Pender County Genealogy
Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 41,082. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was formed in 1875 from New Hanover County. It was named for William Dorsey Pender of Edgecombe County, a Confederate general mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is in the southeastern section of the State and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin and Onslow counties. The present land area is 870.76 square miles (2,255.3 km2) and the 1990 population was 28,855. The county commissioners were ordered to hold their first meeting at Rocky Point. The act provided for the establishment of the town of Cowan as the county seat. In 1877 an act was passed repealing that section of the law relative to the town, and another law was enacted whereby the qualified voters were to vote on the question of moving the county seat to South Washington or any other place which the majority of the voters designated. Whatever place was selected, the town should be called Stanford. In 1879 Stanford was changed to Burgaw, which was by that law incorporated. It is the county seat.
Pender County is divided into the following townships: Burgaw, Canetuck, Caswell, Columbia, Grady, Holly, Long Creek, Rocky Point, Topsail, and Union.
Moores Creek National Battlefield is in Pender County.
Source: Wikipedia.
Pender County Genealogy Resources
Pender County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1380
Burgaw, NC 28425
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)
Hampstead Historical and Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 8
Hampstead, NC 28443
Pender County Government
Pender County Government – Official Site
Pender County Register of Deeds (Online Records)
Holly Building
PO Box 43 300 E Fremont St. Burgaw, NC 28425
Pender County Public Library
Central Library
103 S. Cowan Street
PO Box 879
Burgaw, NC 28425
Phone Numbers:
Phone:
910-259-1234
Fax
910-259-0656
Hours:
Mon.,Wed., Fri.
10am to 6pm
Tue. & Thurs.
10am to 7pm
Saturday
10am – 2pm
Sunday
Closed
Hampstead Branch
75 Library Drive
Hampstead, NC 28443
Phone Numbers:
Phone:
910-270-4603
Fax
910-270-5015
Hours:
Mon., Wed., Fri.
10am to 6pm
Tue. & Thur.
10am to 7pm
Sat.
10am to 2pm
Sun.
Closed
Census
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Pender County
Query Forums
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Pender County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Pender County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
focusoninfinity on “1790’s Sages Inn, Holly Ridge, N.C….”
…on Beasley’s Creek (old Bay Tree Creek). President Washington spent the night on his 1790’s Southern Tour. Robert and Sarah Sage, Sr., ran the Wilmington to New Bern stage line. I suspect Mrs. Sarah Sage was the widow of Col. James Moore who owned ajacent land on Beasley’s Creek? I descend daughter Hetty-Bella Sage who wed Wilmington War of 1812 artillery 4th Sgt. Joshua James, Sr. They both died Holmes Co., Miss.
Cities and Towns
* Atkinson
* Burgaw
* St. Helena
* Surf City
* Topsail Beach
* Watha
News related to Pender County, NC
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Hurricane Earl: Updates on Shelters and Cancellations – WHQR Public Radio
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Hurricane Earl: Updates on Shelters and Cancellations
WHQR Public Radio Pender County Transit is running full service tonight and Friday except for in areas that flood. If vehicles are needed for an evacuation, … |
HURRICANE EARL: Closings and Cancellations – Updated @ 4:30 pm – WWAY NewsChannel 3
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HURRICANE EARL: Closings and Cancellations – Updated @ 4:30 pm
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Wine and grape production replaces some tobacco farms – WECT-TV6
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Wine and grape production replaces some tobacco farms
WECT-TV6 Now, he is a vineyard and winery owner in Pender County. "It provides an alternative for other crops," said Bannerman. "And they have really promoted it as … |
WECT TV6 – WECT.com – Wilmington, NC news and weather – Elderly woman dies … – WECT-TV6
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WECT TV6 – WECT.com – Wilmington, NC news and weather – Elderly woman dies …
WECT-TV6 PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) â An elderly woman was killed Friday after an accident on Highway 17 in Hampstead, according to troopers. … |
Onslow County case among those cited in crime lab report – Jacksonville Daily News
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Onslow County case among those cited in crime lab report
Jacksonville Daily News More than 15 homicides from New Hanover, Lenoir, Duplin and Pitt counties and a rape case from Pender County were listed as Category 2 violations along with … |
