Records & Resources: Bladen County

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African Americans

• Bladen County African American Resources - an NCGenWeb Special Project website

Bible Records

• Bladen County bible records - at the USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

• Bladen County biographies - at the USGenWeb Archives
• Bladen County Biographies - at NCPedia.org

Cemeteries

• Bladen County Cemeteries - at Find-A-Grave

Census Records

• Bladen County Census Records - at the USGenWeb Archives
• Census Records (Free at FamilySearch.org) - 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950

Churches

• Bladen County churches - at the USGenWeb Archives

Court Records

• Bladen County court records - at the USGenWeb Archives

Deaths

• Bladen County Obituaries - at the USGenWeb Archives
• North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 (FamilySearch.org) - includes images
• Social Security Death Index - search for your Bladen County individuals

Education

• Bladen County Seniors in NC Colleges - database of mostly seniors and mostly pre-1931. Enter "Bladen" in the county field and "North Carolina" in the state field.
• Clarkton High Schoool Yearbook, 1953 - at DigitalNC.org

History

• History of Bladen County - at NCPedia.org

Land & Deeds

• Bladen County deeds - at the USGenWeb Archives

Marriages

• Bladen County marriages - at the USGenWeb Archives
• North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 - free at FamilySearch (includes images)

Newspapers

• Bladen County news extracts - at the USGenWeb Archives
• Fayetteville Index Newspaper of nearby Fayetteville, NC - at DigitalNC.org

Queries

• How to Write an Effective Query – from the USGenWeb Main page
• NCGenWeb Facebook Group - ask us!

Wills & Estates

• Bladen County wills & estates - at the USGenWeb Archives

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