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Criminal Statewide Active Calendar/Dockets (all counties)
www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/trial_courts.htm

Alamance County 
212 W. Elm St. 
Graham, NC 27253-2802 
(336) 438-1001

Alexander County 
201 1st St. SW, Suite 1 
Taylorsville, NC 28681-2504 
(828) 632-2215 

Alleghany County 
Main St., P.O. Box 186 
Sparta, NC 28675-0186 
(336) 372-8949
ONLINE:  Property
http://arcims.webgis.net/nc/Alleghany/default.asp
Register of Deeds
www.allcorod.com

Anson County 
P.O. Box 352 
Wadesboro, NC 28170-0352 
(704) 694-2314

Ashe County 
P.O. Box 367 
Jefferson, NC 28640-0367 
(336) 246-5641 
ONLINE: Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Property
www.ashencrod.org/Opening.asp

Avery County 
P.O. Box 87 
Newland, NC 28657-0087 
(828) 733-2900
ONLINE:  Property
http://arcims2.webgis.net/avery/default.asp  
Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Property
www.averyrod.com/view/disclaimer.html

Beaufort County 
P.O. Box 514 
Washington, NC 27889 
(252) 946-5184 

Bertie County 
P.O. Box 370 
Windsor, NC 27983 
(252) 794-3039 

Bladen County 
P.O. Box 247 
Elizabethtown, NC 28337-0247 
(910) 862-2144 

Brunswick County 
P.O. Box 127 
Bolivia, NC 28422 
(910) 253-8502 
ONLINE:  Recording, Deed, Lien
http://rod.brunsco.net
Tax Assessor, Real Estate
http://brunsconctax.org

Buncombe County 
60 Court Plaza 
Asheville, NC 28801-3563 
(828) 232-2605 
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property Tax
www.buncombetax.org
Real Estate, Property, Marriage, Death, Fictitious Names,
Corporations, Deeds
http://registerofdeeds.buncombecounty.org/resolution/login.asp

Burke County 
P.O. Box 796 
Morganton, NC 28680 
(828) 432-2800 

Cabarrus County 
P.O. Box 707 
Concord, NC 28026-0707 
(704) 786-4137 
ONLINE: County Register of Deeds 
www.co.cabarrus.nc.us
Recording, Deeds, Liens, UCCs, Grantor/Grantee
www.cabarrusncrod.org/welcome.asp

Caldwell County 
905 W. Ave. NW 
Lenoir, NC 28645 
(828) 757-1373 
ONLINE:  Caldwell County Property Records
http://maps.co.caldwell.nc.us
Marriage, Birth, Death
http://rod.co.caldwell.nc.us/resolution

Camden County 
P.O. Box 190 
Camden, NC 27921 
(252) 331-4871 

Carteret County 
Courthouse Square 
Beaufort, NC 28516-1898 
(252) 728-8500 

Caswell County 
P.O. Box 98 
Yanceyville, NC 27379 
(336) 694-4171 

Catawba County 
P.O. Box 65 
Newton, NC 28658-0065 
(828) 466-6100 
ONLINE: Catawba County Assessor
www.gis.catawba.nc.us/
Register of Deeds
http://204.211.226-33/rod/index.html

Chatham County 
P.O. Box 369 
Pittsboro, NC 27312 
(919) 542-3240 

Cherokee County 
75 Peachtree St. 
Murphy, NC 28906 
(828) 837-2522 

Chowan County 
P.O. Box 487 
Edenton, NC 27932 
(252) 482-2323 

Clay County
P.O. Box 506 
Hayesville, NC 28904 
(828) 389-8334 

Cleveland County 
P.O. Box 1210 
Shelby, NC 28151-1210 
(704) 484-4862 
ONLINE:  Register of Deeds, Grantor/Grantee
http://cleveland.parker-lowe.net/view/softlic.html

Columbus County 
P.O. Box 1587 
Whiteville, NC 28472 
(910) 641-3000 

Craven County 
406 Craven St. 
New Bern, NC 28560 
(252) 514-4774 
ONLINE:  Property Sales
www.co.craven.nc.us/depts/reg/regwwwdisclaimer.htm
Real Estate, Tax Assessor, Boats, Mobile Homes, Foreclosures
http://www.co.craven.nc.us/depts/reg/regwwwdisclaimer.htm

Cumberland County 
P.O. Box 2039 
Fayetteville, NC 28302 
(910) 678-2909 
ONLINE:  Recorder, Deeds, UCCs
www.ccrodinternet.org

Currituck County 
P.O. Box 71 
Currituck, NC 27929 
(252) 232-2010 

Dare County 
P.O. Box 1849 
Manteo, NC 27954 
(252) 475-9100 
ONLINE: County Register of Deeds 
www.co.dare.nc.us
Recording, UCCs, Marriages, Tax Files
www.co.dare.nc.us/public/index.htm

Davidson County 
P.O. Box 1064 
Lexington, NC 27293 
(336) 249-0351

Davie County 
123 S. Main St. 
Mocksville, NC 27028 
(336) 751-3507 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, GIS (Click on Start Spatial Data Explorer)
www.roktech.net/DavieNC

Duplin County 
P.O. Box 970 
Kenansville, NC 28349-0448 
(910) 296-1686 

Durham County 
101 City Hall Plaza 
Durham, NC 27701 
(919) 564-7050 
ONLINE:  Property
http://gisweb2.ci.durham.nc.us/sdx
Property Tax
www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/txad/TaxDB
Real Estate, Deeds, Judgments, Recordings
http://207.4.222.118
Voter Registration
www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/elec/votersearch/VoterRecSearch.cfm

Edgecombe County 
PO Drawer 9 
Tarboro, NC 27886-5111 
(252) 823-6161 

Forsyth County 
Hall of Justice 
Winston-Salem, NC 27101 
(336) 761-2250 
ONLINE:  Forsyth County Recorder, Assessor
http://maps.co.forsyth.nc.us/
Tax Lien Lists
www.co.forsyth.nc.us/fax/header.htm

Franklin County 
P.O. Box 545 
Louisburg, NC 27549 
(919) 496-5104 
ONLINE:  Property
www.co.franklin.nc.us/docs/sdx_start.htm

Gaston County 
P.O. Box 1578 
Gastonia, NC 28053 
(704) 852-3100 

Gates County 
P.O. Box 471 
Gatesville, NC 27938 
(252) 357-1365 

Graham County 
P.O. Box 406 
Robbinsville, NC 28771 
(828) 479-7986 

Granville County 
P.O. Box 427 
Oxford, NC 27565 
(919) 693-2649 

Greene County 
P.O. Box 675 
Snow Hill, NC 28580-0675 
(252) 747-3505 

Guilford County 
P.O. Box 3427 
Greensboro, NC 27402 
(336) 574-4305
ONLINE:  Recorder, Assessor, Property, UCC, Vital Statistics
www.co.guilford.nc.us/rweb/session/taxhome.html

Halifax County 
P.O. Box 66 
Halifax, NC 27839 
(252) 583-5061 

Harnett County 
P.O. Box 279 
Lillington, NC 27546 
(910) 814-4600 

Haywood County 
County Courthouse 
215 N. Main 
Waynesville, NC 28786 
(828) 456-3540 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, GIS
www.undersys.com/cweb/haywood.html

Henderson County 
200 N. Grove St., Suite 129 
Hendersonville, NC 28792 
(828) 697-4851 
ONLINE:  Land Records (Click on Online Interactive GIS Web Site)
www.henderson.lib.nc.us/county/ca/landrecord.html

Hertford County 
P.O. Box 86 
Winton, NC 27986 
(252) 358-7845 

Hoke County 
304 N. Main St. 
Raeford, NC 28376 
(910) 875-3728 

Hyde County 
P.O. Box 337 
Swanquarter, NC 27885 
(252) 926-4101 
ONLINE:  Real Property, Grantor/Grantee
www.hyderod.com/view/disclaimer.html

Iredell County 
P.O. Box 337 
Statesville, NC 28687 
(704) 878-4306 

Jackson County 
401 Grindstaff Cove Rd. 
Sylva, NC 28779 
(828) 586-7512 

Johnston County 
P.O. Box 118 
Smithfield, NC 27577 
(919) 934-3192 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, Deed, UCCs
http://johnstonnc.com/deedsearch

Jones County 
P.O. Box 189 
Trenton, NC 28585 
(252) 448-7351 

Lee County 
P.O. Box 12040 
Sanford, NC 27331-2040 
(919) 708-4400
ONLINE:  Real Estate, Recordings, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds,
Liens
www.leencrod.org/welcome.asp  

Lenoir County 
P.O. Box 3289 
Kinston, NC 28502 
(252) 527-6231 

Lincoln County
P.O. Box 3289 
Lincolnton, NC 28093 
(704) 736-8563 
ONLINE:  Property, Mapping
www.co.lincoln.nc.us/County/gisd.htm
Real Estate, Deeds, Grantor/Grantee, UCCs, Liens,

Macon County 
5 W. Main St. 
Franklin, NC 28734-3005 
(704) 349-2000 
ONLINE:  Deed Image Lookup (Deed number needed)
http://63.167.19.252/dbp/deed.asp

Madison County 
P.O. Box 217 
Marshall, NC 28753 
(828) 649-2531 

Martin County 
P.O. Box 807 
Williamston, NC 27892 
(252) 792-2515 

McDowell County 
1 S. Main St. 
Marion, NC 28752 
(704) 652-7717 

Mecklenburg County 
720 E. 4th St. 
Charlotte, NC 28202 
(704) 347-7814 
ONLINE:  Assessor, Personal Property, Real Estate
http://mcmf.co.mecklenburg.nc.us:3007/cics/txar/txar00i/
Real Estate (from GIS information)
http://meckcama.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/relookup
Mecklenburg County Tax Records
http://taxrecords.com
Register of Deeds
http://meckrod.hartic.com
Warrants
http://mcmf.co.mecklenburg.nc.us:3007/cjcr01w/cjjl/webnull
Accident Reports (Charlotte)
http://accident.ci.charlotte.nc.us

Mitchell County 
P.O. Box 82 
Bakersville, NC 28705 
(828) 688-2161 

Montgomery County 
P.O. Box 695 
Troy, NC 27371 
(910) 576-4211 
ONLINE:  Civil/Criminal Court Calendars
www1.aoc.state.nc.us/www/calendars.html

Moore County 
P.O. Box 936 
Carthage, NC 28327 
(910) 947-2396 
ONLINE:  Deeds
www.co.moore.nc.us/main/page.asp?rec=/pages/propertyinfo/propertyinfo.asp
Register of Deeds, Grantor/Grantee, Judgments
http://rod.co.moore.nc.us/nc32

Nash County 
P.O. Box 974 
Nashville, NC 27856 
(252) 459-4081 

New Hanover County
316 Princess St. 
Wilmington, NC 28401-4027 
(910) 341-1111 
ONLINE:  Property (GIS)
www.nhcgov.com/GIS/GISservices.asp
Real Estate, Judgments, Liens, Grantor/Grantee, Marriages, Military Discharges
http://srvrodweb.nhcgov.com

Northampton County 
P.O. Box 128 
Jackson, NC 27845-0128 
(252) 534-1631 

Onslow County 
109 Old Bridge St., Room 107 
Jacksonville, NC 28540 
(910) 455-4458 
ONLINE:  Property
www.roktech.net/onslow

Orange County 
P.O. Box 8181 
Hillsborough, NC 27278 
(919) 245-2210 
ONLINE:  Most Wanted
www.co.orange.nc.us/sheriff/crime_watch.htm
Property (GIS)
http://gis.co.orange.nc.us/gisdisclaimer.htm

Pamlico County 
P.O. Box 433 
Bayboro, NC 28515-0433 
(252) 745-6000 

Pasquotank County 
P.O. Box 154 
Elizabeth City, NC 27907 
(252) 331-4751 

Pender County 
P.O. Box 43 
Burgaw, NC 28425-0043 
(910) 259-1229 
ONLINE:  Property
www.undersys.com/penderweb/pender.html

Perquimans County 
P.O. Box 74 
Hertford, NC 27944 
(252) 426-1505 

Person County 
Courthouse Square 
Roxboro, NC 27573 
(336) 597-0554 
ONLINE:  Real Estate
www.personrod.com/view/disclaimer.html

Pitt County 
P.O. Box 74 
Greenville, NC 27835 
(252) 695-7100 
ONLINE:  Property (GIS)
http://opis.co.pitt.nc.us/opis
Tax Sales
www.co.pitt.nc.us/foreclosure

Polk County 
P.O. Box 308 
Columbus, NC 28722-0308 
(828) 894-8231 

Randolph County 
P.O. Box 1925 
Asheboro, NC 27204-1925 
(336) 328-3000 
ONLINE:  Property Owners
www.co.randolph.nc.us/gis.htm

Richmond County 
114 E. Franklin St., Suite 101 
Rockingham, NC 28379-3601 
(910) 997-9102 

Robeson County 
P.O. Box 1084 
Lumberton, NC 28359 
(910) 737-5035 

Rockingham County 
P.O. Box 127 
Wentworth, NC 27375 
(336) 342-8700 
ONLINE:  Land Records, Grantor/Grantee, Judgments, Deeds
www.rockinghamcorod.org
Property, GIS
http://arcims.webgis.net/nc/rockingham/default.asp
Real Estate, Tax Appraiser
www.co.rockingham.nc.us/taxinfo2.html

Rowan County 
P.O. Box 2568. 
Salisbury, NC 28145 
(704) 639-7505 
ONLINE:  Register of Deeds & Tax
www.co.rowan.nc.us/access.htm
Property
http://arcims2.webgis.net/nc/Rowan/default.asp

Rutherford County 
P.O. Box 551 
Rutherfordton, NC 28139-2511 
(828) 286-9136 
ONLINE:  Property Tax Assessor
www.rutherfordcountyassessor.com

Sampson County 
P.O. Box 256 
Clinton, NC 28328 
(910) 592-5192 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, Deeds, Grantor/Grantee
www.sampsonrod.org/welcome.asp

Scotland County 
P.O. Box 769 
Laurinburg, NC 28353 
(910) 277-3240 

Stanly County 
P.O. Box 97 
Albemarle, NC 28002 
(704) 982-2161 

Stokes County 
P.O. Box 67 
Danbury, NC 27016 
(336) 593-9173 
ONLINE:  Grantor/Grantee, Deeds, Real Estate, UCCs
www.stokescorod.org/welcome.asp
Property
http://arcims2.webgis.net/stokes/default.asp

Surry County 
P.O. Box 345
Dobson, NC 27017-0303 
(336) 386-3700 
ONLINE:  Most Wanted, Missing Persons
http://surrysheriff.org

Swain County 
101 Mitchell St. 
Bryson City, NC 28713 
(828) 488-2288 

Transylvania County 
12 E. Main St. 
Brevard, NC 28712 
(828) 884-3120 

Tyrrell County 
P.O. Box 449 
Columbia, NC 27925 
(252) 796-6281 

Union County 
P.O. Box 248. 
Monroe, NC 28111-0248 
(704) 283-4313 

Vance County 
122 Young St., Suite F 
Henderson, NC 27536-4268 
(252) 738-9000 

Wake County 
P.O. Box 550 
Raleigh, NC 27601-1897 
(919) 755-4108 
ONLINE:  Assessor
http://web.co.wake.nc.us/revenue/wcmap.html
Deeds, Mortgages, Judgments
http://rodweb01.co.wake.nc.us/books/genext/genextsearch.asp
Real Estate
http://aws1.co.wake.nc.us/realestate/search.asp
Registered Voters
http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/Waves/WavesOptions.asp

Warren County 
P.O. Box 709 
Warrenton, NC 27589 
(252) 257-3261 

Washington County 
P.O. Box 1007 
Plymouth, NC 27962-1308 
(252) 793-3013 

Watauga County 
842 W. King St. 
Courthouse Suite 9 
Boone, NC 28607-3531 
(828) 265-5432 
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property
www.wataugacounty.org/tax/search_tax.shtml

Wayne County 
P.O. Box 267 
Goldsboro, NC 27533 
(919) 731-7921 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, Deeds, Grantor/Grantee
http://152.34.232.92/resolution

Wilkes County 
Courthouse 
Wilkesboro, NC 28697 
(336) 667-1201 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, GIS
www.undersys.com/wilkesweb/wilkes.html

Wilson County 
P.O. Box 1728 
Wilson, NC 27894-1728 
(252) 291-7500 
ONLINE: Property Tax
www.wilson-co.com/intro.html
Real Estate, Property Deeds
www.wilson-co.com/wcjav_begin.html