Lookup Public Records in Columbus County, North Carolina. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Columbus County, North Carolina
Columbus County is located in the state of North Carolina. The county was established in 1808 from parts of Bladen and Brunswick counties and named after the legendary explorer, Christopher Columbus. Whiteville is the largest city in the county and also the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a population of approximately 58,098 people and a total area of 954 square miles, of which 16 square miles is water and 937 square miles is land, making it the third-largest county in North Carolina by land area. Columbus County borders the following counties: Bladen County to the north; Pender County to the northeast; Brunswick County to the southeast; Horry County, South Carolina, to the southwest; and Robeson County to the northwest.
As of 2015, Kandance H. Bullock is the current Columbus County Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds is the official county recorder and is responsible for filing, recording, and maintaining all land transactions, birth, deaths, and marriages that occur in Columbus County.
All documents/instruments maintained by the office of the Register of Deeds are open to the public and can be accessed by doing a background check online or by visiting the office of the clerk in person during office hours. To obtain public records online, you will be required to do a public records search online through the Columbus County Register of Deeds Website. The site has easy to follow steps and links that will direct you to the records that are available. The charges for obtaining public records are $10.00 for certified copies and $.25 for a plain copy. When obtaining copies of public records in person, you will be required to present the Register of Deeds with a completed Record Request form. Alternatively, the form can be mailed to the office of the Register of Deeds, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and the appropriate fee.
Below is the physical address of the Columbus County Register of Deeds office:
125 Washington St., Ste. B
Whiteville, NC 28472
Columbus, NC Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 50,727 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 11,449 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 57 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 83 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 58 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 41 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 372 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 4,295 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 208 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 838 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 78 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 2,521 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 96 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 44 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 3,919 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 603 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 9 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 53 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 155 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 30 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 113 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 1,825 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 752 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 11 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 237 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 274 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 4 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 24 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 41 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 74 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 22,363 |
Columbus County Marriage License Office | |
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In order to obtain a marriage license in Columbus County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number | |
State Law: | Marriage … Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons – Ch. 52 & 52A and Uniform Premarital Agreement Act – Ch. 52B |
All State Statutes: | Information is online at the State Website |
Office: | Columbus County Marriage License |
Location: | 125 Washington Street, Whiteville, North Carolina, 28472 |
Phone: | 910-640-6625 |
Columbus County Register-Deeds Office
County Government Office
Address: 125 Washington St, Whiteville, NC 28472, United States
Phone: 910-640-6625
Hello, I am looking for a property: Sold at action to John B. Stanley ; Deed writen 3 nov. 1860 ; Columbus Co. N.C. ; Deed Book R Page 579 ; Registered 16 dec. 1878.
I hope your response, best regards, thanks very much.