Indexers often make the mistake of interpreting the 1800 census records of “Hillsborough District” in Orange and neighboring counties as referring to residents of the town of Hillsborough. It actually means that the person lived in a section of his county which was under the jurisdiction of Hillsborough District Court in that time period.
Hillsborough District was not part of Orange (or ________) County. Instead, counties were a part of the Hillsborough District. In 1755 NC created five District Superior Courts throughout the state. The District Superior Courts were discontinued in 1806 when individual counties were allowed to have Superior Courts.
The North Carolina State Archives has an online catalog called MARS.
Family Search is bringing more and more records online every week.
Bibles
Biographies
Births & Deaths — see Vital Records below
Cemeteries — see Cemeteries link in menu above
Census & Tax Records
- Census Records in Orange NCGenWeb Archives
- Orange Census Records in USGW Census Transcription Project
- 1790 Census Replacement, Index, Part 1
- 1790 Census Replacement, Index, Part 2
- Orange County Tax Lists, Part 1
- Orange County Tax Lists, Part 2
Court Records
Deaths — see Vital Records below
Deeds
Education — see page on Education & Schools
Epidemics
History — see History link in menu above
Letters
Marriages — see page for Marriages
Military — see Military link in menu above
Miscellaneous
Newspapers & Magazines
- Index to Orange County Clippings from Newspapers & Magazines through 1975
- Newspaper Quotes
- Newspaper Records in Orange NCGenWeb Archives
Orange County newspaper sites:
Obituaries — please submit new data directly to Archives
Photos & Post Cards — see History page above, as well as relevant pages
Schools — see page on Education & Schools
Vital Records
- North Carolina Vital Records — state website
- Vital Records in Orange NCGenWeb Archives
- Birth Certificates on Kerley website
- Marriages
- Death Certificates on Kerley website
Wills — see “Wills” under “Records” in the menu above
Orange County Records on the Past Whispers website by Nancy Brister