The purpose of this site is to provide you with free genealogical & historical resources for Lenoir County, NC. This site is driven by YOUR contributions so please consider sharing your family data/research.
Lenoir County was formed in 1791 from Dobbs and named after William Lenoir. The county seat is at Kinston and Lenoir County is bordered by Jones, Craven, Pitt, Greene, Wayne & Duplin counties.
The county is ADOPTABLE! If you have ancestral ties to the county and/or a strong genealogical research interest, please visit the NCGenWeb Volunteer page for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.
Meanwhile, your interim county coordinator is Taneya Koonce. While I don’t live in North Carolina, I have family roots in Kinston and nearby Dover, Craven County, NC. I will do what I can to help you locate information you may be seeking. Happy hunting.
Photo credit: Queen Street in Kinston ca. 1953. Photo courtesy of the NC Postcard Collection.
