North Carolina County Courts
North Carolina County Courts are another source for people search, criminal records and background checks. Search for personal and criminal records find people you are tyring to locate or find criminal history and get background check through county court records.
County courts usually oversee civil cases such housing, mortgage disputes, repayment, felonies, all cases of equity and eviction, reposession, personal injury cases, breach of contract, small claims, and divorces and adoptions, violations of county law and statues, traffic cases. Also land appropriations, guardianships, probate, involuntary hospitalization for mental institutes. Probate courts also rule over last testaments and wills. So whether you have a case you need to take to court or you want to research other cases or someones background county courts have a wealth of civil court cases to be researched most background checks include civil cases and document case numbers, offenses and judgements and convictions for felonies or any other matter.
If you are researching marriage and divorce county courts are the place to start your search of course you can try to save yourself time by getting an online report usually background checks and some people search reports include some of the information you search in courts but if you don't want to spend the money or have time to do the research yourself you can go to the court and request to see files and documents unless the case file is sealed by a judge for privacy.
Also County courts are where you can do searches for marriage records or to obtain marriage certificates if you are planning to get married.
North Carolina County Court Records
Alamance
Alamance Register of Deeds
PO Box 837
Graham, NC 27253
Telephone: (336) 570-6565
Alexander
Alexander Clerk
201 1st St. SW, Suite 1
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Telephone: (828) 632-3152
Alleghany
Alleghany Clerk
Main St., P.O. Box 186
Sparta, NC 28675
Telephone: (336) 372-4342
Anson
Anson Clerk
P.O. Box 352
Wadesboro, NC 28170
Telephone: (704) 694-3212
Ashe
Ashe Register of Deeds
150 Government Circle, Suite 2300
Jefferson, NC 28640
Telephone: (336) 246-1841
Avery
Avery Clerk
P.O. Box 87
Newland, NC 28657-0356
Telephone: (828) 733-8260
Beaufort
Beaufort Clerk
P.O. Box 514
Washington, NC 27889
Telephone: (252) 946-2323
Bertie
Bertie Clerk
P.O. Box 340
Windsor, NC 27983
Telephone: (252) 794-5309
Bladen
Bladen Clerk
P.O. Box 247
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Telephone: (919) 862-6711
Brunswick
Brunswick Register of Deeds
75 Courthouse Dr
P.O. Box 87
Bolivia, NC 28422
Telephone: (910) 253-2690
Buncombe
Buncombe Clerk
60 Court Plaza
Asheville, NC 28801
Telephone: (828) 250-4300
Burke
Burke Clerk
P.O. Box 936
Morganton, NC 28680
Telephone: (828) 438-5451
Cabarrus
Cabarrus Clerk
P.O. Box 707
Concord, NC 28026
Telephone: (704) 788-8112
Caldwell
Caldwell Clerk
905 W. Ave. NW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Telephone: (828) 757-1310
Camden
Camden Clerk
P.O. Box 190
Camden, NC 27921
Telephone: (252) 335-4077
Carteret
Carteret Clerk
Courthouse Square Adm Bldg
Beaufort, NC 28516
Telephone: (252) 728-8474
Caswell
Caswell Clerk
P.O. Box 98
Yanceyville, NC 27379
Telephone: (336) 694-4197
Catawba
Catawba Clerk
P.O. Box 65
Newton, NC 28658-0065
Telephone: (828) 465-1573
Chatham
Chatham Clerk
P.O. Box 756
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Telephone: (919) 542-8235
Cherokee
Cherokee Clerk
75 Peachtree St.
Murphy, NC 28906
Telephone: (828) 837-2613
Chowan
Chowan Clerk
P.O. Box 487
Edenton, NC 27932
Telephone: (252) 482-2619
Clay
Clay Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 118
Hayesville, NC 28904-0118
Telephone: (828) 389-0087
Cleveland
Cleveland Clerk
P.O. Box 1210
Shelby, NC 28151-1210
Telephone: (704) 484-4834
Columbus
Columbus Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 1086
Whiteville, NC 28472
Telephone: (910) 640-6625
Craven
Craven Clerk
226 Craven St.
New Bern, NC 28560
Telephone: (252) 636-6617
Cumberland
Cumberland Vital Records
117 Dick Street
P.O. Box 2039
Fayetteville, NC 28301-5749
Telephone: (910) 678-7767
Currituck
Currituck Clerk
P.O. Box 71
Currituck, NC 27929
Telephone: (252) 232-3297
Dare
Dare Clerk
P.O. Box 70
Manteo, NC 27954
Telephone: (252) 473-3438
Davidson
Davidson Clerk
P.O. Box 464
Lexington, NC 27293
Telephone: (336) 242-2003
Davie
Davie Clerk
123 S. Main St.
Mocksville, NC 27028
Telephone: (336) 751-2513
Duplin
Duplin Clerk
P.O. Box 970
Kenansville, NC 28349
Telephone: (919) 296-2108
Durham
Durham Health Department
414 East Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
Telephone: (919) 560-7670
Edgecombe
Edgecombe Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 386
Tarboro, NC 27886
Telephone: (252) 641-7928
Forsyth
Forsyth Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 20639
Winston-Salem, NC 27120
Telephone: (336) 727-2259
Franklin
Franklin Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 545
Louisburg, NC 27549
Telephone: (919) 496-3500
Gaston
Gaston Clerk
P.O. Box 1578
Gastonia, NC 28053
Telephone: (704) 862-7686
Gates
Gates Clerk
P.O. Box 471
Gatesville, NC 27938
Telephone: (252) 357-0850
Graham
Graham Clerk
P.O. Box 406
Robbinsville, NC 28771
Telephone: (828) 479-7971
Granville
Granville Clerk
P.O. Box 427
Oxford, NC 27565
Telephone: (919) 693-6314
Greene
Greene Clerk
P.O. Box 86
Snow Hill, NC 28580
Telephone: (252) 747-3620
Guilford
Guilford Clerk
P.O. Box 3427
Greensboro, NC 27402
Telephone: (336) 373-3239
Halifax
Halifax Clerk
P.O. Box 67
Halifax, NC 27839
Telephone: (252) 583-2101
Harnett
Harnett Regsister of Deeds - Vital Records
729 South Main Street
P.O. Box 279
Lillington, NC 27546
Telephone: (910) 893-7542
Haywood
Haywood Clerk
Courthouse
215 N. Main
Waynesville, NC 28786
Telephone: (828) 456-3540
Henderson
Henderson Clerk
200 N. Grove St., Suite 129
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Telephone: (828) 697-4906
Hertford
Hertford Clerk
P.O. Box 86
Winton, NC 27986
Telephone: (252) 358-7845
Hoke
Hoke Clerk
304 N. Main St.
Raeford, NC 28376
Telephone: (910) 875-2035
Hyde
Hyde Clerk
P.O. Box 337
Swanquarter, NC 27885
Telephone: (252) 926-4198
Iredell
Iredell Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 904
Statesville, NC 28677-0788
Telephone: (704) 872-7468
Jackson
Jackson Clerk
401 Grindstaff Cove Rd.
Sylva, NC 28779
Telephone: (828) 586-7532
Johnston
Johnston Clerk
P.O. Box 118
Smithfield, NC 27577
Telephone: (919) 989-5162
Jones
Jones Clerk
P.O. Box 189
Trenton, NC 28585
Telephone: (252) 448-2551
Lee
Lee Clerk
P.O. Box 2040
Sanford, NC 27331
Telephone: (919) 774-4821
Lenoir
Lenoir Clerk
P.O. Box 3289
Kinston, NC 28502
Telephone: (252) 523-6420
Lincoln
Lincoln Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 218
Lincolnton, NC 28093
Telephone: (704) 736-8534
Macon
Macon Register of Deeds
5 West Main Street
Franklin, NC 28734
Telephone: (828) 349-2094
Madison
Madison Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 66
Marshall, NC 28753
Telephone: (828) 649-3131
Martin
Martin Clerk
P.O. Box 348
Williamston, NC 27892-0668
Telephone: (252) 792-1683
McDowell
McDowell Clerk
1 S. Main St.
Marion, NC 28752
Telephone: (704) 652-4727
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg Vital Records Office
700 East Stonewall Street
Charlotte, NC 28211
Telephone: (704) 336-2819
(704) 336-4798
(704) 336-5775
Mitchell
Mitchell Clerk
P.O. Box 82
Bakersville, NC 28705
Telephone: (828) 688-2139
Montgomery
Montgomery Clerk
P.O. Box 695
Troy, NC 27371
Telephone: (910) 576-4271
Moore
Moore Clerk
P.O. Box 1210
Carthage, NC 28327
Telephone: (910) 947-6370
Nash
Nash Clerk
P.O. Box 974
Nashville, NC 27856
Telephone: (252) 459-9836
New Hanover
New Hanover Clerk
316 Princess St. Rm 216
Wilmington, NC 28401
Telephone: (910) 341-4538
Northampton
Northampton Clerk
P.O. Box 128
Jackson, NC 27845
Telephone: (252) 534-2511
Onslow
Onslow Clerk
P.O. Box 159, Rm 107
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Telephone: (910) 347-3451
Orange
Orange Clerk
208 S. Cameron St
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Telephone: (919) 732-8181
Pamlico
Pamlico Clerk
P.O. Box 423
Bayboro, NC 28515
Telephone: (919) 745-4421
Pasquotank
Pasquotank Clerk
P.O. Box 154
Elizabeth City, NC 27907
Telephone: (252) 335-4367
Pender
Pender Clerk
P.O. Box 43
Burgaw, NC 28425
Telephone: (919) 259-1225
Perquimans
Perquimans Clerk
P.O. Box 74
Hertford, NC 27944
Telephone: (252) 426-5660
Person
Person , Register of Deeds
Courthouse Square
Roxboro, NC 27573
Telephone: (910) 597-1733
Pitt
Pitt Clerk
P.O. Box 35
Greenville, NC 27835
Telephone: (252) 830-4128
Polk
Polk Clerk
P.O. Box 308
Columbus, NC 28722
Telephone: (828) 894-8450
Randolph
Randolph Clerk
P.O. Box 4066
Asheboro, NC 27203
Telephone: (910) 318-6960
Richmond
Richmond Clerk
114 E. Franklin St., Suite 101
Rockingham, NC 28379
Telephone: (910) 997-8250
Robeson
Robeson Clerk
P.O. Box 22
Lumberton, NC 28358
Telephone: (910) 671-3044
Rockingham
Rockingham Clerk
P.O. Box 56
Wentworth, NC 27375
Telephone: (336) 342-8820
Rowan
Rowan Clerk
P.O. Box 2568.
Salisbury, NC 28145
Telephone: (704) 638-3102
Rutherford
Rutherford Clerk
P.O. Box 551
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Telephone: (828) 287-6155
Sampson
Sampson Clerk
P.O. Box 256
Clinton, NC 28328
Telephone: (910) 592-8026
Scotland
Scotland Clerk
P.O. Box 769
Laurinburg, NC 28352
Telephone: (910) 277-2577
Stanley
Stanley Clerk
P.O. Box 97
Albemarle, NC 28002
Telephone: (704) 986-7235
Stokes
Stokes Clerk
P.O. Box 67
Danbury, NC 27016
Telephone: (919) 593-2811
Surry
Surry Clerk
P.O. Box 303
Dobson, NC 27017
Telephone: (336) 386-9235
Swain
Swain Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 417
Bryson City, NC 28713
Telephone: (828) 488-9273
Transylvania
Transylvania Clerk
12 E. Main St.
Brevard, NC 28712
Telephone: (828) 884-3162
Tyrrell
Tyrrell Clerk
P.O. Box 449
Columbia, NC 27925
Telephone: (252) 796-2901
Union
Union Clerk
P.O. Box 248.
Monroe, NC 28111
Telephone: (704) 283-3794
Vance
Vance Clerk
122 Young St., Suite F
Henderson, NC 27536-2017
Telephone: (252) 438-4155
Wake
Wake Health Department
10 Sunnybrook Road
Raleigh, NC 27620
Telephone: (919) 250-3860
Warren
Warren Clerk
P.O. Box 506
Warrenton, NC 27589-1929
Telephone: (252) 257-3265
Washington
Washington Register of Deeds
120 Adam's Street
P.O. Box 1007
Plymouth, NC 27962
Telephone: (252) 793-2325
Watauga
Watauga Clerk
842 W. King St.
Courthouse Suite 9
Boone, NC 28607
Telephone: (828) 265-3936
Wayne
Wayne Clerk
P.O. Box 267
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Telephone: (919) 731-1449
Wilkes
Wilkes Register of Deeds
500 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1000
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Telephone: (336) 651-7351
Wilson
Wilson Clerk
P.O. Box 1728
Wilson, NC 27894
Telephone: (252) 399-2935
Yadkin
Yadkin Clerk
P.O. Box 211
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Telephone: (336) 679-4225
Yancey
Yancey Clerk
Courthouse, Room 4
Burnsville, NC 28714
Telephone: (828) 682-2174