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Projects

• Wake County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Wake County NCGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Wake County, NC      (Source: American Local History Network)

Adjacent counties

• Chatham County, NC  to the west
• Durham County, NC  to the northwest
• Franklin County, NC  to the northeast
• Granville County, NC  to the north
• Harnett County, NC  to the south
• Johnston County, NC  to the southeast
• Nash County, NC  to the east

Bible Records

• Wake County Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (10)

Cemeteries (27)

Census Records and Indexes (22)

Court and Legal Records

• Bastardy Bonds and Records  Wake Co, 1772-1878     (Source: Betty Camin's Home Page)
• Central Prison  State prison site since 1869. Original buildings completed in 1884. First supt., W. J. Hicks. New facility finished 1983     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Court Minutes, Books I-IX  1771-1816     ($)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Wake County Lawyers     (Source: Google Book Search)
• North Carolina Bar Association  Organized here, Feb. 10, 1899, in room then used by N.C. Supreme Court. Platt Walker of Charlotte, group's first president     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Wake County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Directories

• Raleigh City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Raleigh City Directory, 1899-1  Wake County Libraries
• Raleigh, North Carolina 1930 City Directory      (Source: DistantCousin.com)
• Wake County Farmers & Landowners, 1891  Wake County Libraries
• Wake County, North Carolina City, County and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)

DNA Project

• Johnston/Wake County,NC DNA Project      (Source: Family Tree DNA)

Estate Records

• An Abstract of North Carolina Wills  includes Wake County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 and 1800-1850      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Wake County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Ethnic

• Freedmen's Convention  Delegates resolved to seek equal rights for state's freed blacks. Met, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 1865, one block north     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

History (54)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of North Carolina locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Wake County  North Carolina ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online)
• Wake County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Wake County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Wake County  www.northcarolinagenealogy.net
• Wake County Records      (Source: The Records Project)
• Wake County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Wake Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)

Land Records

• Land Entries, 1778-1846      ($)
• Wake County Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wake County Register of Deeds  Online Records Search

Libraries, Museums, Archives (23)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards (18)

Maps and Gazetteers (11)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Wake County, North Carolina     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Raleigh, NC  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wake County Military Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Wake County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

• Civil War

  • Artificial Limbs  North Carolina was first state to provide limbs to Confederate amputees. Factory, which operated 1866-67, was 1/4 mi. NE     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • The Battle of Morrisville 
  • Camp Bryan Grimes  Spanish-American War camp, 95 acres, named for the Confederate general, was located here. Only U.S. Army camp in the state, 1898     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Confederate Newspaper Project  Wake County, North Carolina
  • Fall of Raleigh  Commissioners of North Carolina's capital met officers of Sherman's army near this spot, on April 13, 1865, and surrendered the city     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Old Breastworks  Breastworks were thrown up around Raleigh, 1863, by order of Governor Vance, for protection against Federal raids. Remains are 1/3 mile W     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Pettigrew Hospital  Site of Confederate hospital, U.S. Army barracks, Confederate Soldiers' Home, 1891-1938     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

• Revolutionary War

  • Joel Lane, Pioneer and Patriot  A Biographical Sketch Including Notes About the Lane Family and the Colonial and Revolutionary History of Wake County, North Carolina     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Wake County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Wake County, North Carolina  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data (11)

Newspaper Records

• News Items & Marriage and Death Notices in Weekly Standard, 1859-1864  Browse the index for free     (Source: Myrtle's Genealogy Page)     ($)
• Search Raleigh Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Wake County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Wake County, N.C. Newspapers  North Carolina Newspaper Project

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (24)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (22)

School Records and Histories (25)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• (Joel) Lane Plantation      (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy)
• (Sam) Brodie's Plantation      (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy)
• 1850 Slave Schedules  Wake County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wake County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies (14)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (241)

Transportation and Industry (13)

Vital Records (23)

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