Census & Taxes

This is a listing of the census records for Onslow County & places where you can search census records.

As you can see we need volunteers to help transcribe some of the census records. Won’t you please volunteer to help with one?  In addition to these, you can view census information submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives.

• 1741 – 1769 Early NC Census
• 1769 Early Tax List
• 1774 Taxables (excerpt)
• 1781 Tax Assessment (excerpt)
• 1790 Early Cenus
• 1840 Pensioners Index
• 1850 Census –  search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1850 Census (mortality schedule) –  search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1860 Census –  search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1860 Slave Census – contains charts & graphs
• 1870 Census –  search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1880 Census –  search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1890 Veterans Schedule
• 1900 Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1910 Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1920 Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1930 Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
• 1940 Census – browse images; index currently be created by volunteers (will you join us?)