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Projects

• Wayne County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Wayne County NCGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy Project 

Adjacent counties

• Duplin County, NC  to the south
• Greene County, NC  to the east
• Johnston County, NC  to the west
• Lenoir County, NC  to the southeast
• Sampson County, NC  to the southwest
• Wilson County, NC  to the north

Bible Records

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

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Olivia Raney Library  Wayne County Biographies
• Walnut Creek GEDCOM Index 
• Wayne County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wayne County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Wayne County Letters      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (23)

Church Records

• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. I  includes Contentnea (Nahunta), Neuse, and Woodland Monthly Meetings     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. I  Supplement     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wayne County Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Court and Legal Records

• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Wayne County Lawyers     (Source: Google Book Search)
• Wayne County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Directories

• Goldsboro City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• An Abstract of North Carolina Wills  includes Wayne County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wayne County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Ethnic

• Torhunta  Indian community prior to Tuscarora War. In 1712 destroyed by forces under Col. John Barnwell. Site 3 mi. N.E     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

History (30)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Wayne County Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (11)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• ManleyCousins  Descendants/researchers of Elcany Manley family of Blue Goose TN     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Wayne County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Wayne County NC Genealogy Queries  Forum for posting a Genealogy Query or Queries about ancestors in Wayne County, North Carolina
• Wayne County, NC Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• Wayne County, NC Queries Discussion Board      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

• NCWAYNE-L Wayne County genealogy

  • NCWAYNE-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NCWAYNE-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NCWAYNE-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Tiger Map Server Browser 
• Wayne County      (Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas)
• Wayne County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Wayne County Maps      (Source: North Carolina Maps)
• Wayne County Maps      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wayne County Post Offices 
• Wayne County Postal Covers      ($)
• Wayne County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos      (Source: Trails.com)

Military Records and Histories

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

• Civil War

  • Battle of Whitehall  On December 15-16, 1862, on a raid at Whitehall, Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster damaged the Confederate Ram "Neuse."     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Confederate Newspaper Project  Wayne County, North Carolina
  • Foster's Raid  On a raid from New Bern Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster attacked Goldsboro, December 17, 1862     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Goldsborough Bridge Battle Summary  1862     (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)
  • Sherman's March  Sherman's army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Wayne County in the Civil War      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
  • White Hall Battle Summary  1862     (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)

• World War I

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

• World War II

  • Seymour Johnson Air Force Base  Field used, 1942-46, for flight training by Army Air Forces; reopened in 1956. Named for Seymour Johnson, naval aviator and Goldsboro native     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
  • Wayne County, North Carolina  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Cherry Hospital  Opened by state in 1880 for black citizens with mental illness. Named in 1959 for R. Gregg Cherry, governor, 1945-49. Open to all races since 1965     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Migrations through Wayne County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Southern Claims Commission  Wayne County, North Carolina     (Source: Footnote)
• Wayne County Collections      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wayne County General Assembly      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wayne County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wayne County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Wayne County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Wayne County Voter Lists      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Newspaper Records

• Wayne County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Wayne County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wayne County, N.C. Newspapers  North Carolina Newspaper Project

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Wayne County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• North Carolina--Wayne County--Rosewood.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• North Carolina--Wayne County.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Penny Postcards from North Carolina      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)
• Wayne County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Wayne County Postcards 

School Records and Histories

• Mount Olive College  Original Free Will Baptist. Chartered in 1951 as junior college. Moved here, 1953. Senior college charter granted in 1982     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Odd Fellows Home  Orphanage and school opened in 1892. Provided for 960 children before closing in 1971. The original 20-acre tract is now a city park     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Wayne County School Records      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Wayne County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wayne County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies

• David Williams Chapter  Goldsboro     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• The Goldsboro Rifles, Camp 760      (Source: Wayback Machine)
• Neuse River Patriots Chapter  Pikeville     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Old Dobbs County Genealogical Society 
• Wayne County Historical Association 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (113)

Tax Lists

• 1816 Tax Delinquents, Fourth Collection District  New Bern-Craven Public Library
• North Carolina Taxpayers, 1679-1790. Volume 2  includes records from Wayne County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Wayne County Taxes      (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Wayne County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• North Carolina Press Association  Organized May 14, 1873. J. A. Engelhard elected first president at meeting held near this spot     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• North Carolina Railroad  Built by the State, 1851-56, from Goldsboro to Charlotte. Eastern terminus a few yards N     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Patents  Wayne County, North Carolina     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (12)

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