One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, baptism, and/or christening information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, a great number of indexes to birth and baptism collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific birth, baptism, or christening information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth documents themselves. These free online collections have millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth information that is not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 32 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
If you are interested in baptism indexes that may include the birth date as well as baptism information, make sure and check out Church Records.
The lists below are specific birth, baptism, and christening indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state.
Note: Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated March 2023)
North Carolina Birth Records
- Alamance County Birth Record Index, 1913-1961 Index to Delayed Births, 1871-1957; Births, 1913-1961
- Alamance County, Birth Index, 1800-1961
- Alamance County, Birth Indexes
- Alexander County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, 1913-1966
- Alexander County, Birth Records, 1913-2000
- Alleghany County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, 1879-1969
- Anson County Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1962
- Anson County Miscellaneous Records
- Anson County, Birth Index, 1913-1973
- Ashe County Ashe County Delayed Births and Deaths, 1913-1966; Marriage Records, 1799-1966; Index to Births, 1913-1946, 1799-1966
- Ashe County, Birth Records, 1800-1998
- Avery County Delayed Births, 1865-1949; Marriages, 1899-1977; Index, 1914-1970, 1865-1977
- Avery County, Birth Index, 1865-1998
- Beaufort County Record of Delayed Births; Index to Vital Statistics
- Beaufort County, Birth Index, 1925-1980
- Berkeley Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Bertie County Index to Vital Statistics, 1877-1959
- Bertie County, Birth Index, 1951-1979
- Bladen County Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1961
- Bladen County, Birth Index, 1800-1990
- Bladen County, Birth Records, 1913-1955
- Brunswick County Births, Marriages, and Deaths Index
- Brunswick County, Birth Records, 1914-1980
- Brunswick County, Delayed Birth Records, 1941-2005
- Brunswick County, Index to Vital Statistics, 1914-1963; Marriage Records, 1850-1961
- Buncombe County Birth Record of Asheville, 1892-1904; Register of Deaths in Asheville, 1898-1909, 1892-1909
- Buncombe County Index to Births, 1887-1904, 1913-1956; Index to Deaths, 1892-1963; Marriages Registers, 1851-1961; Marriages Records,1851-1889
- Buncombe County, Birth Index, 1949-1977
- Burke County Birth Index, 1913-1963
- Burke County, Birth Index, 1959-1978
- Cabarrus County Index to Vital Statistics: Births, 1914-1965; Delayed Births, 1890-1965; Deaths, 1913-1965
- Cabarrus County Record of Adoptions, 1942-1966
- Cabarrus County, Birth Records, 1875-1981
- Caldwell County Index to Vital Statistics, Birth, Death, 1914-1967
- Caldwell County, Birth Index, 1800-1980
- Camden County Genealogical Records of Camden County and Pasquotank County
- Camden County Index to Vital Statistics: Births and Deaths, 1913-1960
- Camden County, Birth Records, 1800-1982
- Carteret County Index to Vital Statistics, 1870-1960
- Carteret County, Birth Records, 1864-1987
- Carteret County, Birth Records, 1870-1999
- Caswell County Birth Record Index and Record of Delayed Births, 1878-1963.
- Caswell County, Birth Indexes
- Caswell County, Birth Records, 1800-1995
- Catawba County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, 1909-1979
- Catawba County, Birth Records, 1800-1967
- Chatham County Index to Births, 1913-1985; Index to Delayed Births
- Chatham County, Birth Records, 1800-1999
- Cherokee County, Birth Records, 1913-1945
- Cherokee County, Index to Vital Statistics, Births and Deaths, 1913-1945
- Chowan County Delayed Births, 1943-1985
- Chowan County Index to Births 1913-1958
- Chowan County Index to Delayed Births
- Chowan County, Birth Records, 1800-1900
- Clay County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1913-1970
- Clay County, Birth Records, 1913-1985
- Cleveland County Index to Births and Deaths, 1913-1939; Index to Delayed Births, 1908- 1935
- Cleveland County, Birth Records, 180-1935
- Cleveland County, Birth Records, 1940-1977
- Columbus County Index to Vital Statistics: Births, Deaths, 1913-1973
- Columbus County, Birth Records, 1800-1900
- Columbus County, Birth Records, 1938-1974
- Cumberland County Birth Records, 1913-1973
- Cumberland County Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1962
- Currituck County Birth Records, 1914-1983
- Currituck County Index to Vital Statistics, 1914-1960
- Currituck County, Certificates of Birth, 1914-1930
- Dare County, Births, Deaths, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1913-2003
- Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006
- Davidson County Births and Deaths Index, 1954-1980
- Davidson County Index to Vital Statistics: Births & Deaths, 1914-1967
- Davidson County Miscellaneous Records, 1822-1946
- Davidson County, Births, 1914-1930; Delayed Births, 1940-2006
- Davie County Birth Records, 1800-1988
- Davie County Index to Vital Statistics: Births & Deaths, 1913-1971
- Duplin County Birth Index, 1913-1981
- Duplin County Birth Index, 1913-1981
- Duplin County Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1962
- Edgecombe County Birth Records, 1909-1987
- Edgecombe County Birth Records Index, 1914-1961 with Delayed Birth Records
- Edgecombe County Slave Related Documents 1780-1871
- Forsyth County Acknowledgement of Cohabitation as man and wife, 1820-1866
- Franklin County, Birth Records, 1800-1960
- Franklin County, Birth Records, 1913-1930
- Franklin County, Births Records, 1961-1995
- Franklin County, Vital Statistics Index, Births and Deaths 1913-1963
- Gaston County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, 1913-1962, Delayed Births, and Deaths, 1913-1962
- Gaston County, Birth Records, 1800-1991
- Gates County Index to Vital Statistics, Births and Deaths, 1913-1964
- Gates County, Birth Records, 1857-1995
- Graham County General Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1913-1969
- Graham County, Birth Records, 1913-1990
- Granville County Delayed Birth Records 1870-1890
- Granville County Delayed Birth Records 1891-1900
- Granville County Index to Vital Statistics and Delayed Births, 1913-1961
- Greene County Delayed Birth Indexes
- Greene County Indexes to Marriages, Births, Deaths, 1876-1966
- Greene County, Birth Indexes
- Greene County, Birth Records, 1883-1999
- Guilford County, Birth Records, 1800-1881
- Guilford County, Index to Vital Statistics, Birth and Death, 1913-1981
- Halifax County Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1961
- Halifax County, Birth Records, 1800-1999
- Harnett County Index to Vital Statistics; Delayed Births, 1914-1967
- Haywood County Indexes to Vital Statistics, 1850-1965
- Haywood County, Birth Records, 1800-1989
- Henderson County Index to Vital Statistics, 1800-1867
- Henderson County, Birth Indexes
- Henderson County, Birth Records, 1800-2000
- Hertford County Index to Births and Deaths, 1911-1961
- Hertford County, Birth and Death Index, 1913-1994
- Hoke County Vital Statistics, 1911-1970
- Hoke County, Birth Records, 1913-1983
- Hyde County Vital Records Indexes
- Hyde County Index to Vital Statistics, 1877-1958
- Hyde County, Birth and Death Index, 1913-1975
- Iredell County Index to Vital Statistics, 1872-1965
- Iredell County, Birth Records, 1800-1981
- Jackson County Index to Delayed Births
- Jackson County, Birth Records, 1877-1992
- Jackson County, Index to Vital Statistics, Births, 1913-1992
- Johnston County General Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1962
- Johnston County, Birth Records, 1941-1988
- Jones County Index to Vital Statistics, 1914-1961
- Jones County Index to Vital Statistics: Delayed Births, 1872-1972
- Jones County, Birth Records, 1800-1981
- Lee County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1876-1969
- Lee County, Birth Records, 1886-1987
- Lenoir County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Lenoir County Index to Births 1914-1966
- Lenoir County, Birth Indexes
- Lenoir County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1999
- Lexington, Births or Christenings, 1757-1845
- Lincoln County Vital Records Index; Births and Deaths, 1913-1964, Marriage Index, 1869- 1964, and Marriage Records, 1851-1869
- Lincoln County, Birth Records, 1913-1991
- Macon County Index to Vital Statistics; Births and Death, 1913-1966
- Macon County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1966
- Madison County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, 1913-1968
- Madison County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1993
- Martin County Birth Index, 1958-1962 and Delayed Births
- Martin County Births and Deaths Index, 1914-1957
- Martin County, Birth Records, 1913-1985
- McDowell County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, 1914-1967; Delayed Births and Deaths, 1850-1975
- McDowell County, Birth Indexes
- McDowell County, Birth Records, 1913-1979
- Mecklenburg County Birth Index, 1865-2012
- Mecklenburg County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1909-1947
- Mecklenburg County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1947
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Mitchell County Vital Records
- Mitchell County Marriages, 1861-1969; Indexes to Births, Delayed Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1860-1970
- Mitchell County, Birth Indexes
- Mitchell County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1992
- Montgomery County Vital Statistics Index, Births and Deaths, 1913-1964
- Montgomery County, Birth Records, 1800-1981
- Moore County Index to Vital Statistics; Births and Delayed Births, 1913-1964
- Moore County Miscellaneous Records, 1785-1818
- Moore County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1999
- Nash County Births
- Nash County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, and Delayed Births, 1913-1962
- Nash County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1987
- New Hanover County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- New Hanover County Index to Delayed Birth Certificates
- New Hanover County Miscellaneous Records, 1843-1863
- New Hanover County Record of Births and Deaths 1903-1910
- New Hanover County Vital Statistics Index, 1913-1960
- New Hanover County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1984
- North Carolina Birth Certificates, 1913-1922
- North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
- North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964
- North Carolina Death Certificates,1906-1994 and Indexes 1906-1967; Still Births,1914-1953; Fetal Death Indexes,1950-
- North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922
- North Carolina. County Court Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1964
- Northampton County Indexes to Births and Deaths, 1870-1960
- Northampton County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1995
- Onslow County Births, Marriages and Deaths
- Onslow County Abstracts of Records 1734-1850
- Onslow County, Birth Records, ca.1800-1995
- Orange County General Index to Vital Statistics – Births, 1913-1961
- Orange County, Birth Records, 1913-1961
- Pamlico County Vital Record Indexes
- Pamlico County Vital Statistics; Index to Births, Deaths, 1913-1968
- Pamlico County, Birth Records, 1913-1981
- Pasquotank County General Index to Births of 1903-1959
- Pasquotank County Vital Records 1691-1822
- Pasquotank County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1994
- Pender County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, Delayed Births, 1913-1968
- Pender County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1900
- Perquimans County Birth, Death, Marriage Records 1659-1739, Vital Statistics Index, 1913-1960, 1659-1960
- Perquimans County Certificates of Birth 1913-1930
- Perquimans County Delayed Births Index, 1882-1946
- Perquimans County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1995
- Person County, Birth Records, 1913-1986
- Pitt County Births, Index, 1913-1962 and Index to Delayed Births
- Pitt County, Birth Records, 1913-1992
- Polk County, Birth Records, 1868-1994
- Randolph County Births pre 1916
- Randolph County Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1964
- Randolph County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1966
- Richmond County Index to Vital Statistics (Births and Deaths), 1914-1963
- Richmond County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1989
- Robeson County Index to Vital Statistics, 1911-1965
- Robeson County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1983
- Rowan County Historical Records
- Rowan County Vital Statistics Index, Births
- Rowan County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1972
- Rutherford County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Rutherford County Vital Statistics Index, Births, 1914-1946, Delayed Births, 1880-1932, and Deaths, 1913-1963
- Rutherford County, Birth Records, 1880-1993
- Rutherford County, Miscellaneous Records, vol. II, 1750-1970
- Sampson County, Birth Records, 1800-1989
- Sampson County, Index to Births, 1880-1965
- Scotland County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1976
- Stanly County Vital Records
- Stanly County Index to Vital Statistics, Birth, Death, 1913-1953
- Stanly County, Birth Records, 1913-1993
- Stokes County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
- Stokes County Index to Vital Statistics; Birth and Death, 1913-1964
- Stokes County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1994
- Surry County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Surry County Birth Records Index, 1912-1963 and Delayed Births Record
- Surry County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1994
- Swain County Marriage Register 1871-1959; Index to Delayed Births
- Swain County, Birth Records, 1882-1950
- Transylvania County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1913-1969
- Transylvania County, Birth Records, 1913-1995
- Tyrrell County Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1961
- Tyrrell County, Birth Records, ca. 1800-1986
- Tyrrell County, Birth Records, 1913-1930; Delayed Birth Records, ca. 1872-1938, 1943,1946-1947, 1953-1955, 1958, 1961
- Union County Index to Vital Statistics, 1869-1968
- Union County, Birth Records, 1800-1981
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- Vance County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Vance County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1881-1969
- Vance County, Birth and Death Indexes, 1881-1969
- Vance County, Birth Indexes
- Wake County Birth Records 1908-1924
- Warren County Index to Births, 1914-1978
- Warren County, Birth Records, 1800-1991
- Washington County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, ca. 1901, 1910-1966; Deaths, ca. 1911-1966
- Washington County, Birth Records, 1912-1985
- Washington County, Birth Certificates, ca. 1901, 1910-1932; Delayed Births, ca. 1890-1979
- Watauga County Index to Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1880-1969
- Watauga County, Birth Records, 1914-1984
- Wayne County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Wayne County Index to Births and Deaths, 1913-1965; Index to Delayed Births, 1891- 1914, 1891-1965
- Wayne County, Birth Records, 1800-1986
- Wilkes County Births
- Wilkes County Birth Index, 1913-1963; Delayed Birth Index, 1913-1964
- Wilkes County, Birth Records, 1800-1994
- Wilson County Index to Births, 1913-1958; Index to Deaths, 1913-1960
- Wilson County, Birth Records, 1800-1988
- Yadkin County Index to Vital Statistics, Births, 1914-1942
- Yadkin County, Birth Records, 1943-1995
- Yancey County Index to Vital Statistics: Delayed Births, 1865-1975; Deaths, 1913- 1986; Births, 1913-1940
- Yancey County, Birth Records, 1873-1986
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