Welcome to the North Carolina Obituary Links Page
Welcome to the North Carolina obituaries page, where you will find links, databases, and resources that will help you find obituaries and vital records related information. If you are looking to find a copy of a specific obituary, biographic/public records data, or a copy of the official death certificate from person who died in North Carolina, then please follow the following steps:
1 | Search the Local Newspapers Archives Once you have the name, place, and date of death then you can search the local newspapers archives for a copy of the obituary posting. You can access our free list of all the newspapers and their obituary sections for the state of North Carolina. |
2 | Search other Free and Paid Resources If you do not want to search the local newspapers, then we recommend the following resources and companies, who can provide this information. Many offer both free and paid services which can you help you find obituary and biographic information. |
3 | Get an Official Death Certificate If you are looking for an official copy of a death certificate then please read the specific instructions of how to order death certificates. |
4 | Further Genealogical Research If you are a genealogist, we also have aggregated a list of genealogy resources by state. You can try these genealogy focused resources, which are organized by county and state. |
Search Tools and Resources
Instruction for obtaining a copy of a N. Carolina Death Certificate
To order Death Certificates you can contact the North Carolina Department of Vital Records which is listed below. If you want to order online you can use the following link to order a death certificate.
Event: Birth or death
Cost of copy: $24.00
Address:
NC Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
Remarks: The Register of Deeds in the county where the birth or death occurred can provide copies of birth and death certificates upon request.
State office has birth records since October 1913 and death records since January 1, 1930. Business or certified check or money order should be made payable to NC Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (919) 733-3000.
Directory of N. Carolina Obituary and Genealogy Resource Links
Looking for the obituary section for a local newspaper? Please search through our full list of North Carolina Newspapers and access their online obituary sections. Click here to access North Carolina Newspapers.
Surname Meanings Database
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Statewide Obituary Search Engines
North Carolina Obituary and Death Notice Archive
North Carolina Obituaries Search Engine
North Carolina Cemetery Inscriptions Search Engine
Honor Students Archive - North Carolina Students
North Carolina Supreme Court Records Search Engine - NEW!
Southeast State Obituary Search Engine
Ancestry - North Carolina Marriages 1850-1868
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
NC Association of Rescue and E.M.S.; Benevolent Brotherhood
North Carolina Marriage Records
Native American Genealogical Research & Publishing Company
Miscellaneous North Carolina Funeral Homes
Free CD Lookups
Alamance Co.
Alamance County Obituary Search EngineTimes-News
Lowe Funeral Home Obituaries (Burlington)
McClure Funeral Home Obituaries (Burlington)
Rich & Thompson Funeral Home Obituaries (Burlington)
Alamance County Obituaries
Veteran Obituaries from The Alamance Gleaner 1883-1912
Obits/Death Notices --Alamance Gleaner Page 1
Obits/Death Notices --Alamance Gleaner Page 2
Obits/Death Notices --Alamance Gleaner Page 3
Obits/Death Notices --Alamance Gleaner Page 4
Obits/Death Notices --Alamance Gleaner Page 5
1850 Mortality Schedule
1860 Mortality Schedule
1870 Mortality Schedule
1880 Mortality Schedule
Alexander Co.
Alexander Funeral Service ObituariesAllegheny Co.
Alleghany County Obituary Search EngineNew River Valley Obituary Search Engine
New River Valley Obituaries
Grandview Funeral Home Obituaries
Anson Co.
Anson County Obituaries and Death NoticesAshe Co.
Ashe County Obituary and Death Notice CollectionAshe County Obituary Search Engine
New River Valley Obituary Search Engine
Badger Funeral Home Obituaries (West Jefferson)
New River Valley Obituaries
Avery Co.
Avery Journal Obituaries (current)Edwards Funeral Home Obituaries
Beaufort Co.
GoTriCounties.com ObituariesBladen Co.
Bladen Journal Obituaries (current)Miscellaneous Bladen County Obituaries I
Miscellaneous Bladen County Obituaries II
Brunswick Co.
Brunswick Funeral Services ObituariesBuncombe Co.
Buncombe County Obituary and Death Notice CollectionAsheville Citizen-Times Obituaries Search Engine
Buncombe County Death Index
Buncombe County Cemetery Inscriptions
Black Mountain News Obituaries
Groce Funeral Home Obituaries (Asheville)
Anders-Rice Funeral Home Obituaries (Asheville)
Morris Family Funeral Home Obituaries (Asheville)
Brigmans Funeral Home Obituaries (Black Mountain)
Red Top Cemetery Inscriptions Alternate
Stone Mountain Missionary Baptist Cemetery Inscriptions
Buncombe County Marriage Records
O'Kelley Cemetery Inscriptions
Queen Road Cemetery Inscriptions
Hominy Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions
Mt.Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions
Burke Co.
The News Herald ObituariesGilboa Methodist Cemetery Inscriptions
Silver Creek Baptist Cemetery Inscriptions
Mt. Gilead Baptist Cemetery Inscriptions
Chapman Cemetery Inscriptions
Bethel Methodist Cemetery Inscriptions
Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery Inscriptions
Jehovah's Witness Cemetery Inscriptions
Denton's Chapel Methodist Cemetery Inscriptions
Buff Cemetery Inscriptions
1780-1850 Burke County Marriage List
Cabarrus Co.
Independent TribuneLady's Funeral Home Obituaries (Kannapolis)
Whitley's Funeral Home Obituaries (Kannapolis)
Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home Obituaries
Caldwell Co.
Granite Funeral Home ObituariesCarteret Co.
Carteret County News-TimesTideland News
1850 Mortality Schedule
Catawba Co.
Hickory Daily Record ObituariesObituary Index of Local Newspapers
Willis Reynolds Funeral Home Obituaries
Drum Funeral Home Obituaries
Burke Mortuary Obituaries
Chatham Co.
The Courier-TribuneCherokee Co.
Cherokee County Deaths, Marriages, and Births Alternate SiteIvie Funeral Home Obituaries
Index to Cherokee County Obituaries
Cherokee County Cemetery Inscriptions
Cherokee, Clay, Fannin, Union, & Polk County Cemetery Inscriptions
Harshaw Methodist Church Cemetery Inscriptions
Moss Cemetery Inscriptions
Chowan Co.
Chowan County, NC, Brides, 1741 - 1868Clay Co.
Cherokee, Clay, Fannin, Union, & Polk County Cemetery InscriptionsClay County Marriages 1886-1900 A-J K-OP-Z
Clay County Marriages 1870-1877
Cleveland Co.
Cleveland County Obituary Search EngineThe Star Online
Cleveland County Digital Library (Cemetery Inscriptions)
Cleveland County Cemetery Inscriptions
Elizabeth Baptist Cemetery Inscriptions
Columbus Co.
Miscellaneous Columbus County ObituariesCraven Co.
Havelock News ObituariesNew Bern Sun Journal Obituaries
Cumberland Co.
Cumberland County Obituary Search EngineFayetteville Observer-Times
McMillan Presbyterian Cemetery Inscriptions
Currituck Co.
The Independent ObituariesMiscellaneous Currituck County Obituaries
Davidson Co.
The Courier-TribuneThe Dispatch Obituaries
Durham Co.
Greensboro News and RecordClements Funeral Home Obituaries (Durham)
Hall-Wynne Funeral Home Obituaries (Durham)
Hudson Funeral Home Obituaries (Durham)
Copley Cemetery Inscriptions
Edgecombe Co.
Edgecombe County MarriagesFannin Co.
Cherokee, Clay, Fannin, Union, & Polk County Cemetery InscriptionsForsyth Co.
Winston-Salem JournalNowHayworth-Miller Funeral Home Obituaries
Franklin Co.
Franklin County Cemetery InscriptionsGaston Co.
The Gaston GazetteGaston County Obituary Search Engine
Ward Funeral Home Obituaries
Greene Funeral Home Obituaries (Gastonia)
McLean Funeral Home Obituaries (Gastonia)
Gaston County Cemetery Inscriptions
Gaston County Cemetery Inscriptions II
Request a Newspaper Lookup From Elizabeth
Graham Co.
Graham County Cemetery InscriptionsGranville Co.
Granville County ObituariesGuilford Co.
Guilford County Obituary Search EngineGreensboro News and Record Obituaries
Jamestown News Obituaries
Forbis & Dick Funeral Home Obituaries (Greensboro)
Cumby Funeral Home Obituaries (High Point)
Death Records from the files of the Greensboro, N.C. Patriot, 1826-1899
Halifax Co.
Letchworth Funeral Home Obituaries (Scotland Neck)Harnett Co.
The Daily Record ObituariesHaywood Co.
Haywood County Marriage BondsWells Funeral Home Obituaries (Canton)
Henderson Co.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Home ObituariesHenderson County Cemetery Inscriptions
Stuart Cemetery Inscriptions
Hoke Co.
Hoke County Cemetery InscriptionsHyde Co.
Hyde County Obituary Search EngineGoTriCounties.com Obituaries
Hyde County Obituary Abstracts
Hyde County Death Certificate Index
Iredell Co.
Statesville Record & LandmarkThe Mooresville Tribune Obituaries
Jackson Co.
Jackson County Obituary Search EngineMoody Funeral Homes Obituaries
Rogers Cemetery Inscriptions
Jackson County Cemetery Inscriptions
Jackson County Marriages
Sylva Herald
Johnston Co.
The Clayton News StarSmithfield Courier Obituaries
Coley Funeral Home Obituaries (Kenly)
Underwood Funeral Home Obituaries (Smithfield)
Miscellaneous Johnston County Obituaries I
Miscellaneous Johnston County Obituaries II
Lee Co.
Boles Funeral Home ObituariesThe Sanford Herald Obituaries
Lenoir Co.
Lenoir County ObituariesLincoln Co.
Lincoln County Obituary Search EngineDavid's Chapel Methodist Cemetery Inscriptions
Daniel's Church Cemetery Inscriptions
Old White Church Cemetery Inscriptions
St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery Inscriptions
Bethphage Lutheran Cemetery Inscriptions
Lincoln County Archives
Lincoln County Marriages
More Lincoln County Marriages
Macon Co.
Miscellaneous Macon County Obituaries1850 Macon County Mortality Schedule
Madison Co.
Madison County Cemetery InscriptionsMadison County Marriages
Bailey Cemetery Inscriptions
Cemeteries of Madison County (Inscriptions)
Thomas Tillery Cemetery Inscriptions
Tilden-Metcalf Cemetery Inscriptions
McDowell Co.
The McDowell News ObituariesWestmoreland Funeral Home Obituaries
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts I
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts II
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts III
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts IV
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts V
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts VI
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts VII
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts VIII
Miscellaneous McDowell County Obituary Extracts IX
McDowell County Cemetery Inscriptions
Mecklenburg Co.
The Charlotte ObserverCarolina Funeral & Cremation Obituaries (Charlotte)
Death notices from the Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, Charlotte, N.C., 1841-1849
Mecklenburg County Marriages 1720 - 1866
The Catawba Journal Marriages and Death Notices 1824-1828
Mitchell Co.
Mitchell County Deaths 1914-1925 (Garland Family)Henline-Hughes Funeral Home Obituaries Archive (Bakersville)
Mitchell County Deaths 1914-1925 (Gouge Family)
Webb Funeral Home Obituaries (Spruce Pine)
Montgomery Co.
The Courier-TribuneMoore Co.
Moore County Obituary Search EngineThe Courier-Tribune
Nash Co.
Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home ObituariesNew Hanover Co.
Wilmington Star News Online ObituariesOnslow Co.
Jacksonville Daily NewsTideland News Obituaries
Johnson Funeral Home Obituaries (Jacksonville, Richlands)
Orange Co.
Orange County Grooms A-C D-J - K-Q - R-ZMore Orange County Marriages (Early 1800's)
Hillsborough Cemetery Inscriptions
St. Mary's Chapel Cemetery Inscriptions
Pamlico Co.
The Pamlico News ObituariesPasquotank Co.
Twiford Funeral Homes ObituariesPender Co.
Topsail VoicePerson Co.
Person County Obituary and Death Notice ArchiveRoxboro Courier-Times Obituaries
Pitt Co.
The Reflector ObituariesWilkerson Funeral Home Obituaries
Pitt County Marriage Register 1851-1867
Polk Co.
Polk County Obituary Search EngineTryon Bulletin Obituaries
Polk County Cemetery Inscriptions
Cherokee, Clay, Fannin, Union, & Polk County Cemetery Inscriptions
Randolph Co.
The Courier-TribuneIndex of early Randolph County Obituaries
Pugh Funeral Home Obituaries (Asheboro)
Ridge Funeral Home Obituaries (Asheboro)
Cumby Funeral Home Obituaries (Archdale)
Loflin Funeral Home Obituaries (Ramseur)
Richmond Co.
Miscellaneous Richmond County ObituariesEarly Marriages in Richmond County 1782-1815
Robeson Co.
The Robesonian ObituariesBiggs Funeral Home Obituaries
Rockingham Co.
Wilkerson Funeral Home ObituariesRowan Co.
Rowan County Obituary Search EngineSalisbury Post
Lady's Funeral Home Obituaries
Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home Obituaries
Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home Obituaries (China Grove)
Powles Funeral Home Obituaries (Rockwell)
Lyerly Funeral Home Obituaries (Salisbury)
Rowan County Marriages
The Yadkin and Catawba Journal Marriages 1828-1834
Early Rowan County Marriages
More Rowan County Marriages
Rutherford Co.
Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home ObituariesRutherford County Cemetery Inscriptions
Alphabetical Surname Index to Rutherford Cemeteries
Sampson Co.
The Sampson Independent Obituary ArchivesScotland Co.
Laurinburg ExchangeMcDougald Funeral Home Obituaries (Laurinburg)
Stanly Co.
Miscellaneous Stanly County Obituaries IMiscellaneous Stanly County Obituaries II
Miscellaneous Stanly County Obituaries III
Miscellaneous Stanly County Obituaries IV
Miscellaneous Stanly County Obituaries V
Edwards Funeral Home Obituaries (Norwood)
Surry Co.
Mount Airy NewsMiscellaneous Surry County Obituaries I
Miscellaneous Surry County Obituaries II
Transylvania Co.
McCall Cemetery InscriptionsTryon Co.
Tryon and Lincoln County MarriagesTyrrell Co.
The Tyrrell County "Enquirer"Union Co.
Heritage Funeral Home Obituaries (Indian Trail)Davis Funeral Home Obituaries (Monroe)
Cherokee, Clay, Fannin, Union, & Polk County Cemetery Inscriptions
Vance Co.
Vance County Obituary Search EngineShuler Funeral Home Obituaries
Vance County Cemetery Inscriptions
Wake Co.
Wake County Obituary Search EngineL. Harold Poole Funeral Home Obituaries (Knightdale)
Lea Funeral Home Obituaries (Raleigh)
The News-Observer
Warren Co.
Warren County ObituariesWarren County Marriages Prior to 1800
Warren County Marriages 1800-1825
More Warren County Marriages
Still More Warren County Marriages
Washington Co.
GoTriCounties.com ObituariesDeath Records Index of Washington County 1913-1980
Watauga Co.
New River Valley Obituary Search EngineWatauga Democrat Obituaries
Hampton Funeral Home Obituaries (Boone)
New River Valley Obituaries
Wayne Co.
Mount Olive Tribune ObituariesMount Olive Tribune Obituaries II
Seymour Funeral Home Obituaries
Wayne County Public Library Newspaper Abstracts (obits, marriages, births)
Goldsboro News-Argus Births - Weddings
Wilkes Co.
New River Valley Obituary Search EngineNew River Valley Obituaries
Wilson Co.
Wilson County Obituary Search EngineWilson Daily Times
Yancey Co.
Yancey County Marriages 1850-1920Search this massive database of obituaries, cemeteries, and death records: