Columbus County, North Carolina
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History
Columbus is a county in North Carolina. It was formed in 1808 from Bladen and Brunswick county. Columbus began keeping birth records in 1913, marriage records in 1867, and death records in 1913. It began keeping land records in 1802, probate records in 1808, and court records in 1817. For more information, contact Columbus County administrative offices at: 111 Washington St., Whiteville 28472-3323.
Internet Resources
The official web site for Columbus County is: http://www.columbusco.org.
For information about the state of North Carolina see North Carolina Family History Research.
The USGenWeb page for Columbus County can be found here: http://www.ncgenweb.us/columbus/.
Archives, Libraries, and Societies
Libraries
Chadbourn Community Library
Library
Director
301 N Wilson St
Chadbourn, NC 28431-1839
Tel: 910/654-3322
Fax: 910/654-4392
http://www.columbusco.org
Columbus County Public Library
Library
Director
407 N Powell Blvd
Whiteville, NC 28472-3128
Tel: 910/642-3116
Fax: 910-642-3839
[email protected]
http://www.columbusco.org
East Columbus Library Branch
Library
Director
103 Church Rd
PO Box 27
Riegelwood, NC 28456-7929
Tel: 910/655-4157
Fax: 910-655-9414
http://www.columbusco.org/library/east_columbus.htm
Fair Bluff Community Library
Library
Carolyn Waddell
Director
315 Railroad St
PO Box 428
Fair Bluff, NC 28439-0428
Tel: 910/649-7098
Fax: 910/649-7733
http://www.columbusco.org
Rube McCray Memorial Library
Library
Director
301 Fleming Dr
Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
Tel: 910/646-4616
Fax: 910/646-4747
http://www.columbusco.org
Southeastern Community College Library
Library
Kay Houser
Director
4564 Chadbourn Hwy
PO Box 151
Whiteville, NC 28472-5423
Tel: 910/642-7141
Fax: 910/642-4513
[email protected]
http://www.sccnc.edu
Tabor City Public Library
Library
Director
1 E Fifth St
Tabor City, NC 28463
Tel: 910-653-3774
Fax: 910/653-3788
http://www.columbusco.org
Historical Societies
African American Heritage Society
Historical Society/Commission
Harold Troy
Chair
PO Box 1757
Whiteville, NC 28472
Tel: 910/642-0633
Fax: 910/642-0712
[email protected]
Bladen County Historical Society
Historical Society/Commission
Henry Mintz
President
Rt 1 Box 89
Hallsboro, NC 28442-9591
n.b. Bladen County and Columbus County share a border that has been disputed in the past; as such the boundaries have shifted at different times, hence Bladen County's information here.
Columbus County Historical Society
Historical Society/Commission
John McNeil
President
PO Box 339
Whiteville, NC 28472-0339
Greater Fair Bluff Historical Society
Historical Society/Commission
Bettie Renfrow
President
PO Box 285
Fair Bluff, NC 28439-0285
Maps
On the attached map, Columbus is located at F6.