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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News related to Wilson County, NC
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Kenly woman charged after false kidnapping claim – WRAL.com
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Kenly woman charged after false kidnapping claim
WRAL.com Wilson, NC â Wilson County sheriff's investigators have charged a woman with one count of giving a false police report after, they say, she told them she had been kidnapped. Authorities said Kimberly Jo Boyette, 33, of 8007 Eunice Court in Kenly, … |
Man catches fire in Wilson County meth lab explosion – WRAL.com
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Man catches fire in Wilson County meth lab explosion
WRAL.com Elm City, NC â A 25-year-old man caught fire Sunday in an explosion at his mobile home near Elm City. Authorities said they believe the explosion was related to the production of methamphetamine. Lucas Benjamin Barrett drove himself to Wilson Medical … |
Wilson County man surrenders after overnight standoff – WRAL.com
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Wilson County man surrenders after overnight standoff
WRAL.com Wilson, NC â A 13-hour standoff between an armed man and Wilson County authorities ended peacefully early Thursday when the man, who barricaded himself inside a home on Bloomery Road Wednesday afternoon, surrendered to deputies. Man Surrenders After 13-Hour Standoff In Wilson Wilson standoff ends after suspect surrenders Standoff ends peacefully |
Federal Disaster Assistance Targets Farmers Who Suffered Losses From Tornadoes … – LoanSafe
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Federal Disaster Assistance Targets Farmers Who Suffered Losses From Tornadoes …
LoanSafe by Evan Bedard on January 11, 2012 in Latest Financial News (Source: By Jon Jimison, The Wilson Daily Times, NC) – Wilson County has received more word on federal disaster assistance, this time from the US Department of Agriculture many months after … Weather-beaten farms get federal relief five months after Irene |
NC city plans park to show off native’s art – WRAL.com
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NC city plans park to show off native's art
WRAL.com By ROCHELLE MOORE, The Wilson Times WILSON, NC â The creation of the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park has been years in the making with Simpson deciding, in 2010, to allow 29 whirligigs to be eventually moved from his Lucama pasture to downtown Wilson … |
Wilson teacher wins regional award – WRAL.com
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Wilson teacher wins regional award
WRAL.com Malinda Pennington, a teacher at Wilson County's Toisnot Middle School, is the winner of the North Central Regional Teacher of the Year award. She will compete against eight other regional honorees to be North Carolina's 2012-13 Teacher of the Year. Regional Teachers Of The Year Announced |
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