North Carolina State Archives

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North Carolina State Archives

Please note: This form is for use by North Carolina residents only. This is due to the fact that persons living outside the State of North Carolina must accompany all requests with a Search and Handling Fee. Non-State residents should download the printable MS Word form or PDF form, fill it out, and then mail it to the address shown on the request form.

Note: Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

Requestor Contact Information

First Name * First Name is required.

Last Name * Last Name is required.

Address * Address is required.

City * City is required.

State *

Postal Code * Postal Code is required.

Country *

Telephone * Telephone is required.

Email * The e-mail address is not well formed. You must supply an e-mail message.

Send Copy? Send a copy of this request to your e-mail address.

Invoice options

Your request will generate an invoice,
How would you like to receive this invoice?

Via email

Through the United States Postal Service

Type of Record Being Requested

Select the type of record that you are requesting *

If your request does not correspond to any of the record types listed here then please consult the Information By Mail guidelines.

For questions that do not require research, see Requesting General Information. You must select a record type.

Name of The Person Whose Record Is Sought

Name of the person whose record is sought:
(The given name and surname are required. Provide middle name if known.)

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:

Year of Requested Record

Year of requested record:
(Be as specific as possible. Limit estimates to ranges of ten years or less. For census searches, be specific, we will search only one census year per request.) Year:

County of Requested Record

County:
(Usually this is the county of residence for the person whose record is being requested. For death certificates, use the county in which the person died. For land grants use the county in which the land was located.)

Other County

Provide More Details

Other pertinent or helpful information:
(For example, give the name of the person's spouse if requesting a Confederate pension application, death certificate, or census record. Give the company and regiment, if known, when requesting Revolutionary War, War of 1812, or Confederate service information.