Wilson County Genealogy
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Wilson County was formed in 1855 from parts of Edgcombe, Johnston, Nash and Wayne Counties. It was named for a Mexican American War veteran and state legislator from Edgecombe county, Colonel Louis Dicken Wilson. He died in Veracruz in 1847 of fever.
Wilson County is split into the following townships: Black Creek, Cross Roads, Gardners, Old Fields, Saratoga, Springhill, Stantonsburg, Taylors, Toisnot, and Wilson.
Source: Wikipedia.
Wilson County Genealogy Resources
Wilson County NCGenWeb Archives
Wilson County Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 802
Wilson, NC 27894-0802
Black Creek Historical Society
P.O. Box 204
Black Creek, NC 27813
Wilson County Government
Wilson County Government – Official Site
Wilson County Register Of Deeds
101 Goldsboro Street East
Wilson, NC 27893-4001
(252) 399-2935
P.O. Box 1728
Wilson, NC 27894
Ph: (252) 399-2935
Fx: (252) 399-2942
Hours
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday – Friday
Wilson County Public Library
249 Nash St. W.
Wilson, N.C. 27893
Mon. thru Wed. 9 AM till 9 PM
Thurs. thru Sat. 9 AM till 6 PM
Phone:
252-237-5355
Genealogy and Local History Room
Cities and Towns
* Black Creek
* Elm City
* Lucama
* Saratoga
* Sims
* Stantonsburg
* Wilson
Census
1860 Federal Census Transcription – Folder of text files – named by page number
1900 Federal Census Transcription – Home and Farm Ownership
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Wilson County
Wilson County Cemetery Transriptions
Query Forums
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Wilson County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Wilson County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
djfan31919 on “Ferrell and Harrell Families”
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