6

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

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Sexual assault suspect served time in NC on rape, burglary charges - Myrtle Beach Sun News


Hospitality 1st (press release)
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 SCFayObserver.com
Man charged in North Myrtle Beach is registered sex offenderMyrtle Beach Sun News

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Columbus schools boost nonresident fees - FayObserver.com

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,

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